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When Darryl W. Finkton ’10 and Sangu J. Delle ’10 set out to improve water sanitation in Agyemanti, they found that much of it didn’t pan out. Despite its success in Kenya, Professor Michael Kremer’s model for bringing water to East Africa was not feasible in Agyemanti. No matter how cutting edge and brilliant the use of solar panels sounded at first, they realized that once those panels broke, no one would be there to fix them. Higginbotham concludes, “Some of what we do academically...
...expertise of an neurobiology concentrator and an African Studies concentrator. In addition to this combination of knowledge, Darryl and Sangu went through the African Language Program and met with a variety of experts in African anthropology, culture, and history. Higginbotham recalls with pride when Darryl introduced himself to an Agyemanti town meeting in their native tongue of Twi and received a round of applause. “They trusted him. There was an openness...
...small village of Agyemanti, Ghana was chosen because the people of this community do not have access to clean drinking water, Delle says, adding that while only 500 people live in the village, over 1,500 others in neighboring communities will be affected by the improved water conditions...
Delle visited Agyemanti over winter break, where he met with community members and local chiefs, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Finance, WaterAid Ghana and other important players in the planning process...
Delle and Finkton emphasize that their project is a “collaborative effort” with the Agyemanti village, referring to the fact that the local people built their community school themselves...