DONATE DONATE Peaceplayers Selects Detroit To Host 2025 Friendship Games, Celebrating Unity Through Sport April 15, 2025 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn PeacePlayers, a global nonprofit that leverages sports to bridge divides and inspire lasting peace, proudly announces Detroit as the host city for the 2025 Friendship Games, scheduled for July 27 to August 3, 2025.… Continue reading PeacePlayers partners with the Detroit Pistons to bring the 2025 Friendship Games to Detroit
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Stories from PeacePlayers Global Youth Movement
PeacePlayers United States Girls Summit – 2025
DONATE DONATE EXPERIENCE THE 2024 SUMMIT FOR OVER 23 YEARS, PEACEPLAYERS HAS BEEN: Building peaceful and thriving communities Using basketball to bridge divides and develop leaders Empowering youth around the world: South Africa, the Middle East, Northern Ireland and the United States In 2017, PeacePlayers partnered with Nike to expand to the U.S., focusing on… Continue reading PeacePlayers United States Girls Summit – 2025
NBA Foundation and PeacePlayers U.S. Renew Partnership
DONATE DONATE NBA Foundation and PeacePlayers U.S. Renew Partnership Confirming their Shared Commitment to Career Development for Black Youth October 8, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The NBA Foundation’s investment will directly support the expansion of PeacePlayers’ leadership and professional development initiatives in Brooklyn, Detroit and Los Angeles, to provide more comprehensive opportunities for career… Continue reading NBA Foundation and PeacePlayers U.S. Renew Partnership
Queens of the Court at PeacePlayers South Africa’s 6th Girls’ Basketball Festival
DONATE DONATE Queens of the Court at PeacePlayers South Africa’s 6th Girls’ Basketball Festival October 1, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The day started with strong winds that went up as high as 40 knots per hour. Event posters and banners may have had a tough time braving the weather, but as far as the… Continue reading Queens of the Court at PeacePlayers South Africa’s 6th Girls’ Basketball Festival
PeacePlayers and Stevens Initiative Tackle the SDGs – Virtually!
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers and Stevens Initiative Tackle the SDGs – Virtually! October 1, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As a global sports for good organization, it’s vital that we operate intentionally within the global development space. That means making sure to align our goals and impact with other crucial efforts around the globe. In this… Continue reading PeacePlayers and Stevens Initiative Tackle the SDGs – Virtually!
PeacePlayers Global Exchange: 10 Life Changing Days in One Blog Post
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers Global Exchange: 10 Life Changing Days in One Blog Post october 1, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The 2024 Global Exchange, hosted by PeacePlayers South Africa, was an incredible success, marking a historic moment for our organization. For the first time, PeacePlayers youth leaders from around the world came together in South… Continue reading PeacePlayers Global Exchange: 10 Life Changing Days in One Blog Post
Declan’s Blog: From Players to Coaches at the Global Exchange
DONATE DONATE Declan’s Blog: From Players to Coaches at the Global Exchange September 30, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn This past summer, 30 young people from PeacePlayers Northern Ireland, PeacePlayers United States and PeacePlayers South Africa came together in Durban for 10 days of basketball, leadership development, community volunteering and cultural learning. Declan was one… Continue reading Declan’s Blog: From Players to Coaches at the Global Exchange
Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the Global Exchange
DONATE DONATE Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the PeacePlayers Global Exchange *DATE*July 26, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Siphamandla Gumbi is a South African Wheelchair Basketball Pioneer and Advocate. He shared his experience teaching Global Exchange youth how to play wheelchair basketball. I, Siphamandla Gumbi, founder of the EThekwini Spears Wheelchair Basketball team,… Continue reading Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the Global Exchange
Declan’s Blog: “My team didn’t win but we kept going!”
DONATE DONATE Declan’s Blog: My team didn’t win but we kept going! July 27, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 30 young people from PeacePlayers Northern Ireland, PeacePlayers United States and PeacePlayers South Africa are in the middle of 10 days of basketball, leadership development, community volunteering and cultural learning. Declan is one of those 30… Continue reading Declan’s Blog: “My team didn’t win but we kept going!”
Declan’s Blog: “The Nelson Mandela Museum Caused Tears to Be Shed, Deep Thoughts to be Had
DONATE DONATE Declan’s Blog: “The Nelson Mandela Museum caused a few tears to be shed, deep thoughts to be had” July 24, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 30 young people from PeacePlayers Northern Ireland, PeacePlayers United States and PeacePlayers South Africa are in the middle of 10 days of basketball, leadership development, community volunteering and… Continue reading Declan’s Blog: “The Nelson Mandela Museum Caused Tears to Be Shed, Deep Thoughts to be Had