Sport for Development and Peace Resources
Click below for resources for using sport as a tool for development and peace.
Travel Tips
Click below for suggestions of places to visit when traveling to any of our partnering communities
Sport for Development and Peace Recommended REading
Sport and International Development
Edited by Roger Levermore and Aaron Beacom, Palcrave Macmillan,
ISBN 9781137003164
Positive Youth Development Through Sport
Edited by Nicholas L. Holt, Routledge
ISBN 9781138891814
Identity and National in African Football: Fans, Community and clubs
Edited by Chuka Onwumechili and Gerard Akindes, Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 9781137355805
Sport for Development: What Game Are We Playing?
Fred Coalter, Routledge
ISBN 9780415567039
Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology
Simon Darnell, Bloomsbury
ISBN 9781472539540
Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction
Grant Jarvie with James Thornton, Routledge
ISBN 9780415483933
Travel Tips
Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana
Visit Kakum for a breathtaking canopy walk and close up engagement with nature. Visitors can relax in the café and purchase locally sourced wares in the welcome center.
Hans Cottage, Cape Coast, Ghana
Get up close to crocodiles at the Hans Cottage Botel. Just three miles from Cape Coast, Ghana, guests can visit for the day or stay for a prolonged visit.
Artist Market, Accra, Ghana
Peruse the diverse wares of local artisans and practice your bartering skills at the Accra Arts Center. Here you will find everything from wood carvings, baskets, jewelry, fine art, to fashion for the family.
Assin Manso Slave River, Ghana
Visit this former slave market and slave cemetery to learn about the history of slavery in Ghana. Pay your respects to two former slaves, Samuel Carson (USA) and Crystal (Jamaica), who returned home to Ghana for re-interment in 1998.
Elmina Castle, Ghana
As the oldest European building in Sub-Saharan Africa, Elmina Castle passed from Portuguese, to Dutch, to British control. The castle served as a major departure point for enslaved men and women being shipped across the Atlantic. If you go, be sure to take the guided tour.