Wrapping up 2011 with PPI: Playing with NBA Pros, Bridging Divides in Cyprus, NBC's Ann Curry and family Visit PPI-South Africa, NGO of the Year Award, and much more.

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From the Field:
Catch up on the latest from PPI's programs

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[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/07/28/you-were-my-strength-when-i-was-weeeeeaaaakkkk/] Spurs and Thunder VIPs Visit PPI - Middle East
GMs of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs,RC Buford[http://www.nba.com/spurs/rc_buford_ppi_110816.html]&Sam Presti[http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/presti_blog_110808.html], visitedPPI\u2019s programs in Israel and the West Bankand got in on the action byleadingtwinning sessions.Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/07/28/you-were-my-strength-when-i-was-weeeeeaaaakkkk/]

[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/08/23/ann-curry-and-family-visit-ppi-%E2%80%93-south-africa/] NBC's Ann Curry and family visits PPI-South Africa
The award-winning journalist and her family visited PPI \u2013 SA to lend a hand and even shoot some hoops. They left an indelible impact.

Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/08/23/ann-curry-and-family-visit-ppi-%E2%80%93-south-africa/]


[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/07/13/ppi-ni-north-belfast-schools-collaborate-at-game-of-three-halves/] "Game of 3 Halves" Unites the Sports of Northern Ireland
In a groundbreaking partnership, PPI \u2013 NI collaborated with the governing bodies of the country\u2019s traditionally segregated sports (Gaelic football, rugby & soccer) to bring Catholic and Protestant young peopletogether.Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/07/13/ppi-ni-north-belfast-schools-collaborate-at-game-of-three-halves/]


PPI in Action:
[http://youtu.be/SRwl0kF484Y]Leading the way in sport for peacebuilding

PPI is Peace and Sport's NGO for Peace of the Year

Monaco-based Peace and Sportpresented PPIwith theNon-Governmental Organization for Peace of the Year Award[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/10/31/ppi-is-peace-and-sports-ngo-for-peace-of-the-year/]. PPI is now the only organization to have received this award, the Laureus Sport for Good Award and the ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

PPI \u2013 Cyprus Celebrates Peace Day in the Buffer Zone

In a landmark event, 100 Cypriot kids came together in the UN patrolled buffer zone for the 2011 Peace Day Basketball Tournament[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/09/30/ppi-cyprus-holds-the-peace-day-basketball-tournament/] - a day of fun, games and meeting new friends.

[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/09/01/david-and-khaled-defying-the-odds/]Scoreboard: PPI's Impact
By the numbers, so far this year:

Youth Participants: 3,417

Participating Schools & Community Partners: 98

Inter-Community Twinning Sessions: 451

PPI Site-wide Events & Tournaments: 15

What People Are Saying:
\u201cI used to judge people based on what I saw on the outside. Now I look on the inside first."
David Abozan[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/09/01/david-and-khaled-defying-the-odds/], 19, Ethiopian-Israeli participant-turned-coach

\u201cIt\u2019s really important not to stereotype people before you even meet them... I learned that we [Palestinians & Israelis] are basically the same.\u201d
Khaled Sabah[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2011/09/01/david-and-khaled-defying-the-odds/], 20, Palestinian participant-turned-coach

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[https://www.facebook.com/peaceplayersintl]Help us reach 500 \u201cLikes\u201d by the end of 2011! Like PPI's Facebook page[https://www.facebook.com/peaceplayersintl] andraise awareness about our work uniting, educating and inspiring children in divide communities through basketball.

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