Nurses from Kumasi provided free breast exams to 90 women at Open Forum

Women clients who attended the Open Forum heard a lecture on preventative health practices.  Nurses from Kumasi (a 3 hour drive one-way) arrived to provide free breast exams for women.  Thanks to the American Cancer Society, handouts with pictures and diagrams were given to each woman who attended.  Ninety women had free private exams [...]

The Well

This has been a long journey. Of course, in the U.S., we call a year “long”. The drilling for water seemed to come so easy. In fact, within days the community celebrated fresh water. The community leaders agreed to place a sign in front of the well “Thank you to the women of Joy2theWorld” and it is a beauty! But it took a great deal of communication and negotiation to get this done. Acknowledging that it was the WOMEN who brought Joy2theWorld to Ghana takes time. Still, we consider this a great success! Notice the two flags.

Update to the Success of our Well Site

Good news about our wellsite!  First, it has a beautifully painted sign thanking the women of Joy2theWorld in Medie.  More importantly, it has been determined that the well is capable of providing fresh water to at least 45% of the population of Medie.  Mr. Lartey, a government official, indicated that because the water is so [...]

Progress Report

200 First, second and third level loans. We are proud to announce that over 200 women have had access to loans, repaid them, and in some cases applied and received their second or third level of loans. At the present time, we are approving approximately 20 loans per month.
Equally important is that we can say that 100% of our loans [...]

A Well to Provide Clean Water

A young girl’s daily chore is to fetch water from the new well for her family to use for the day.
Prior to Joy2theWorld building the well, water source was at the local river.