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  • Johanna Twiford: Angelina’s Smile

    Angelina comes running up after school yelling ‘Sister Johanna, Sister Johanna!”. I smile and can’t help laugh as she looks up at me in her faded school dress. She smiles the biggest smile you’ve ever seen and grabs a stack of nets to carry on her head to help. We’re in the middle of a
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  • Weekly Awesome: Ghana’s Big Plans for World Malaria Day 2013

    How can we get better? How can we involve more Peace Corps Volunteers this year? What is our plan for World Malaria Day 2013? These are questions SWAT (Standing With Africa to Terminate) Malaria Team asked during the August 2012 meeting. It came down to the basics- mobilize all PCVs, regardless of sector, to execute
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  • Cerebral Malaria Inspires PCV to Take Action in Ghana

    By Terrie Schweitzer My counterpart, Stephen Sah Kwame, and his wife, Veronica, had been at the hospital for a couple of days. This time, when I stopped by, Stephen took me back to the ward to see their son, 15-year-old Kwasi. Every day they had told me, “Oh, he is better!” I wasn’t prepared for
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  • A Busy Month of September in Ghana

    By Danny Suits (Photo: PCV Austin Pruett makes an impact while educating his community on malaria) On Wednesday, September 12, PCV Austin Pruett and I met to plan for an event in the Brong Ahafo Region. Headmaster Clement Boamah of the Stanford Basic School was present and together we agreed to demonstrate in front of the
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  • Weekly Awesome Ghana: SWAT Regional Representative Training

    From August 7-8, 2012, Ghana’s SWAT’m (Standing With Africa to Terminate Malaria) Team gathered in Kumasi for their SWAT Regional Rep Training. The training was a 2-day intensive workshop highlighting new materials and resources learned at the Stomp Out Malaria Boot Camp IV. After attending the boot camp in June, PCV Hannah Braun and I
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  • Weekly Awesome Ghana: Volunteer and Counterpart Spotlight – Alisa Langford and Osei Nkuah Jonas

    By Luke Campanella Alisa Langford is a Peace Corps Volunteer located in the Western Region of Ghana. In April, 2012, she was sworn-in as a health volunteer and has dedicated her service to the fight against malaria. Before she even had a chance to settle in at her new home, she participated in World Malaria Day and
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  • Weekly Awesome Ghana: PCV Sonia Slavinski Recounts Neem Demonstrations

    By Sonia Slavinski It’s the beginning of the rainy season in the northern regions of Ghana, and in the Upper East region, the mosquitoes are starting to breed and cases of malaria are becoming more prevalent. The bed net distribution happened a few months ago, but the population is still vulnerable to bites when the mosquitoes
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  • Weekly Awesome Ghana: Working with Peer Educators

    Sean Blaufuss is a Health Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Region, Ghana. For six months, he has been working the Sefwi Asawinso Secondary School’s Future Health Leaders Club. Working in partnership with the school staff, specifically Assistant Headmaster Prince Djido, Sean formed the group in February 2012. The club aims to educate students interested in
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