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class="style14"> <div align="center" class="style26"> <div align="center" class="style26"> <div align="left"><span class="style40">Featured Articles</span> </div> <hr size="1"> <p><span class="style25"><span class="style24"><b><span class="style175">2002 Featured Articles by Ekua Blankson</span><br> <br> <span class="style177">AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE ALL DO OUR PART.....</span></b> <br> </span></span></p> <div class="style14"><div align="center" class="style26"><div align="center" class="style26"><div align="left"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story"> <p align="left" class="style27 style31"><span class="style24"><strong>A</strong><span class="style179">mazing things happen when we all do our part... I could hardly believe that I was finally in Ghana. It had been twenty-two years since I last walked on the dusty roads in my homeland. As I drove through the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, I had that same hard-to-put-into-words feeling as I had riding through much of the Capital city, Accra, for the first time. It was a feeling of awe mixed with sadness. The awe came from the beauty of the people walking around and the hope I could see in their eyes as they walked around large medical building structures that stood three or four stories tall. The sadness came from the condition of the buildings and the grounds outside looked run down and unkempt. My prayer and hope was that the inside was in a better state than the outside presented. <br> <br> Everyone I met at Korle Bu told me about what a beautiful and impressive place the campus used to be. I understand that for decades after the Medical Center was constructed in the 1920's, it was one of the finest places to receive medical care in all of West Africa. Unfortunately, due to lack of maintenance and shifts in government since independence in 1957, the place now stands in shambles. The Medical Block where adult patients would be admitted for inpatient care even got so run down, that the doctors and nurses refused to work there due to unsafe conditions. Now, the amount of money and resources needed to update the whole campus is overwhelming the system. <a href="Feature1.htm"><span class="style180">Click Here to Continue Reading</span></a></span></span></p> </div> <p align="left" class="style13 style16 style14"> </p> <hr size="1"> <p><span class="style13"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <span class="style172"><span class="style58">1999 Featured Article</span> by Kwaku Caruthers Dzramedo</span><br> <br> <a name="feature1"></a></font></b></span><span class="style24"><span class="style176">IHDN - THE KEY TO MY NEW WORLD</span> <br> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story"> <p align="left" class="style13 style16 style14">When I look back to that day in June 1998 when it all began, I cannot but wonder if I am dreaming. But I am reassured everyday, because I wake up every morning and it is there. It is still with me, I use it everyday I go to work, and instead of finishing, it keeps on improving day after day, opening up new worlds for me to explore, worlds which I knew only existed in novels and fairytales. </p> <p align="left" class="style13 style16 style14">It all began in June 1998. I had graduated from the University of Ghana with a BA in Economics. I initially planned to get a job in Accra. Unfortunately this did not materialize, so I had no other option than to travel to Agbozume to spend some time while awaiting my national service posting. It was when I got home that I was informed of the IHDN program. I realized then that this was an opportunity for me to acquire the computer skills which I really needed. </p> <p align="left" class="style13 style16 style14">As usual, the skeptics were at work. They kept on telling me that it was a waste of time, and that I shouldn't do it. They were of the view that I should just wait till I got a job, and my employer would give me the needed training. At a point I was almost gave in to this advise, but a special friend, SELI SALU, encouraged me that we should just register and go through it. She maintained that it was a steppingstone, and I eventually gave in to her advice. <span class="style27 style31"><span class="style24"><span class="style179"><a href="Feature2.htm"><span class="style180">Click Here to Continue Reading</span></a></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> <td width="440" valign="top"> <div align="left"> </div> <table width="460" height="1097" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="458" height="1097" valign="top" bgcolor="CCCCCC"><p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><br> <span class="style172"><span class="style58"><a href="#" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('VoluntPics1','','SiteVol1.JPG',1)"><img src="SiteVol4.JPG" name="VoluntPics1" width="200" height="160" border="0"></a><br> </span> </span></p> <div align="center"></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="359"><p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">We are privileged to have some members <br> provide us with a report of <br> their mission experiences in Ghana </p> <p align="center"><br> </p></td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <br> <table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="329" valign="top"><p align="center">Read about the experiences and services <br> provided by these dedicated VOLUNTEERS </p> <p align="center"><em><strong>as well as </strong></em><br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p align="center">News about past events and information <br> about other volunteering activities <br> our organization promotes </p> <p align="center"> </p></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p><br> <br> </p> <br> <p align="center"> </p></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </div> <div id="siteInfo"> <div align="left"> <span class="style27"><a href="index.htm">About Us</a> | <a href="sitemap.htm">Site Map</a> |<a href="mailto:ihdn@aol.com"> Contact Us</a> | © IHDN <span class="style2 style6 style10"><span class="style2"><span class="style24"></span></span></span></span></div> </div> <br> </body> </html>