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Globally Engaged in Ghana

Globally Engaged in Ghana
Western Michigan University's Department of Chemistry electronics shop supervisor Sean Bashaw (BA '86, Industrial Technology) has had a long-standing relationship with Global Host Project, a grassroots organization committed to development and volunteerism in Ghana.

Recently, Sean and his wife Connie Bashaw (retired scholarship assistant, WMU Office of Financial Aid), helped to raise funds used to construct the first 10-seat public toilet facility in Duakor, off the Cape Coast of Africa. Sean collected monetary donations from WMU organizations, including the National Organization of Black Chemist and Chemical Engineers in order to begin construction on the new public facility.

By creating this public lavatory, Sean hopes that this will create a sanitary environment to the people of Duakor and initiate an increase of tourism to the Cape Coast.

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