Ashesi student organizes basketball tournament

Charles Hansen-Quao of the Class of 2006 organized a basketball fiesta on April 30, 2004 at the Aviation Social Center in Accra dubbed "Lords of the Rim." This event brought together basketball teams from all over Accra for a showdown. The Ashesi basketball team, 'G-Unit' also competed. The team members; Lionel, Elias, Edem, Ebenezer, Fred (all members of the Class of 2006), Koku, Andrew (Class of 2007) and Nii- Amon, (Class of 2005) took on a team of Liberians from the Bujumbura Refugee Camp. G-Unit was coached by Kwame and Obinaa (Class of 2006). It was great to witness the Ashesi solidarity. Many of us became self-appointed cheer-leaders, cheering them on as best as we knew how! I practically lost my voice! Although they did not win the game, it was a wonderful experience which afforded us an opportunity to strengthen the bonds of friendship among us and meet others. Charles, who is also an Ashesi peer educator, received sponsorship from the Ghana AIDS Commission which enabled him to also use this event as a forum to give out educational material on HIV/AIDS.