University of Maryland Eastern Shore/University of Cape Coast
Country:
Ghana
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$204,421.00
Other Partners:
Department of Game and Wildlife; Ghana Museum and Monuments Board; Ghana Fire Service; Ghana Tourist Board; Assin Apimanim Traditional Council; Coconut Grove; Best Western; Ghana Airways
This partnership promoted ecotourism and economic development in central Ghana by improving the technical and management skills of Ghanaians in the hospitality industry. The partners administered a needs assessment survey to hoteliers and organizations in the region and conducted a series of workshops for nearly 100 local entrepreneurs on hotel management issues and fire safety measures. They offered new courses on cultural education in the tourism program at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
Two UCC students studied hotel and restaurant management at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES) and served as interns at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. As a result of the partnership, an Africa/African-American Studies degree program was initiated at UMES in 2001.