Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek, Canadian SportWORKS Officers Greetings from Gaborone! We’re just over halfway through our time in Botswana. Time feels like it is passing by very quickly. We can still remember landing in Gaborone as if it were last week. We’ve had some fantastic experiences and memories during our short time here. Our […]
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Planes, Trains, and Motos
Written by: Blake Nouwen and Hailey Pewtress Welcome to our life in Rwanda. We are Blake and Hailey, Canadian SportWORKS Officers from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. We are beyond excited to share with you our impressions, experiences, and work from Kigali, Rwanda. We started our journey going from Calgary to Portland, to having […]
Monkeys on Hole 2!
Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek Hello Everyone! Cliff and Jordan here. We are the new Canadian SportWORKS Officers in Gaborone, Botswana. Unfortunately, we had a rocky start to our trip; the airline lost Cliff’s luggage, while Jordan lost personal items in London. We had delayed flights which led to missed flights in addition to getting […]
Namibian Skies and Final Goodbyes
Hello! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. As I am writing my final blog post it is hard to believe that my time here is almost up. These last few months have been incredible. I’ve seen some amazing sights, taken part in some amazing experiences, and learned so much about the […]
S4N Hamilton – The opportunity of a lifetime!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton I look back at these eight months and wonder where did the time go. It has truly been a pleasure to meet and work with so many great people over the course of my time as a SportWORKS Officer. I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with so […]
Travel, Try’s and Takatokwane
Written by: Eric Gratton, Canadian SportWORKS Officer Hello again! At this point I am a little over halfway through my time here and it sure has gone by fast. The past month has provided me with some amazing experiences, ones that I will certainly never forget. I’ve had the opportunity to see some more of […]
S4N Hamilton – Getting to know Community through Sports
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer – S4N Hamilton During the past few month, I have had the pleasure of developing sports programs for Newcomer youth as a SportWORKS Officer on behalf of CSC and the YMCA Centre for Newcomers Hamilton. Coming out of the pandemic, it was very difficult to encourage youth to participate in […]
The End of a New Beginning!
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Calgary It has now been a week since I officially ended my SportWORKS Officer placement with Commonwealth Sport Canada and the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary. During this time I have been thinking of how to describe my time working to create events and behind the […]
Starting Off With Some Soccer
Dumelang metswalle! My name is Eric Gratton and I am the first Canadian SportWORKS Officer back in Botswana since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been in Gaborone (Gabs) for a little over three weeks and I am adjusting well to the ways of life here. The first few days proved difficult as I […]
S4N Hamilton – Pass the Baton for Inclusion
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton Saturday May 28th, 2022 will go down as a special moment for many of our Newcomer youth. It was a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) and to learn the history of the Baton along with the Commonwealth Games. Leading up […]