EWB NW Washington Professionals - Ghana

The coastal community of Axim, Ghana consists of approximately 33,000 people during the peak fishing season. The poorest part of this community doesn’t have clean drinking water and is using hand-dug wells. Because the area is close to sea level, digging deeper wells isn’t possible. A team of six volunteers with Engineers Without Borders will be traveling to Ghana to evaluate the nature of the existing water supply and distribution system this fall to determine if a future project is possible.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Culture of Music

Some things are universal, and when it comes to the joy that music can bring, that was certainly the case last night. Two ukuleles were generously donated by the Bellingham Ukulele Group through their Ukes for Kids project. Ravyn introduced these to the kids at Western Heritage Home last night. They will be doing a song exchange with the kids from the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship. Last night they learned the "C" chord by first watching Ravyn and gradually each teaching eachother. The kids are so polite, helpful and sharing with eachother which is so refreshing to witness.