History & Activities

Executive Director, Nancy Borowick, established Ghana on Tap (GOT) in August 2008 after returning from a two-month AMURT, Kids Worldwide volunteer program, where she taught Ghanaian children at the Triumph International School in the rural village of Mowire. A professional photographer, Borowick travelled to Ghana with the initial purpose of teaching photography to the older students. She was lucky to meet Ghanaians who were not only hospitable, but also allowed and even invited her to document the spectrum of vibrant village culture. Borowick’s images illustrate her experience participating in everyday life, from boisterous celebrations to quiet moments of piety, but most important, they highlight the daily challenges caused by poor access to clean water.

Borowick was moved to create GOT by her students, even the smallest of whom were responsible for helping to collect water from a well more than a mile away, at least three times every day. GOT raised an initial $6,000 from supporters, which Borowick used in May 2009 to fund construction of the well infrastructure and the training of five women in Mowire on well maintenance. After consulting with engineers and hydrologists in Ghana and in the United States, Borowick is currently working to raise the funds needed to complete the final stage of the project: drilling the well at the Triumph International School.