Building the Dream
Building Healthy and Resilient Communities
“The Aowin district was chosen for the first clinic building because of the demonstrated need. Our two-day temporary clinics there had seen more than 300 people each day, some of whom walk several days to receive treatment.”
Imagine what life would be like with no access to healthcare, no hospital or doctors in your community, nowhere to turn when illness or injury strikes you or a loved one. This is a reality for the inhabitants of rural Ghana where children and adults die of pandemic disease and disabling conditions that are both treatable and preventable.
What we have achieved
Clean water is available to the clinics and is typically piped to the nearby villages, when possible.
We have improved health care for the entire Aowin district by building the 10 facilities requested, adding supplemental support to the district hospital, and providing medicines and medical supplies for the district.
We have supplied baby kits and gifts to expectant mothers to encourage prenatal visits, making mothers aware of the availability of safe midwife delivery.
We are creating Neonatal Intensive Care Units at the Aowin and Jomoro District Hospitals.
We typically collect and distribute over 5 million dollars of medicine and equipment each year.
We are providing medical education in Aowin and Jomoro Districts.
Three district hospitals now have defibrillators/AED’s and staff is trained in clinical life support.
Yiwabra/Yonkofa Clinic
In 2011, The Yonkofa Project asked a local Chief for three acres of land so we could build a clinic. The land was located in a cocoa-growing community in Western Ghana, surrounded by rainforest. With the support of friends in Atlanta, the Yonkofa Clinic 1 opened to serve this rural community. Originally planned as a simple clinic, The Yonkofa Project is doing so much more.
For many pregnant women, our clinics mean they won't have to wait until the weekly “market day” to find transport to a clinic for a difficult delivery. For farmers, it means treatment will be available for an agriculture-related wound, a wound which could become chronic and disabling if not treated.
Our first clinic in Yiwabra, Ghana has been upgraded to a Medical Center. It has a full set of services including laboratory, pharmacy, midwifery, ultrasound, and general practice. It also is able to handle admitted patients. Our other clinics in Appiahkrom and Kordjour are community clinics (also known as CHPS compounds). We have also built a series of Tiny Clinics in Limonkrom, Adjoum, Asentikrom, Musa Nkwanta, Camp 4, and Asuoklo with several more awaiting completion. These Tiny Clinics also qualify as CHPS compounds and receive Ghana Health Services approval.
This little boy found help for his brother's pneumonia at a Yonkofa-supplied clinic.