W.A.I.S.T.

The W.A.I.S.T. is the acronym for the West African Invitational Softball Tournament.

Held in Dakar,Senegal every February, this amateur co-ed slo-pitch softball event attracts North American and Japanese expatriots as well as increasing numbers of students from local schools across Western Africa.

Peace Corps volunteers, U.S. military and embassy personnel make up the bulk of the teams, although local schools have increased their level of participation in recent years.

External links

* [http://merylguyer.blogspot.com/2006/02/waist.html WAIST Tourney]
* [http://journeyacrossafrica.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_journeyacrossafrica_archive.html Peace Corps Blog- W.A.I.S.T]
* Neocolonialism