Building Friendships Beyond the Court
Girls posing for a picture after a fun night! PeacePlayers International is based upon the notion that sports can be used as a vehicle to change the way people look at each other and change the way...
View ArticlePPI Fellows Unite for the Holiday Season
Celebrating the holiday with members of the LDP program I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to spend the holidays with two other PeacePlayers fellows this year. Ashley Johnson from PPI...
View ArticleTwinnings Change Perceptions One Day at a Time
PPI participants having a great time with each other at a biweekly twinning event PPI Middle East strives each year to carry out the mission of bridging divides, developing leaders and changing...
View ArticleFormer PPI – ME Fellow Jamie Walsh Returns as Project Manager Extraordinaire
A PPI – ME participant from East Jerusalem catches a piggy-back ride from Jamie last year If you ask our longtime participants and staff what it feels like to be a part of PPI – ME and the answer you...
View ArticleAnother Great Year in the Books!
Springfest is a time to celebrate friendships before summer break. At the end of the programing cycle each year PeacePlayers International-Middle East holds an event called Springfest where the the...
View ArticleBuilding Peace Through High Fives
Today’s blog is written by new International Fellow James Levine about what peacebuilding looks like at PPI-ME. James leading a fun defense warm up activity One of the most appealing aspects about...
View ArticleDinner in the Old City of Jerusalem
This week’s PeacePlayers International – Middle East (PPI-ME) blog is written by American Fellow James Levine. Some people go to the Old City to see Jesus’ tomb. I prefer to play basketball. The Old...
View ArticlePPI-ME Sets Bar High to Encourage Peace and Acceptance
PeacePlayers – Middle East aspires to set the bar high and break the cycle of judgment and hatred September is an exciting time for PeacePlayers – Middle East. The staff is back together and eager to...
View ArticleMeet Jinan, An Extraordinary PPI ME Star
Jinan doing her best Michael Jordan pose This week features an interview with PPI standout Jinan Maharmeh, age 12. Jinan is a PeacePlayers All-Star on and off the court. She has not only become a great...
View ArticlePPI-ME concludes another successful year with a Spring Tournament!
All the participants gathered around their artwork at the end of the day PeacePlayers Middle East celebrated another successful year with an eventful spring tournament last Friday. Each year we try to...
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