DONATE DONATE Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten cities throughout the United States, at PeacePlayers, we have adapted to provide virtual programming for our young people. Each week, teammates gather on a Zoom call to… Continue reading Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability
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How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn
DONATE DONATE How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The event on the basketball court at Nike headquarters in midtown Manhattan began, as they typically do, with the young women excitedly talking to one another and taking a few warm-up shots. Then something happened… Continue reading How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn
How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court
DONATE DONATE How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Even a few months away from working with kids was too long for Shawn Lemmon. The 34-year-old Baltimore resident had left AZIZA PE&CE, a non-profit that uses fashion… Continue reading How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court
A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa; On Gender Inequity, and Being a Female Basketball Coach
DONATE DONATE A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa ON GENDER INEQUITY, AND BEING A FEMALE BASKETBALL COACH March 5, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Coach Thandeka Mhlongo takes us through her experience in South Africa of encountering gender based violence and inequity, and what being a female coach through PeacePlayers has meant for… Continue reading A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa; On Gender Inequity, and Being a Female Basketball Coach
Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland
DONATE DONATE Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland March 3, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The programme in Northern Ireland uses the neutral sport of basketball, to unite, educate and inspire children and young people from the two historically divided traditions in NI, Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist and Catholic, Nationalist, Republican… Continue reading Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland
Friendship Games Twinning Two: How Virtual Teambuilding Activities Led to a Screen of 100 Beaming Smiles
DONATE DONATE Friendship Games Twinning Two: How Virtual Teambuilding Activities Led to a Screen of 100 Beaming Smiles March 1, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn On Sunday, 21st February, nearly 100 PeacePlayers youth, coaches, coordinators and directors from all over the WORLD gathered for an hour of Team Building! Steph, Internal Operations Manager from Cyprus,… Continue reading Friendship Games Twinning Two: How Virtual Teambuilding Activities Led to a Screen of 100 Beaming Smiles
Meet Talent Juru of PeacePlayers South Africa
DONATE DONATE Meet Talent Juru of PeacePlayers South Africa “This was an upgrade in my way of living and my way of thought; and through this I changed in ways I could never have imagined.” -Talent Juru (17) 7 Years with PeacePlayers January 21, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn When Talent Juru first joined PeacePlayers,… Continue reading Meet Talent Juru of PeacePlayers South Africa
How PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s Annual Jingle Ball Prevailed Through COVID-19 Restrictions
DONATE DONATE How PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s Annual Jingle Ball Prevailed Through COVID-19 Restrictions January 20, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn At PeacePlayers – Northern Ireland (PP-NI), we use basketball as a tool to connect children and young people from Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist and Catholic, Nationalist, Republican backgrounds in Belfast and surrounding areas. By competing… Continue reading How PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s Annual Jingle Ball Prevailed Through COVID-19 Restrictions
The Jerusalem All-Stars: A Tale of Two Cities
DONATE DONATE The Jerusalem All-Stars: A Tale of Two Cities By Rifka Miyara January 10, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jerusalem, 2011. An imaginary border divides Jerusalem into two, separating East from West, Palestinian from Israeli. This border is as real and daunting as the fence that ran through the city before the 1967 War.… Continue reading The Jerusalem All-Stars: A Tale of Two Cities
Raising Awareness and Funds for PeacePlayers One Pedal at a Time
DONATE DONATE Raising Awareness and Funds for PeacePlayers One Pedal at a Time August 28, 2020 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Leo Walsh has a deep appreciation for America’s beauty; it’s a big reason why he chose to hop on his bicycle for three months and take a 3,500-mile trek across the country. But what’s at… Continue reading Raising Awareness and Funds for PeacePlayers One Pedal at a Time