Rural Health Collaborative
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Mission Statement
Rural Health Collaborative was founded in 2010 to improve rural health and empower women in Akatsi, a small district in eastern Ghana. We began by training 20 women from 20 different villages to be Kekeli Women and now reach over 30 communities. Our mission: Investing in women to foster healthier communities and create positive impact in rural Ghana.
About This Cause
Our Origin Story Akatsi (pronounced “ah-ka-chi”) is a district in eastern Ghana made up of over 100 villages of different sizes and poverty levels. RHC began here. While working on projects training women and studying the health of children, we began to recognize that the rural villages were being left behind. As our relationships with the local people developed, we listened to their stories and started our work alongside them, and the Kekeli Project was born. The Kekeli Project The main work of Rural Health Collaborative is training and supporting the Kekeli (Ki-keh-li) Women, a group of community health promoters working in rural communities of Ghana. The Kekeli Women live in these communities (and in many cases were born there) so they have a deep understanding of the needs and challenges they face. We invest in the Kekeli Women so that through their work they can become leaders in their communities. They are trained in a broad array of health education topics. Together, they help prevent disease so their communities can stay healthy and productive. There are currently 30 Kekeli Women across two districts in eastern Ghana. The Need The truth is that the Akatsi District isn’t so different from thousands of places around the world facing economic despair, health inequality, and poor access to family planning. These challenges can be overwhelming but in Akatsi they are personal. Our relationships with the women we train constantly remind us that Akatsi isn’t what it could be and it isn’t what it should be. This is where you come in. With your help, we can make Akatsi healthier. We can spread health education across the district so communities can improve sanitation and prevent the diarrhea that kills their children. We can teach women to prevent hemorrhage at birth so mothers don’t die. And we can empower women to learn new skills and become leaders in their homes and communities. We’ve done all these things but we need your help to do them over and over again until every woman and child has the opportunity they deserve. Will you join us?