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by | March 11, 2013 · 2:39 pm

Bringing Sport into Conflict Resolution Education

This year's CRE conference focuses on the question: How can we best teach peace?

This year’s CRE conference focuses on the question: How can we best teach peace?

PeacePlayers International is proud to be participating in the 6th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), hosted by the Global Issues Resource Center at Cuyahoga Community College. The conference brings together thought leaders in conflict resolution education, from international practitioners in the field to K-12 teachers here in the United States, all focused on the question: how can we best teach peace?

We’ll be sharing our work using sports as a peace education tool, including the development of our peace education curriculum in partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and The Arbinger Institute. We’re excited to look for new partnerships, new approaches and new ways to help children play together and live together.

In this video, the PPI – NI team uses some of our peace education activities on the court.

PPI is proud to be joining global leaders in conflict resolution education for this year's conference

PPI is proud to be joining global leaders in conflict resolution education for this year’s conference

About the Conference

Global Issues Resource Center at Cuyahoga Community College is hosting the 6th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Bridging Cultures: Education for Global Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, June 12 – 17, 2013 in collaboration with  the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Ohio Campus Compact, the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, the American Red Cross, and the International School Psychology Association.

During the conference there are 4 keynotes, 32 workshops, 7 pre-conference intensive trainings, and many other events with presenters from 16 countries including: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Philippines, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Presentations focus on innovations in the fields that are making broad impacts in local, state, national, and international communities.

Pre-Conference trainings cover topics including: Integrating Core Theories of Conflict Resolution Across Disciplines; Sustained Dialogue Campus Network; Collaborative Negotiation; Teaching International Humanitarian Law in the Humanities; Integrating Service Learning and Civic Engagement into Courses; Child Rights; and Methods for Teaching about Nonviolent Struggle. On-site events include a networking meeting of Colleges and Universities developing peace and conflict studies programs, March 15th, 6:30PM – 9:30PM and a capacity building seminar for U.S. Community Colleges developing peace and conflict studies programs on June 16 and 17, 2013. The 2013 conference builds upon prior conferences and meetings in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 which brought together representatives from around the globe.  The annual audience includes college/university educators and students, K-12 educators, prevention specialists, and state, local, national, and international policy makers.  For more information or to register, please visit: http://creducation.org/cre/goto/6th

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by | January 22, 2013 · 3:08 pm

A Tribute to a Legend

RIP Marvin Newman

Marvin Newman, who worked for the South Africa branch of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, passed away unexpectedly last week.

Last Tuesday, January 15, PPI-SA received the devastating news that our friend and colleague, Marvin Newman, had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Marvin worked for the South Africa branch of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a close partner of PPI-SA and a pioneer in the field of sport for social change. Below is a post written by PPI-SA Marketing Manager Ryan Douwie, who was close with Marvin not only through work, but outside the office as well. Just two months ago, Ryan and Marvin traveled to Barcelona, Spain for the Laureus Global Summit where they shared lots of fun times together:

When I first heard the news of the passing of Marvin, I was shocked. My heart sank as I sat in my chair and wondered, “Is this real?” Just a few weeks ago, we were rocking and rolling in Barcelona, sharing laughter, joy and silently celebrating the great news that he would soon be joining Mario and I in fatherhood.

Ryan (left) and Marvin (2nd from left) show off for the camera in Barcelona.

Ryan (left) and Marvin (2nd from left) show off for the camera in Barcelona.

Marvin was an advocate for all the projects that Laureus Sport for Good Foundation – South Africa (LSFG) funded. I am fortunate that I had the opportunity to spend time with him, both socially and through work, before he sadly left us. Our time was always well spent, talking about life and somehow or the other, we got to chatting about work. Marvin’s passion for driving social change was remarkable. He was a true ambassador for LSFG and South Africa as a whole.

I remember our last moments, and every time I think of Spain, I giggle in silence. It was in Barcelona where Marvin, Mario (our mutual friend and founder of Great Commission United) and I spent some quality time together. My room was always the rendezvous point and I can clearly remember after arriving on the first day, all three of us wandering the streets of Barcelona, talking about life, love and how us three coloured folk from South Africa have defied all odds to be where we are today.

Through Marvin’s passing, I am reminded to live everyday as if it was my last. Love, laugh, share and give everything your all! Although his passing is a tough one to accept, I know his legacy will live on, in everyone’s lives that he has touched.

Rest well my brother and until our souls cross paths again, Rest in Peace!

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by | December 4, 2012 · 9:25 pm

PPI-SA represents at the Laureus celebration in South Africa

Andile and Nasiphi are Shaun Pollock, former SA national team cricket captain and Mike Horn

PPI-SA represents at the Laureus celebration in South Africa

On November 28 the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation hosted an event to celebrate its achievements in 2012, most notably the commencement of its Youth Empowerment through Sport (YES) program. Laureus raises funds to provide financial and practical support to more than 100 projects, including PPI – SA, which use the power of sport to provide coaching and education to young people in some of the most challenging or deprived environments around the world.

As part of the event, a number of high profile sports people were present. In the picture above are former PPI – SA coaches, Andile Msomi and Nasiphi Khafu, as well as Shaun Pollock, a former SA national team cricket captain, and Mike Horn, the legendary explorer who had some hair-raising experiences to share with everyone (e.g. one of the founders of extreme sports, first man to hike to the north pole in winter, first man to  navigate the planet on the equator, selected by NASA to take the planned journey to Mars, runs a program where he has taken over 6 million youth on various explorations and more!)

