Playing for Peace 2004

Playing for Peace  Mission-to use the game of basketball to bring about social interaction and development for children come from diverse communities  Vision- to bridge divides among cultures and to develop leaders with the skills and commitment to improve their communities

History  Belfast, Northern Ireland  1999  South Africa  December 2000  3 schools and 4 coaches  Children reached  children  children  children

Program Objectives  Bridging divides  Developing leaders  Healthy children

Bridging Divides  Games  Clinics  Tournaments  Retreats  Club league

Developing Leaders  70 coaches- Agents of change  students between  balance between male/females  provincial and South African representatives  training  basketball  life skills  leadership

Healthy Children  HIV/AIDS awareness  Drugs and Alcohol  Social responsibility  building culture of community service

Life Skills  Children’s curriculum  HIV/AIDS  Racism and sexism  Conflict resolution  Drugs and alcohol  Coaches  training  equip coaches with skills for optimal effectiveness  facilitation, HIV, Racism/Sexism, Leadership  Measurement  Dr Steve Collings

Life Skills Cont.  Implementation  weekly sessions  coaching clinics  manuals  practical approach to life skills  Partners

Geographic breakdown  Durban North (white suburb)  4 schools  Durban city  10 schools  Morningside  3 schools  Umlazi (township)  8 schools  Lamontville (township)  4 schools  Mbumbulu (rural areas)  4 schools  Molweni (rural areas)  4 schools

Achievements  Tournaments  8 city wide tournaments  City/township games  ongoing matches which foster relationships among children  Leadership retreat  Different leaders identified  team work and leadership skills taught  peer pressure  Court launches

Future Plans  Expansion  areas where strife, poverty and AIDS prevail  Richardsbay, Pietermaritzburg, Portshepstone  city, township ands rural areas  Life skills  HIV/AIDS model  Past participants  coaching  leaders roles in PFP management  working in own communities

Future Plans cont..  Community involvement  Parent Teacher committee  Club teams  develop a culture of sport

Why playing for peace?  Sport  children activity  sport’s ability to unite people  Agents of change  facilitators  relationship with kids  Life skills  fight HIV/AIDS  social issues  A generation that made a difference  What we do transcends sport, culture

Playing for Peace