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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 300 projects, providing more than 180,000 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. 

Our Story
The Team
Ghana Team
Rashed Anaba Well Constructed
Rashed Anaba

Co-Founder and CEO, Ghana
 

Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana

Background:

  • 10+ years experience building wells in Ghana

  • 10+ years experience leading groups of international volunteers in Ghana
     

Hobbies: Creating and listening to music, cooking

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Amoah Jonathan

Community Organizer, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana

Background:

  • Bachelor in Mathematics University of Ghana, Legon 

  • Head Teacher, Atolisum Primary/ KG and Junior High School

Hobbies: Reading, Spending time with Family 

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Anaba Mary Kapuri

Site Surveyor, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana

Background:

  • A cashie at Reinsamira Daily Ventures

  • Head of Department in Melcom group of Companies

Hobbies: Music , spending time with my family,  and observing a quiet time.

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Samuel Nsorh Anaba 

 Treasurer and CFO, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana


Background:

  • Project management at Zenith University Accra

  • Director at Ekklesia Farms limited, and under agronomist training at Ghanaveg

  • Administration and operations assistant at Edmund Insurance Brokers

Hobbies:  Researching, reading, traveling,  raising livestock / farm research

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Anaba Moses Atanga

COO, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga, UER, Ghana


Background:

  • Hardware & Networking Engineering at IPMC College of Technology​

  • Assistant IT Engineer at Phinics Technology

 

Hobbies: Volleyball, listening to Christian music

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Yin Comfort Yinpang

Administrative Assistant, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana

Background:

  • BBA in MarketingKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

  • Volunteer at Birth and Death Registry-Ghana

Hobbies: Reading, listening to gospel music, traveling, cooking, and gaming

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Adolyine Douglas

Site Surveyor, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana

Background:

  • Headteacher, Restoration Academy KG / Primary

  • Media manager, Global Fire TV

Hobbies: Reading, music, and listening to preaching.

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Atule Ayinbota Latifa

Site Surveyor, Ghana

Hometown: Bolgatanga UER, Ghana

Background:

  • Offered Diploma in Community Development at Rural Development College

Hobbies: Love cooking and listening to music.

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Nathan Rogers

Co-Founder and President
 

Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA


Background:

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University, Valedictorian​

  • Operations and construction management experience at Turner Construction, Google, and Google Fiber

Hobbies: Basketball, coding

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Madeline Christian

Director of Volunteer Management & Training
 

Hometown: Alexandria, VA, USA


Background:

  • B.A., Political Science, Boston College​

  •  M.A., Security Studies, Georgetown University

  • 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

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Carlos Daniel Gosen

Director of Operations

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela


Background:

  • B.S. (Double Major) in Systems Engineering and Finance

  • Global Product Lead and Operations Specialist at Google

Hobbies: Surfing/Kitesurfing, Soccer, Swimming, Running

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Andrea Harwood

Clean Water Operations Manager

 

Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA


Background:

  • B.S. in Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University

  • Experience in water resources engineering of natural systems

  • Project manager in marine construction

 

Hobbies: Fiber arts, current events, wine tasting

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Justin Nowell

Board of Directors

Hometown: Reading, MA, USA


Background:

  • B.A., Mathematics, Boston College

  • MBA, New York University

  • Product management and engineering roles at Google, charity: water, TripAdvisor, and BiddingForGood

Hobbies: Travel, sports, film

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Christian Putnam

Treasurer

 

Hometown: Arlington, VA, USA


Background:

  • B.S., Accounting & Information Systems, Virginia Tech​

  • Certified Public Accountant & Certified Fraud Examiner

  • Accountant at Atlas Lane

 

Hobbies: Outdoors, travel, music, reading

Board Deputies
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Nelson Brown

Social Media Manager


Background:

  • B.S. in Psychology, Northern Arizona University

  • Community Manager, Wizards of the Coast

Hobbies: Gaming, Music, Film

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Lauren Burakowski

Volunteer Management & Training

Hometown: Rochester, NY


Background:

  • B.S. in Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University 

  • PhD in Developmental Psychology, UCLA

  • Protecting kids on the Internet as a Policy Strategist, Kids & Families Content, at Google

Hobbies: Running, reading, baking, and being outside in any capacity 

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Melanie Szydlik Hawkes

Clean Water Operations

Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA


Background:

  • B.S. in Landscape Horticulture, North Carolina State University

  • MEM in Environmental Toxicology, Duke University

  • MS Engineering, North Carolina State University

  • Experience in Environmental Management and Engineering

 

Hobbies: Travel, Home Improvements, Gardening, Tennis

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Marinda Melonson

Fundraising & Donor Relations

 

Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA


Background:

  • B.A. in Communications, University of Washington

  • Graduate Certificate, Corporate Sustainability & Innovation, Harvard Extension School

  • Retail strategy management and merchandise planning

 

Hobbies: Backyard chickens, hiking, local road trips

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Riley Wendling

Accounting

 

Hometown: Bellingham, WA, USA


Background:

  • B.A. in Accounting and Human Resources, University of Washington

  • Certified Public Accountant

  • Assurance Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

 

Hobbies: Skiing, backpacking, running 

Additional Volunteers
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Nikolaus Klassen

Data Analyst


Background:

  • PhD in Classics/Literature

  • 10 years experience as a Data Analyst

Hobbies: Being a dad to two lovely girls, cycling

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