Education & Training
ATHLETIC TRAINING & EDUCATIOn
ATLANTA 1996, The Legacy Institution of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
The ATLANTA 1996 concept was established on August 4, 1996 by Prince Albert II of MONACO and Dr. Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST. On May 6, 2002, Ambassador Andrew YOUNG Inaugurated the DeKalb International Training Center (DITC) in the presence of 8 founding countries. On September 20, 2002, Prince Albert II of MONACO presided the Official Opening of the DITC. On July 1, 2007, the DITC changed name to ATLANTA DITC, and on July 1, 2012, the ATLANTA DITC became the ATLANTA 1996.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
RUFISQUE Training Center
US Project Coordinator: Rebecca KLOSS
Senegal Project Coordinator: Birame THIAM
Academic Director: Momar GUEYE
Institutional US Partner: LIFE University & LIFE International
LIFE Coordinator: Rodney HANDLY
Project Duration: Fall 1998 – Summer 2002
Funded by LIFE University (Marietta, GA)
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
Selected Health Systems of Africa (SHSofA)
Editor-in-Chiefs:
Kandjoura DRAME, World Health Organization, AFRICA Bureau,
Regional POLIO Program, Côte d’Ivoire, Former Minister of Health of GUINEA
Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST, Emory University
Managing Editor: Cheryl WILLIAMS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), (Atlanta, USA).
To be published in 2010 and released during the 2010 IX Leon Sullivan Summit in Kigali, Rwanda
Funded by private donations (Atlanta, GA)