June, 2010
The OCCE Team travel to Montreal to attend World Water Summit III 2010 where they will continue their education and research in developing and implementing clean water and sanitation for third world countries. Please visit wasrag.org to learn more about this critical meeting.
OCCE delegate Wendy Silverman will travel to Washington D.C. for the RESULTS Conference.
May, 2010
The OCCE Team traveled to Washington DC to attend CARE 2010 National Conference where they met with Members of Congress and their legislative staff. Learn more about the conference at care.org
Representing OCCE, Communications Director Ruthie Underwood becomes a member of Bloomfield Hills Rotary International District 6380.
April, 2010
Director, Brenda Gonzales attended the 2010 Africa/Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit (AMERMS) in Nairobi, Kenya.
April, 2010
Communications Director, Ruthie Underwood presents at Rotary International (RI) District Assembly 6380 in efforts to gain a new partner in water and sanitation.
March – April, 2010
Director, Brenda Gonzales returns to the village of Vukuzenzele , South Africa to assess village needs and compose 2010-2011 goals.
Flint Journal Article - Brenda Galloway Gonzales makes her mark thousands of miles away in South Africa, helping small village with basics
Her work is about clean air and clean water for the 165 households — about 770 people — in the South African village of Vukuzenzele, nestled in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains in the southwest region of South Africa.
It also is about free hands for women.
Motivation for Cross Cultural Exchange
