By Hannah Sloss | Project Leader
Spurs and Thunder VIPs Visit PPI - Middle East
GMs of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, RC Buford & Sam Presti, visited PPI’s programs in Israel and the West Bank and got in on the action by leading twinning sessions. Read more
NBC's Ann Curry and family visits PPI-South Africa
"Game of 3 Halves" Unites the Sports of Northern Ireland
In a groundbreaking partnership, PPI – NI collaborated with the governing bodies of the country’s traditionally segregated sports (Gaelic football, rugby & soccer) to bring Catholic and Protestant young people together. Read more
Leading the way in sport for peacebuildingMonaco-based Peace and Sport presented PPI with the Non-Governmental Organization for Peace of the Year Award. PPI is now the only organization to have received this award, the Laureus Sport for Good Award and the ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
In a landmark event, 100 Cypriot kids came together in the UN patrolled buffer zone for the 2011 Peace Day Basketball Tournament - a day of fun, games and meeting new friends.
Scoreboard: PPI's ImpactWhat People Are Saying:
“I used to judge people based on what I saw on the outside. Now I look on the inside first."
David Abozan, 19, Ethiopian-Israeli participant-turned-coach
“It’s really important not to stereotype people before you even meet them... I learned that we [Palestinians & Israelis] are basically the same.”
Khaled Sabah, 20, Palestinian participant-turned-coach
Help us reach 500 “Likes” by the end of 2011!
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