By: Jenna Brown I can’t believe Mitch and I have 3 weeks left in Swaziland! Although May seems so far away from when we first arrived, these last 3 months have flown by, as will the last 3 weeks. We have made so many great friends here, and it won’t be easy to say goodbye […]
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Olympic Anticipation
By Andrew Badeau: Hello everyone, July has passed in record time. I cannot believe that I will be leaving Botswana in less than a month. The Botswana Taekwondo Federation hosted their fourth and final coaching module and it was a tremendous success. All nine of our coaches graduated from the program. The next ten potential […]
A Once In A Lifetime Experience
By Mitch McSweeney: Sawubona! It is now the month of July and there is only about five weeks left until Jenna and I complete our internships and return to Canada. As usual, it has been extremely busy at SOCGA and a ton has happened since I posted last. To begin, the OlympAfrica Centre (OAC) has […]
All Things Rugby
By Caity Mallett: Hi Everyone, These past few weeks have been incredibly busy at the TCIRFU (Turks and Caicos Island Rugby Football Union), this past Saturday we held a Beach Rugby Tournament which was a great success. There were 6 mens teams which made for great competition on the beach, as well as the women […]
It’s Carnival Time!!
By Kimmy Lennon: Hello everyone, It’s carnival season in St. Vincent and the island is more exciting than ever before! Carnival is a huge Caribbean celebration that takes place throughout the month of June, however the main festivities officially start this Friday and I’m really looking forward to experiencing this part of their culture. I […]
Olympic Day Fun!
By Jenna Brown: Sawubona! The past couple of weeks have been packed with so much work and fun, I don’t know where to start! As I’ve mentioned, our office was getting ready for Olympic Day events in three communities – Siphofaneni, Mbabane and Lobamba. The events were attended by more than 2,000 participants in total, […]
Festivals and Springboks
By Andrew Badeau: Hello everyone, Another month has flown by! It has been a busy time here in Botswana. To start the month, the BNOC organized a Youth Sports Festival in Selebi-Phikwe for the weekend of June 10-12. Phikwe is a small mining community about 4 hours north of Gaborone. Some staff members and I […]
Time Flies
By Mitch McSweeney: Hi Everyone! It’s now been one month and a bit since Jenna and I have been in Swaziland, and it has really picked up at the SOCGA offices and the Olympafrica Centre. I’ve been going back and forth between the SOCGA and OAC offices, and last weekend I was a part of […]
Getting into the swing of things
By Caity Mallett: Hi everyone, I can’t believe it’s June, and it’s almost been a month since I arrived. Slowly but surely things are starting to pickup here. I’ve started securing weekly rugby sessions with a few of the schools around the islands including Raymond Gardiner High School on North Caicos every Saturday after the […]
Approaching One Month!
By Jenna Brown: I can’t believe it’s almost been a full month since Mitch and I arrived in Swaziland! We have been quite busy since our last blog post, so here’s what I’ve been up to. The SOCGA office is currently organizing Olympic Day for the end of June. The event focuses on getting everyone […]