Our Story
Growing up in the Upper East Region of Ghana, Rashed Anaba dreamed not only of having clean water, but to bring sustained access to clean water to the people of his community and beyond. After his father passed away during his youth, Rashed dropped out of school to provide for his family and enable his younger brothers to continue their education. Eventually, he started a small tourism business, and used that business to build connections to people outside Ghana with the means to fund the water wells that he envisioned.
Well Constructed was founded in 2015. With the help of many friends, donors, and volunteers in Ghana and abroad, Well Constructed has completed over 400 projects, providing more than 220,000 people with sources of potable drinking water!
We hope that you’ll join the Well Constructed community by providing financial assistance, sharing our website and vision, and offering any advice you have.
The Team
Ghana Team
Rashed Anaba
Co-Founder and CEO, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana
Background:
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10+ years experience building wells in Ghana
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10+ years experience leading groups of international volunteers in Ghana
Hobbies: Creating and listening to music, cooking
Amoah Jonathan
Community Organizer, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana
Background:
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Bachelor in Mathematics University of Ghana, Legon
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Head Teacher, Atolisum Primary/ KG and Junior High School
Hobbies: Reading, Spending time with Family
Anaba Mary Kapuri
Site Surveyor, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana
Background:
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A cashie at Reinsamira Daily Ventures
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Head of Department in Melcom group of Companies
Hobbies: Music , spending time with my family, and observing a quiet time.
Samuel Nsorh Anaba
Treasurer and CFO, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana
Background:
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Project management at Zenith University Accra
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Director at Ekklesia Farms limited, and under agronomist training at Ghanaveg
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Administration and operations assistant at Edmund Insurance Brokers
Hobbies: Researching, reading, traveling, raising livestock / farm research
Anaba Moses Atanga
COO, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana
Background:
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Hardware & Networking Engineering at IPMC College of Technology
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Assistant IT Engineer at Phinics Technology
Hobbies: Volleyball, listening to Christian music
Yin Comfort Yinpang
Administrative Assistant, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana
Background:
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BBA in Marketing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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Volunteer at Birth and Death Registry-Ghana
Hobbies: Reading, listening to gospel music, traveling, cooking, and gaming
Adolyine Douglas
Site Surveyor, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana
Background:
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Headteacher, Restoration Academy KG / Primary
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Media manager, Global Fire TV
Hobbies: Reading, music, and listening to preaching.
Atule Ayinbota Latifa
Site Surveyor, Ghana
Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana
Background:
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Offered Diploma in Community Development at Rural Development College
Hobbies: Love cooking and listening to music.
Board Of Directors
Nathan Rogers
Co-Founder and President
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Background:
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B.S., Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University, Valedictorian
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Operations and construction management experience at Turner Construction, Google, and Google Fiber
Hobbies: Basketball, coding
Madeline Christian
Director of Volunteer Management & Training
Hometown: Alexandria, VA, USA
Background:
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B.A., Political Science, Boston College
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M.A., Security Studies, Georgetown University
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Counterterrorism and tech policy roles at Google, think tanks, and the U.S. government
Hobbies: Long walks with my dog, scuba diving, and the occasional overly-competitive turkey trot
Carlos Daniel Gosen
Director of Operations
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Background:
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B.S. (Double Major) in Systems Engineering and Finance
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Global Product Lead and Operations Specialist at Google
Hobbies: Surfing/Kitesurfing, Soccer, Swimming, Running
Andrea Harwood
Clean Water Operations Manager
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Background:
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B.S. in Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University
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Experience in water resources engineering of natural systems
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Project manager in marine construction
Hobbies: Fiber arts, current events, wine tasting
Justin Nowell
Board of Directors
Hometown: Reading, MA, USA
Background:
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B.A., Mathematics, Boston College
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MBA, New York University
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Product management and engineering roles at Google, charity: water, TripAdvisor, and BiddingForGood
Hobbies: Travel, sports, film
Christian Putnam
Treasurer
Hometown: Arlington, VA, USA
Background:
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B.S., Accounting & Information Systems, Virginia Tech
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Certified Public Accountant & Certified Fraud Examiner
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Accountant at Atlas Lane
Hobbies: Outdoors, travel, music, reading
Board Deputies
Nelson Brown
Social Media Manager
Background:
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B.S. in Psychology, Northern Arizona University
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Community Manager, Wizards of the Coast
Hobbies: Gaming, Music, Film
Lauren Burakowski
Volunteer Management & Training
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Background:
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B.S. in Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
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PhD in Developmental Psychology, UCLA
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Protecting kids on the Internet as a Policy Strategist, Kids & Families Content, at Google
Hobbies: Running, reading, baking, and being outside in any capacity
Melanie Szydlik Hawkes
Clean Water Operations
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Background:
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B.S. in Landscape Horticulture, North Carolina State University
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MEM in Environmental Toxicology, Duke University
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MS Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Experience in Environmental Management and Engineering
Hobbies: Travel, Home Improvements, Gardening, Tennis
Marinda Melonson
Fundraising & Donor Relations
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Background:
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B.A. in Communications, University of Washington
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Graduate Certificate, Corporate Sustainability & Innovation, Harvard Extension School
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Retail strategy management and merchandise planning
Hobbies: Backyard chickens, hiking, local road trips
Riley Wendling
Accounting
Hometown: Bellingham, WA, USA
Background:
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B.A. in Accounting and Human Resources, University of Washington
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Certified Public Accountant
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Assurance Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Hobbies: Skiing, backpacking, running
Additional Volunteers
Nikolaus Klassen
Data Analyst
Background:
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PhD in Classics/Literature
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10 years experience as a Data Analyst
Hobbies: Being a dad to two lovely girls, cycling