The Regenerative Health and
Nutrition Program in Ghana,
in conjunction with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, AHDA
specialists conducted training of medical service professionals and
those in related fields in the practice and principles of preventive
health and health literacy. The training focused on three central
areas (seeking to assist the country on meeting Millennium
Development Goals*; ):
mother and child health, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles –
including appropriate regular exercise and environmental and
personal hygiene. The program reached beyond the medical field and
included traditional leadership (chiefs and queen mothers), matrons,
caterers, media practitioners, students, clergy, musicians and
entertainers; the Restoration Village Organic agricultural
training project in Ghana is developing a residential organic
agricultural training center for young people between the ages of
18-32 with special emphasis on creating more opportunities for
women. Partners include, the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, MASHAV
(the Israel-based International Organization of Cooperation), the
National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and more; African
Boreholes Initiative in Kenya,is a collaborative effort
formed with local partners to provide potable water to
drought-stricken areas of Kenya.
REGENERATIVE
HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROJECT:
This
year (2008) marked the
second year of the Regenerative Health and Nutrition Program
(RHN) which was designed by AHDA and initiated in
conjunction with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health. It is a
process of using natural and non-medical interventions to
continuously improve ones health and move from a curative
position, to one of preventing disease and thus increasing
productivity and life expectancy. The main components to the
program are training, communication/advocacy, service
provision and the development of Regenerative Health and
Nutrition Centers. The training program focuses on four
essential areas: mother and child health; nutrition; healthy
lifestyles and advocacy. Intervention in these modules is a
primary component in the strategy to meet essential
millennium development goals (MDGs). The trainings target
health care workers, school and hospital matrons, caterers,
mid-wives and traditional birthing assistants, students and
traditional / tribal leadership. It is presently being
taught in every district of the country. In addition more
than 80 Ghanaian leaders came to Israel as a part of the RHN
– Dimona Study Tour component of the program, to study the
roots of the program and view its practical application on a
village scale. Their participation brought the number of
study tour participants to 200 over the life of the
program.
AFRICAN
BOREHOLES INITIATIVE (ABI):
AHDA
has joined with local Kenyan partners to found ABI for the
purpose of providing potable water for those in need.
Established in August 2008, ABI makes use of local expertise
providing employment and training in a most essential area.
To date wells have been dug successfully across the country,
from Nairobi, to the Kapenguria Region and beyond. Currently
ABI has committed to sponsor a borehole project for the Mogotio Girls High School, an all female public
boarding
secondary school housing 430 girls from the ages of 13-18.
By providing a borehole and clean drinking water, ABI
will help by making more time for the educational process
which will foster intellectual development,
resourcefulness and creativity within the school. We are
currently forming a coalition of local and international
donors to support this effort, including Fountains of Eden,
a US-based non-profit organization.
RESTORATION
VILLAGE:
The
Restoration Village Project is the development of a
residential organic
agricultural training center for young people between the
ages of 18 and 35. The project is unfolding on an 80 acre
tract of land in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa district in Ghana’s
Central Region. It is a multi-faceted endeavor which counts
among its benefits and objectives:
developing skills in agriculture, including water and
soil management and marketing
providing the highest quality and expanding the variety
of food products for local consumption and export
markets
providing a hedge against the migration of Africa’s
youth to the already overcrowded urban centers through
the creating of challenging career opportunities in the
rural area.
Partners
in the project include; the Ghanaian Ministry of Health; the
Asikuma district
government, the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS);
MASHAV (Israel’s Organization for International
Cooperation); Engineers Without Borders (EWB); and the
Chosen First Fruit Youth Organization (Dimona, Israel).
The year saw AHDA trainers partner with experts from
MASHAV in training prospective teachers for the soon to be
established center.
* Millennium Development Goals - 1. De-align with poverty
reduction, 5. Reducing maternal mortality and 6. Reducing infant
mortality
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Projects
This
year (2008) marked the
second year of the Regenerative Health and Nutrition Program
(RHN) which was designed by AHDA and initiated in
conjunction with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health. It is a
process of using natural and non-medical interventions to
continuously improve ones health and move from a curative
position, to one of preventing disease and thus increasing
productivity and life expectancy. The main components to the
program are training, communication/advocacy, service
provision and the development of Regenerative Health and
Nutrition Centers. The training program focuses on four
essential areas: mother and child health; nutrition; healthy
lifestyles and advocacy. Intervention in these modules is a
primary component in the strategy to meet essential
millennium development goals (MDGs). The trainings target
health care workers, school and hospital matrons, caterers,
mid-wives and traditional birthing assistants, students and
traditional / tribal leadership. It is presently being
taught in every district of the country. In addition more
than 80 Ghanaian leaders came to Israel as a part of the RHN
– Dimona Study Tour component of the program, to study the
roots of the program and view its practical application on a
village scale. Their participation brought the number of
study tour participants to 200 over the life of the
program. 
AHDA
has joined with local Kenyan partners to found ABI for the
purpose of providing potable water for those in need.
Established in August 2008, ABI makes use of local expertise
providing employment and training in a most essential area.
To date wells have been dug successfully across the country,
from Nairobi, to the Kapenguria Region and beyond. Currently
ABI has committed to sponsor a borehole project for the Mogotio Girls High School, an all female public
boarding
secondary school housing 430 girls from the ages of 13-18.
By providing a borehole and clean drinking water, ABI
will help by making more time for the educational process
which will foster intellectual development,
resourcefulness and creativity within the school. We are
currently forming a coalition of local and international
donors to support this effort, including Fountains of Eden,
a US-based non-profit organization.
The
Restoration Village Project is the development of a
residential organic
agricultural training center for young people between the
ages of 18 and 35. The project is unfolding on an 80 acre
tract of land in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa district in Ghana’s
Central Region. It is a multi-faceted endeavor which counts
among its benefits and objectives: 
Partners
in the project include; the Ghanaian Ministry of Health; the
Asikuma district
government, the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS);
MASHAV (Israel’s Organization for International
Cooperation); Engineers Without Borders (EWB); and the
Chosen First Fruit Youth Organization (Dimona, Israel).
The year saw AHDA trainers partner with experts from
MASHAV in training prospective teachers for the soon to be
established center.