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12 THE “SIGHT AND LIFE IN MY LIFE” ESSAY COMPETITIONPersonally, I have improved my level of knowledge in the “Thank youfor selecting me to be the joint winner of thisfield of nutrition and I have had a lot of project topics from prestigious award. ard. I feel sohonored to have won an awardone of the CDs you gave me. This will help me as I prepare tofrom such agreat organization. This is a wonderful momentpursue my master’s degree in September. It has enabled me for me, because it is the first time I have won an award fromto present a research proposal to the University of Ghana for an international ional organization such as Sight and Life.consideration for a master’s program in public health. I presenteda project proposal on how to improve the nutritionalI did not know what prize I was going to win. I joined the com-“I didnot enter for the sake of winning an award, becausestatus of pregnant women and lactating mothers in ruralpetition to let the world know that there is a group of peopleareas. I have had most of my references and other informationout there in an organization that is changing the lives of manyfrom the materials I receive from you, and will hopefully be in around the world, and that it is good to be associated withschool in September.them in order to help improve the health standards of peopleI am also very grateful to you because, during our proposalsubmission, we came across a document on how towrite proposals. The title was Tips for Proposal Writing whichwas prepared by Muzi Na, a graduate student from JohnsHopkins School of Public Health. We printed it outand havesince been using it as a guide to write proposals osals to variousorganizations, churches and other partners to fund ournutritionaland other health programs. I am happy to inform youthat these materials are more important to us than money.Weare receiving favorable responses from our partners, as wellas a lot of help from our partners from Switzerland (theparish of Horn) and others from the Netherlands. Your materialshave also helped me in my work during reporting, afterconducting various programs or projects such as schoolhealth, and other reports for PPHC.Thank you for all the relevant information I receivefrom you. The Bible says, “For lack of knowledge my peopleperish.” Thank God that I have knowledge relating to my fieldof work. Continue with the good work you are doing, for youimpact many more lives than you can imagine. Thank you.in vulnerable communities. This group is Sight and Life.”Prince AbugriBolgatanga, Ghana““I also wanted to let thestaff of Sight and Lifeknow that they are doinggreat work and thatI appreciate preci everythingu they are doing”Correspondence: Abugri Prince, Presbyterian PrimaryHealth Care (PPHC), PO BOX 42, Bolgatanga, GhanaE-mail: princekebo@yahoo.com