Nancy Borowick, 23, spent months assisting photographers and helping produce photo shoots as an intern at Glamour Magazine.

Near the end of her 2007 internship, she realized that she wanted to give back and teach photography. This year, Borowick eight weeks in Mowire, Ghana where she taught art and  photography to 380 students.

During her stint there, she realized that resources such as water and electricity were scarce and founded the Ghana on Tap Program. Borowick will host a photo exhibit this Saturday at the Katonah Art and Frame Shop to raise money to have a well built in Mowire.

“The trip made me appreciate resources like water,” said the Chappaqua resident. “I am a different person because of it.”

Borowick was raised in Chappaqua and graduated from Horace Greeley High School in 2003. She attended Union College in Schenectady and earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, photography and modern languages. After completing college she became an intern at Glamour Magazine.

In April, Borowick traveled to Ghana to teach at the Triumph International School. Her students ranged in age from 4-14.

Toward the end of her trip, she asked her host mother what she could do for the school when she returned home. A new well was needed, was the reply.

“The well that they had near the school was usually dry and used by the entire village, ” Borowick said.

So when she came back to the United States, she went on a mission.

In September she had a fundraising photo exhibit displaying her photos in New York City and raised $3,000. Her exhibit on Saturday will display her photos and photographs taken by her students in Ghana. She said she hopes to raise more than $6,000 towards the well.

Borowick said that she loves giving back and plans to go back to Ghana next summer to teach photography to high school students.

“I like the idea of connecting with people and being able to communicate with my photography,” she said. “There is so much power in pictures. It really is the universal language.”

The Ghana on Tap photo exhibit called Take Me A Snap Snap will be at the Katonah Art and Frame Shop on 188 Katonah Ave on Saturday Dec 13. from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Caption: Nancy Borowick will host a photo exhibit in Katonah to raise funds to build a well in Ghana (Danielle De Souza/The Journal News).