Sunday saw us at the Oguaa Football for Hope Centre. The building, commissioned by FIFA and run by an NGO (Play Soccer Ghana) consists of a structure with facilities dedicated to education and public health as well as a small-size artificial turf football pitch.
One of the staff members at hand, Gertrude, gave us a tour of the building and acquainted us with some of the challenges and successes of the programme. The centre runs on a 48-week curriculum and children aged 4-15 are invited to attend. The programme runs after school and every week a different skill is taught using football to engage, inspire and educate the children. Gertrude, our guide, was one of the first beneficiaries of the programme.
To achieve its aim of public education, the building has facilities like classrooms, a library, internet cafe, laboratory, basic health care area and an office for staff members.
The design uses sustainable construction techniques in innovative ways. The principal materials used in the design are bamboo and shipping containers. The containers serve as the main building envelope with the bamboo used as cladding. It has a roof of Perspex and aluminium sheets which allows light into the spaces below, the design also captures the breeze making the need for fans minimal. The team thought there were many ideas that we could use from this case study in the FTZ design.
Kofi
One of the staff members at hand, Gertrude, gave us a tour of the building and acquainted us with some of the challenges and successes of the programme. The centre runs on a 48-week curriculum and children aged 4-15 are invited to attend. The programme runs after school and every week a different skill is taught using football to engage, inspire and educate the children. Gertrude, our guide, was one of the first beneficiaries of the programme.
To achieve its aim of public education, the building has facilities like classrooms, a library, internet cafe, laboratory, basic health care area and an office for staff members.
The design uses sustainable construction techniques in innovative ways. The principal materials used in the design are bamboo and shipping containers. The containers serve as the main building envelope with the bamboo used as cladding. It has a roof of Perspex and aluminium sheets which allows light into the spaces below, the design also captures the breeze making the need for fans minimal. The team thought there were many ideas that we could use from this case study in the FTZ design.
Kofi
