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Over the past year, HCI has been running daily football and basketball practices for youth led by staff members. Recently, HCI has partnered with Holy Child, a nearby senior high school, to use their football field for practice in the afternoons. It is a very nice, well-kept field and HCI feels very fortunate to be [...]
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New Mother’s Workshop Hosted in Amanful
On Friday, April 20th, HCI hosted the New Mother’s Workshop in the Amanful community. Claudius Thompson, country director, came up with the idea for this workshop while installing mosquito nets in homes and observing a mother pick up her child incorrectly. The workshop was held under a tent right in [...] Read more
HCI’s current intern from ProWorld Ghana, Liza Bayless, is a graduate of St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware in the U.S., and made the connection with Claudius upon arrival that an HCI basketball player, Ben Bentil, is currently attending the school. In order to get the store project up and [...] Read more
HCI Takes On Accra for 2012 Milo Junior Ball Finals
On April 13th, HCI escorted the Cape Coast Milo finalists, Mfantsipim, Catholic Jubilee, and Wesley Girl’s School, to Accra to compete in the 2012 Milo Junior Ball finals. Catholic Jubilee won an extremely close game in one of the first rounds of basketball, making a major comeback in the last [...] Read more
Benny Bonsu, HCI Ambassador, Visits from the UK
After contacted by Claudius Thompson last year, Benny Bonsu, a talk show host from England and public relations officer of BL Sports, agreed to be the official HCI ambassador. On April 4th, she visited Cape Coast with husband, Lewis, and was introduced to HCI’s office and staff for the first [...] Read more
American volunteer introduces kickball in Hoops Care
[caption id="attachment_570" align="alignleft" width="300"] John seen here teaching the theory aspect of the game[/caption] John is an American currently in Cape Coast. His love for basketball brought him in contact with Hoops Care. He helps in running various training routine on the basketball court on a daily basis. John, who is over seventy shows strong [...] Read more
First Annual Martin Holdbrook Memorial Event
[caption id="attachment_122" align="alignleft" width="158"] Family and players at the event[/caption] In March, 2010 a member of the HCI family, Martin Holdbrook tragically passed away. On March 17th, 2012 HCI hosted it’s first annual Martin Holdbrook Memorial event at the HCI court. Members of Martin’s family, staff from the Cape Coast Technical [...] Read more
Anti-Malaria Bed Nets Distributed
[caption id="attachment_133" align="alignleft" width="159"] a beneficiary an her baby[/caption] New mother in the Amanful, and Brofredu districts received bed nets from HCI staff on March 12th. Staff members visited the homes of these new mothers to help hang the nets and talk about the importance of protecting yourself and your family [...] Read more
Milo Junior Ball Comes to Cape Coast
On March 9th HCI had the pleasure of working with Rite Multimedia and Milo to host the 2012 Central Region Milo Junior Ball competition. More than 500 people showed up to watch basketball, dance and rap competitions. Mfantisipim JHS took first place in b-ball, narrowly beating Catholic Jubilee whom took second [...] Read more
Successful Race for Peace
More than 100 youth and community members participated in this month’s ‘Race for Peace’ on March 6th. The race was organized by HCI to promote peace and tolerance, specifically among teen boys, before the upcoming presidential election. Participants listened to speeches about acceptance, peaceful contest, and fair competition. In addition, [...] Read more
Help us raise funds to combat malaria in our communities
Hoops Care International (HCI) is a non-governmental organization located in the community of Amanful in Cape Coast, Ghana. It officially began in 2008 as a program to empower youth in the community through sports. Since then, it has grown to include care and outreach surrounding health and education. HCI works closely with youth from twelve schools in Cape Coast, along with single mothers, teen mothers, and handicapped individuals. In addition to running regular activities and programs surrounding sports, health, and education, HCI also coordinates events to address important issues. HCI has made a significant impact with its programs already, and always looks for new ways to support and empower community members
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