Introduction and Notes from Courtney

Hello WATER supporters,

My name is Courtney Plummer and I am interning with WATER this summer for three months in Ghana, particularly in the Northern Region.  I will be gathering information about the impacts (especially health and education) of the resources that you generously give to WATER in order to install clean water systems in villages.  This is going to be an incredible opportunity for WATER to continue growing as an organization as well as with its partners in Ghana, including Catholic Relief Services.  And I am personally thrilled to have this amazing opportunity to get to know a new country and culture.  

To share a bit more about myself, I just completed my first year of a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs.  I am very interested in international development and recently spent a year volunteering with Esperanza in Tijuana, Mexico.  I am passionate about traveling and growing in relationship with new people and communities.  

I will be keeping a blog this summer to continue to share my stories with you all, and please feel free to email me at any time if you have any questions or comments about WATER.  I can't wait to catch my flight to Accra tomorrow and explore a new place...and of course to watch Ghana play in the World Cup!

Take care and I look forward to sharing with you the new friendships and adventures I have this summer.
Courtney