Rural Education Volunteer and Social Development Programme (REVSODEP)

Location: 
Tamale, Ghana

REVSODEP is a non-profit organization which seeks to reduce poverty in the three northern regions of Ghana. By providing infrastructure, training and financial resources, they aim to increase access to education, healthcare, food security, microfinance, clean water and improved sanitation in these regions, with priority given to the most vulnerable in the population including rural dwellers, women, children and the disabled. REVSODEP operates using a triple bottom line approach, meaning that they endeavor to improve the economic, social and environmental areas of society.

 

REVSODEP
Riobamba Reunion

In June, program manager Leah Atwood attended MESA’s second Ecuadorian Alumni Reunion. Over 25 Steward alumni from eight different provinces were there, traveling up to 12 hours to reach the highlands of Riobamba.

KevinCody

Kevin Cody, a graduate student at UCSC has been awarded a grant to study MESA! To “assess the potential to ‘scale-up’ innovations in sustainable agriculture (SA) through a case study of the organization, ..."