When in Ullo the travel team was spoiled with Memena’s cooking. Memena is a daughter of the chief and lives in Accra. She travels north to Ullo every winter to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for the ISU-EWB travel team. Ghanaian food consists mainly of starches and chicken. A rice dish is typical at every meal, with jollof being the most common. Jollof is a […]
Being a member of the travel team to Ullo is a once in a lifetime opportunity; I was fortunate enough to experience it twice, as a part of two travel teams. Still, each experience was a unique and remarkable adventure. I have spent a lot of time in Ghana, I have seen a lot, and I will never forget the things I have learned. As […]
From Accra to Ullo Ghana is about the size of Minnesota and, as a person who has driven the length of both, I can tell you besides their size, they don’t have a lot in common. Especially in December. When landed in Accra, Ghana, it was 8 am local time, so we had a full day ahead. The warmth and sunshine of the tropical, coastal […]
During our first implementation trip, we set out with three objectives: Drill a borehole to supply 1500 high school students with water Conduct pumping test to evaluate the performance of the pumping yield Involve the community by creating a committee for the project management The newly drilled borehole yields water, but a little under our target. After the travel team left Ullo, they met […]
So… Uh.. No toilet paper? Upon arrival to Ghana, I quickly learned not to expect there to be toilet paper in public toilets. Still, I was surprised when I went to use the bathroom on the flight from Tamale back to Wa and there was none. That was one place I was really expecting to find toilet paper. No, this isn’t a chronicle of my […]
It’s such a funny thing when friends and family ask me about my trip to UIlo. “Oh my goodness! How was Africa?! That’s where you went, right?” My usual answer is simply, “amazing.” But every now and then someone really looks at me asks about my experience. That’s when I tell them to pull up a chair. There is no passing way to […]
Ullo is a small town in the Upper West Region of Ghana, approximately 6000 miles away. Traveling there requires two 8 hour flights, a 1 hour flight, and about 8 hours of driving on roads that are, let’s say less than ideal. By the time I reached the community it was dark, I was exhausted, and even a little bit nauseous. But the second my […]
This year, Engineers Without Borders changed the name of “Freshman Leadership Board” to “NEWB” which creatively stands for New Engineers Without Borders. The name also resembles the word newbie which is ironically the purpose of the club.
As the travel team is preparing for their water supply assessment trip this December to our partner community in Ullo, Ghana, the rest of EWB has their eyes set on the future. Dedicated to the longevity of our partnership, members have been working on several Future Development Projects (FDP). The goal of these projects is to listen to what Ullo’s main needs are and explore […]
Ullo is a small village in the Upper West region of Ghana with 1100 permanent residents and capacity for 1500 students who travel from allover the region to attend the local high school. Ullo is an impoverished community where almost all of the villager’s practice subsistence farmingand the area has a daily income of about $0.75 per person. Ullo is a traditional village and has […]