The Rec Center Ouagadougou

The Rec Center is a full-service facility with an air-conditioned fitness center; tennis court; swimming pool; Basket - Ball, DVD rental program; book lending program; indoor lounge with darts, ping pong and foosball; and an air-conditioned American-style restaurant. The Rec Center offers a variety of recreational and sports activities, including tennis lessons, swimming lessons, fitness classes, special evening and weekend events, happy hours, birthday party programs, summer camps for children and special events offered throughout the year. Please come and enjoy a delicious meal or take a swim in our pool or play a game of tennis. You will find that the Rec Center is a great place to be with family and friends. BENEFITS
TENNIS: We offer individual & group lessons, court rental times & social tennis programs. SWIMMING: Open pool sessions, as well as individual & group lessons are available. FITNESS CENTER: Our fitness center is one of the few air-conditioned centers in Ouaga with state-of-the-art summit & treadmill machines! RESTAURANT: We serve a variety range of American, Tex-Mex and International Menu. GROUP EXERCISE & DANCE CLASSES
-Aerobics: Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm (free for members
-Yoga-Indian Dance: Every Tuesday: 10am-11:15am
-Water aerobics: Saturdays: 9am to 10am (free for members)
AIR-CONDITIONED LOUNGE WITH: Televised “American” Armed Forces Network (AFN); Ping Pong, darts and foosball; Happy Hours (fridays, saturdays and sundays); Large screen televised sporting events; Space available for meetings & social events; BAR - Opens every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 18:00-21:00. Great time for meeting up with friends or colleagues after work to relax; DVD RENTAL PROGRAM (for annual & 6-month members only); BOOK LENDING PROGRAM; FREE WIFI (for annual & 6-month members only); CHILDREN’S INDOOR PLAY AREA; and FACILITY RENTAL FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES & PARTIES. The Rec Center extends its membership not only to direct-hire U.S. Government Employees and their families, but also to the following entities:
- The entire American Community;
- Local and third country national employees of all U.S. Government Agencies;
- All 3rd country diplomats and their families;
- Citizens of countries other than the United States or Burkina Faso who are resident in Burkina Faso, including: Direct-hire or contract personnel of non governmental organizations (NGOs), and Direct-hire or contract personnel of U.S.