2 March 2012 - Call for used equipment for Ghana

Call for used equipment for Ghana Lausanne – 2 March 2012   The Ghana Archery Association is the most recent member of the Federation of African Archery (www.africanarchery.org) and is about to introduce the sport of Archery into the country for the first time.   It has recently affiliated to World Archery and the local sports authority.  In the short time of its existence, it has put together a strong management team of five, who aim to establish the sport of archery in the country.   Ghana is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.   At this point of time, the new member nation has no equipment and has made an appeal worldwide on all archers who have standard or recurve bows and arrows gathering dust to donate them to the Ghana Federation.  All equipment, irrespective of condition is welcome and will go a long way to establishing the sport in the country.   The Continental Federation will be supporting the young national federation by teaching coaches how to coach (using the World Archery Feathers and Arrows development programme); and running a judges course to ensure compliance with World Archery rules and regulations, which aims to grow the judges capacity.   For more information on how you can assist, please contact the African Archery development officer at s.moskovitz@africanarchery.org.   World Archery Development Department