While working with Right to Play (www.righttoplay.com) in Tamale I was able to observe one of their certifications for their coaches. During my interviews with staff before I came to Ghana and once in Accra, I had been told about their process of training coaches and certifying them. The coaches are trained in the Right to Play curriculum and after they have been successfully implementing it for a period of time they will get certified by Right to…

 would like to begin by apologizing for a lack of posts the past two weeks. I have been without internet for the majority of it and have found it hard to post a blog. A lot has happened with my research over the past 10 days and I am excited to share it. Again, I am doing research on behalf of Generations for Peace (www.generationsforpeace.org) and Georgetown University (www.georgetown.edu) to look at…

This past week I was able to observe and assist in the PLAY SOCCER Ghana training of trainers. The training took place at the Cape Coast Football for Hope Center which was donated by FIFA. There were over 30 coaches and volunteers in attendance as well as staff from the Football for Hope Center. Kelsey Moore led the training with my assistance where it could be given. The training was a way to bring all the sites together from all over Ghana and reinforce the curriculum that PLAY SOCCER…

Through a unique partnership between Georgetown University and Generations for Peace and I am able to travel to Ghana to research at different sport for peace and development organizations. My name is Patty Hester and I have created this blog to share my research, travels, and experiences in Ghana. 

I will be visiting two organizations while in Ghana, Right to Play and Play Soccer. I will have the opportunity to visit multiple sites for each organization while I am there. My research…

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