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What is Oware?

The ancient African game of Oware is a fun and simple board game of skill and strategy. It is the oldest existing board game in the world. The oldest boards are thought to be about 5000 years old. The game is still very popular today, particularly throughout Africa, where it is known under many different names, Oware being the Ghanaian name for the game.

Link Community Development invites you to introduce the ancient African game to your school or community group. You could set up your own tournament, introduce it into maths lessons or run an Oware club.

Oware is a great opportunity to:

Teach children of all ages a brilliant mathematical game
Heighten awareness of other cultures in a fun and stimulating way
Promote Global Citizenship
Celebrate Black History Month (October)
Run a fundraising event to raise money to help support schools in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa

Click here to access more information about the rules of the game, how to make your own board, organise your own school competition and download resources such as scoresheets.

Oware Championships 2004

During International Education Week, Link Community Development's annual Oware championships took place at London Zoo on Wednesday 17th November. Students of all ages and abilities took part.

For a copy of the Link Oware Championship 2004 Report, including photographs, please click here.

Oware Championships 2003

The Link Oware Championships 2003 were held at London Zoo. Nine schools and almost 60 students attended the event and we were delighted that the Minister Counsellor for Education from the Ghana High Commission, Mrs Emelia Aning, attended the prize-giving and awarded trophies to the winners as well as certificates to each participant.

For a copy of the Link Oware Championship 2003 Report, including photographs, please click here.