By Lindsay Williams | Communications and Development Intern
Cultural Exchange Supported by SportsUnited
In March 2016, 30 of PeacePlayers International's Palestinian and Israeli youth participants visited the United States for a cultural exchange supported by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affaris. The participants were able to visit New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA, and Washington, DC. The trip was the first time some of the Palestinian and Israeli youth had spent a consecutive amount of time with one another as one large group. Gur, and Israeli PeacePlayers from West Jerusalem, had this to say about it: "The trip was like being with your best friends for two weeks. The best part was learning about our different cultures and joking around with each other the entire time!"
South Africa seeing big success with new Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies
PeacePlayers International's South Africa program has been working closely with Director of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Julie Youes, in the Washington, DC International headquarters in order to identify key activities and improve on data collection. In just one term of using the new focus on M&E, PPI-SA has been able to get coaches more involved, and have engaged with 250 Primary School participants, 120 Leadership Development participants, resulting in a total of 370 program participants.
Northern Ireland PeacePlayers Have a Camp Reunion
Over the summer, PeacePlayers International - Norther Ireland, was able to host camps funded by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister's Together: Building a United Community strategy. In February, 26 PPI-NI participants were able to attend a T:BUC Summer Camp Reunion in Belfast. The reunion helped to reinforce the positive experiences had by all over the summer. Reunion participants were given special tours and heard from local professional athletes who spoke of facing diversity in sport. With the day ending with the good news that funding will be available to host camps again in Summer 2016.
Peace and Wellness Promotion in Cyprus
PeacePlayers International - Cyprus has launched a series of informative healthy nutrition seminars in conjunction of their European Union-funded project called "Promoting Peace and Wellness in Cyprus". Focuses of the series include preventing childhood obesity, the importance of breakfast, and incorporating ideas for carefully replacing the habits of eating fast food with slow foor production and consumpion. The seminars began in January 2016 are presented by experienced Clinical Dieticians and will run through the end of May 2016.
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