DONATE DONATE Meet Rachel Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers Northern Ireland September 22, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn For the past eight years, PeacePlayers Northern Ireland has given Rachel — a 17 year old girl from a commonly generalized Protestant neighborhood, in the otherwise predominantly, generalized as… Continue reading Meet Rachel, Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Northern Ireland
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Stories from PeacePlayers Global Youth Movement
Meet Neta, Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers Middle East
DONATE DONATE Meet NetA Long-Time participant of Peaceplayers Middle East September 20, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn For Neta, A Jewish Israeli young woman from Jerusalem, being a PeacePlayer means standing up against injustice and hatred. For Neta, who first joined PeacePlayers as a young teen… Continue reading Meet Neta, Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers Middle East
Meet Melisa, Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Cyprus
DONATE DONATE Meet melisa long-time participant of peaceplayers cyprus September 17, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Melisa, a Turkish Cypriot, has practically been in PeacePlayers for half her life. When she first got involved, PeacePlayers provided an escape, some time off from a strained family situation… Continue reading Meet Melisa, Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Cyprus
Meet Viktor: Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Cyprus
DONATE DONATE Meet Viktor Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Cyprus September 15, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn When Vik moved to Cyprus from Bulgaria at the age of 12, he and his family settled in the predominantly Greek southern part of Cyprus. Although he was a recent… Continue reading Meet Viktor: Long-Time Participant of PeacePlayers Cyprus
Meet Casey; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
DONATE DONATE Meet Casey Long-time participant of PeacePlayers United States September 10, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Like many youth who are a part of PeacePlayers U.S. which launched just a few years ago, Casey is still at the beginning of her PeacePlayers journey. When Casey… Continue reading Meet Casey; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
Detroit Pistons: Power Humanity Community Conversation
DONATE DONATE Detroit Pistons: Power Humanity Community ConversatioN September 10, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn When the Detroit Pistons and PeacePlayers United States began designing a series of community conversations last year, the idea was simple: gather dozens of parents, youth, and community leaders into one… Continue reading Detroit Pistons: Power Humanity Community Conversation
Meet Javonn; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
DONATE DONATE Meet JavonN Long-time participant of PeacePlayers United States September 8, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Javonn, a member of PeacePlayers’ Leadership Development Program in Brooklyn, says that in the three years since he first joined, he has changed both on a personal level and… Continue reading Meet Javonn; Long-time Participant of PeacePlayers United States
The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact
DONATE DONATE The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact August 30, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn The Divide, and the Original Vision As a movement started by two American brothers from Washington, D.C., it only made sense for PeacePlayers… Continue reading The Evolution of PeacePlayers United States: How Early Challenges are Leading to Deeper Impact
How a Small Organization Leads to Lasting, Global, Impact: The Story of PeacePlayers Cyprus
DONATE DONATE How a small organization leads to lasting, global, Impact The story of PeacePlayers Cyprus August 26, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn In 2007, the quest to use basketball to bridge divides around the world took PeacePlayers to the tiny Mediterranean island of Cyprus, which… Continue reading How a Small Organization Leads to Lasting, Global, Impact: The Story of PeacePlayers Cyprus
The Serendipitous Beginnings of PeacePlayers Middle East
DONATE DONATE The Serendipitous Beginnings of PeacePlayers Middle East August 23, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Serendipity is the word you would use to describe those early beginnings at PeacePlayers Middle East. There certainly hadn’t been any plans to branch out to one of the most… Continue reading The Serendipitous Beginnings of PeacePlayers Middle East