Category: Global

Stories from PeacePlayers Global Youth Movement

PeacePlayers to Host Inaugural Girls Summit in Partnership with Nike, The New York Liberty, WSLAM, and Others

DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers to Host Inaugural Girls Summit in Partnership with Nike, The New York Liberty, WSLAM, and Others March 8, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn New York, NY – PeacePlayers is set to host the first Girls Summit on March 29th and March 30th, 2024, in New York City. This landmark event is brought… Continue reading PeacePlayers to Host Inaugural Girls Summit in Partnership with Nike, The New York Liberty, WSLAM, and Others

PeacePlayers South Africa’s Girls’ Fest: Basketball, Career Inspo and College Scouts

DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers South Africa’s Girls’ Fest Basketball, career inspo and college scouts September 28, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn (Check out the Girls’ Fest recap video and event photo gallery)   For the vast majority of girls in South Africa, finding safe places to play sports can be hard to come by. Violence is… Continue reading PeacePlayers South Africa’s Girls’ Fest: Basketball, Career Inspo and College Scouts

Career Role Models, Mental Health in the Workplace and LinkedIn Headshots: PeacePlayers’ Career Summit in Brooklyn was all this and more 

DONATE DONATE Career Role Models, Mental Health in the Workplace and LinkedIn Headshots PeacePlayers’ Career Summit in Brooklyn was all this and more September 21, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The barriers that our young people are navigating are far too many. Limited access to resources and mentors to support their life aspirations are one… Continue reading Career Role Models, Mental Health in the Workplace and LinkedIn Headshots: PeacePlayers’ Career Summit in Brooklyn was all this and more 

Beneficiaries at the Forefront of Partnership

DONATE DONATE Beneficiaries at the Forefront of Partnership Liv Village August 7, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn LIV Village is an orphanage located north of Durban in the Cottonlands which has been home to over 150 children and mothers since 2011. The roots of the relationship between PeacePlayers and LIV Village date back to late… Continue reading Beneficiaries at the Forefront of Partnership

From the Congo to Basketball Scholar

DONATE DONATE From the Congo to Basketball Scholar Bena Kabuya July 31, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa Emmanuel Kabuya, informally known as “Bena,” was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a township named Buzimai. His parents saw little hope for their family’s future in the… Continue reading From the Congo to Basketball Scholar

Teach the Teacher

DONATE DONATE Teach the Teacher Thobani Khumalo July 31, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Thobani Khumalo, also known as “Panda,” started playing basketball consistently in 2004 after his older brother introduced him to a team in Montclair that was a part of the Playing for Peace program. He would take about an hour’s walk from… Continue reading Teach the Teacher

The Heart of the Life Skills Curriculum

DONATE DONATE The Heart of the Life Skills Curriculum Ntobeko Ngcamu July 31, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Umlazi, Section Q was Ntobeko Ngcamu’s happy place. It’s where he spent time with friends and family. But this environment didn’t allow him the mobility to go where he wanted. This was a byproduct of systemic isolation… Continue reading The Heart of the Life Skills Curriculum

First Managing Director: Partnerships Formed

DONATE DONATE First Managing Director: Partnerships Formed Akhona Ngcobo July 31, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Akhona Ngcobo first met Sean Tuohey, Thibault Manekin, and Ryan Douwie while playing basketball on Durban University of Technology’s (DUT) basketball courts, where young students would convene to play competitive basketball. Mthoko Madonda and Akhona were the only University… Continue reading First Managing Director: Partnerships Formed