Category: Friendship Games 2021

Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion During the Friendship Games

DONATE DONATE Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion DURING NORTHERN IRELAND’S CULTURAL TWINNING August 2, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn PeacePlayers-Baltimore’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) participant, Danica Miller, is actively showing why she is destined for greatness on and off the court. Some childhood achievements grow to become… Continue reading Baltimore Participant Displays the Skills That Once Made her a 2x Poetry Champion During the Friendship Games

A National Anthem for the Rainbow Nation: South Africa Leads PeacePlayers from around the World in Song

DONATE DONATE A National Anthem for the Rainbow Nation: South Africa Leads PeacePlayers from around the World in Song August 2, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn During the June Virtual Friendship Games Cultural Twinning, youth leaders and staff from PeacePlayers South Africa dedicated part of the session to learn the South African National Anthem. In… Continue reading A National Anthem for the Rainbow Nation: South Africa Leads PeacePlayers from around the World in Song

Virtual Friendship Games Keep Sireen and Keren Feeling Connected Throughout Lockdown Isolation

DONATE DONATE Virtual Friendship Games Keep Sireen and Keren Feeling Connected Throughout Lockdown Isolation August 2, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Keren and Sireen (both 16), live five minutes away from each other, but on the opposite sides of the Palestinian-Israeli divide in Jerusalem. In the years that they have been PeacePlayers teammates and friends,… Continue reading Virtual Friendship Games Keep Sireen and Keren Feeling Connected Throughout Lockdown Isolation

It’s about the Journey: A year with PeacePlayers Northern Ireland

DONATE DONATE It’s about the journey A year with PeacePlayers Northern Ireland August 2, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A whole year can have a significant impact on anyone. But what is the impact of a year’s worth of programming with PeacePlayers Northern Ireland? To answer this question, we turned to Sam, a 15-year-old boy… Continue reading It’s about the Journey: A year with PeacePlayers Northern Ireland

‘Wait, we’re the coaches now?’ How PeacePlayers’ leadership pipeline is paying off in PeacePlayers Cyprus

DONATE DONATE “Wait, we’re the coaches now?” How PeacePlayers’ leadership pipeline is paying off in PeacePlayers Cyprus August 2, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn PeacePlayers’ leadership pipeline is designed to give youth not just the skills, but also the confidence and the opportunity to lead; whether that is at home, with their friends, in their… Continue reading ‘Wait, we’re the coaches now?’ How PeacePlayers’ leadership pipeline is paying off in PeacePlayers Cyprus

The Power of Youth and Youth Day

DONATE DONATE The power of youth and youth day On PeacePlayers South Africa’s cultural twinning July 28, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn During the past two weeks, we have witnessed a heartbreaking breakout of violence among different communities across South Africa. As we recap our recent Virtual Friendship Games Twinning led by PeacePlayers South Africa,… Continue reading The Power of Youth and Youth Day

“For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland

DONATE DONATE “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland March 26, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn On Sunday, March 21st, thanks to generous support from Ed and Penelope Peskowitz, PeacePlayers hosted its third virtual Friendship Games cultural twinning of the year. Wanting to leave their mark, PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s twinning was… Continue reading “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning 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