Case Studies

Home » Programs » Professional Programs » Case Studies

Case Studies of Professional Training Institutes and
Conferences at Kokrobitey Institute

  The Youth Foundation, China

  Nov 21-27 2011

  Petra Kron Group

  Sep 19 – 24, 2011

  Operation Crossroads Africa

  Jul 13 – 14, 2011 and Aug 5 – 8, 2010

  WANEP Liberian Women Skills Training

  Jul 7 – Aug 3, 2010

  Global Women Water Initiative (GWWI) Conference

  Feb 23 – Mar 3 2010

  Teacher’s Institute

  Jul 29 – Aug 7, 2009

  US Peace Corps of Ghana

  Groups in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003

Pioneer Aluminum, Ghana

Date: September 29 – 2 October 2003
Program: In-house Leadership Team training
Detail: The Institute provided full board, accommodation and training facilities for Pioneer Aluminum training staff. The training was particularly successful, attributed by the Managing Director of Pioneer to the seclusion and tranquility of the campus, which allowed participants to focus on the program and facilitated team building.

Fulbright-Hays Group from the Harambee Center

Date: June 27-3 July 2003
Program: Connecting American Educators with the Peoples and Culture of Ghana
Detail: Kokrobitey Institute developed a program for American educators in the Fulbright-Hays Group from the Harambee Centre. The program introduced Ghanaian culture with educational workshops on integrating Africa into American curricula. Field trips to Kakum Rainforest, Cape Coast Castle and Accra monuments along with cultural arts sessions were included with the schedule.

Student and Youth Travel Organization (SYTO), Ghana

Date: 28-29 June 2003
Program: Cultural Arts Workshop
Detail: An intensive two-day cultural arts program. Local performers and drum and dance teachers joined Institute faculty for the program, with the twelve participants each completing 6 hours of lessons per day. Full board and accommodation were provided at the Institute.

American Peace Corps in Ghana

Date: 2-8 June 2003
Program: In-house training for small enterprise development
Detail: The Institute provided access to all campus facilities, seminar room, accommodation and full board to the Peace Corps for an in-house training program.

Ghana-India Cultural Festival hosted by the Busia Foundation International

Date: 19 April 2002
Program: One day dance workshop
Detail: Kokrobitey Institute provided facilities for a one-day workshop hosted by Professor Abena Busia on behalf of the Busia Foundation International. Part of a Ghana-India cultural festival, the one-day dance workshop for dancers from Shilparamam, India was organized by the Institute to allow the sharing of traditional dances. During the day the Shilparamam dancers presented traditional loom dancers to the Kokrobitey community, took part in Ghanaian traditional dances and enjoyed a meal of traditional Ghanaian foods.

African American Association of Ghana (AAAG)
Reception for Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Company

Date: 20 September 2002
Program: A reception and brunch in honor of the arrival of Judith Jamison and the
Alvin Ailey Company in Ghana
Detail: AAAG contacted Kokrobitey Institute in their search for a unique venue at which to host a very special reception for Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey dance theatre company. The Institute organized for the Kokrobitey Children’s Dance Group to greet the party; for an opening libation by the village elders; and for performances during the day by the village cultural group. Guests were served with a traditional style four-course brunch cooked on campus and served with a selection of fresh fruit punches. Ms. Jamison was presented with a specially designed fabric created by a Kokrobitey intern in the design centre.

Teaching Training Institute sponsored by the Association of Independent Schools, Africa (AISA)

Date: 10-22 June 1999
Program: A conference to explore ways of understanding traditional and contemporary African society to create vehicles for accessing the information about Africa, with the goal of broadening the baseline of information for disciplines taught.
Detail: The Institute, working in conjunction with the Association of Independent Schools, organized the conference for twenty-six teachers from seven countries across Africa. Field trips and sessions in Ghanaian cultural arts were integrated with formal workshops in curriculum development and preparation of teaching plans. As a result of the Institute, an action plan for integrating resources from Africa was prepared and circulated to AISA members.

Coca-Cola Sponsored Luncheon

Date: 18-20 May 1999