PPI-SA helped to develop a basic facilitation component for the Laureus curriculum that will now form part of the standard curriculum within the YES program. Two of PPI-SA’s coaches for 2012 were honored as graduates of the first ever YES class, notably Nasiphi and Andile. This year Laureus aims to run the YES program in three of SA’s major centers during 2013 (Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg). PPI-SA is expected to have between 8-10 of its coaching staff involved as participants in the Durban program, which help our coaches become exposed to tertiary level education.

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by | November 21, 2012 · 3:54 pm

PPI-SA Joins the Sport For Good World in Barcelona

The 2nd Annual Laureus Sport for Good Summit in Barcelona

Last week, PPI-SA  representatived at the annual Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Global Summit, which was held in Barcelona, Spain.  The Summit was hosted at Nou Camp Stadium, the home of one of the world’s most famous and successful soccer teams, FC Barcelona. The three-day programme, which included guest talks and interactive workshops, provided a valuable platform for networking and sharing best practices. Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is one of PPI-SA’s longest supporters and over the years, the relationship has matured from a funding relationship to a partnership approach as both PPI and Laureus share similar core values.

PPI-SA’s Marketing Manager and longest tenured employee, Ryan Douwie, attended the summit along with Nasiphi Khafu. Nasiphi was chosen among her peers and educators to represent the Laureus YES Program, in which she was a part of a 6 month pilot program developing the best youth leaders in SA.

Ryan Douwie representing PPI-SA in Barcelona at the Laureus Sport for Good Summit

The Laureus Global Summit brings together representatives from more than 100 sports-based community projects around the world which are supported by Laureus. In Barcelona, project leaders from 34 countries joined members of the Laureus World Sports Academy and representatives of other sport for good organizations to share knowledge and innovation around the use of sport to improve the lives of young people.

Laureus Chairman Edwin Moses added: “This is a unique gathering of experts on the use of sport as a tool for social change. Laureus-supported projects around the world are all pushing the barriers of what sport can achieve for young people and at Laureus we see the impact they are having year round, with young people moving out of gangs, gaining qualifications, moving into employment, and improving physical and mental health. The objective of this event is to strengthen the global network of Laureus Sport for Good projects by giving them a space where they can share ideas, knowledge and good practice with one another. Ultimately this translates into more impact for kids and communities as projects access cutting edge learning and approaches from around the world.”

“When I joined the sport industry, I had always wanted to find meaning in my life, to do something I loved. When I joined PPI-SA, I found that. PeacePlayers ignited a desire in me to do more for my community using sport, and Laureus is giving me that opportunity. Laureus made me believe I can impact kids worldwide and give hope, and my voice can be heard. I want to thank PPI-SA and Laureus for believing in me and for this amazing opportunity to learn. It was amazing to see where South Africa stands compared to everywhere in the world, how we all have a common goal.” – Nasiphi Khafu, PPI – SA youth leader

Nasiphi at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona

PPI-SA is very grateful to the many ways Laureus has contributed to our program, and the future is bright for South Africa and the sport for good movement. Laureus is giving more and more opportunities for young people in South Africa and PPI will be a front runner in developing leaders and exposing them to these opportunities.

Douwie was very pleased with the experience at the summit, adding that he was, “particularly happy with the workshops that were hosted. Many organizations had the opportunity to showcase their work and share best practices. I felt that scaling up and collaborating in a competitive environment suited to the essence of the summit perfectly as fundraising and sustainability becomes tougher. As PPI, we were able to showcase our global partnership with Laureus through hosting three hour-long sessions focused on teaching conflict resolution through basketball.”

Check out this amazing video that captures the true beauty of the Laureus summit, where Nasiphi, Ryan, and PPI Organizational Learning Specialist Gunnar Hagstrom are all featured!

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by | November 5, 2012 · 2:45 pm

PPI Shares Best Practices Around the World

Gunnar working with the PPI team in South Africa, learning and sharing PPI’s best practices

This week PPI Operations Learning Specialist, Gunnar Hagstrom, shares his thoughts about his recent travels and how he is sharing PPI’s best practices to all of our programs around the world.

It has been a whirlwind first two months on the job – Israel, Argentina, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Cyprus – but the experience has been incredible. It doesn’t matter which site you are in, the mission is the same: bringing kids together through the game of basketball. But what is truly amazing is how unique each PPI program is and how they are able to use different strategies and implementation methods to achieve the same goal. The thing that stands out to me most, however, is just how amazing PPI’s people are.  Although food usually dominates the conversation, the passion that all the members of PPI have for our mission is inspiring.

Gunnar with the PPI team in South Africa

For the Technical Assistance program, the ability to learn how to succeed and overcome barriers in different regions of the world is incredibly valuable – it gives us the ability to help work with organizations and give insights from a variety of different perspectives. But within PPI, it is allowing us to share best practices methods internally – whether it is PPI-ME’s new implementation strategy or PPI-NI’s diversity awareness curriculum, the ability to share experiences and information across sites has already proved extremely useful.

I spent this past week with PPI-SA where, among other things, we went over both the content and implementation strategy of the curriculum being used in PPI-ME.  As we went over different Anatomy of Peace basketball drills, members of PPI-SA took these concepts and immediately brought them to life in their own local context – applying them to peer pressure, respect, and making responsible decisions.  As PPI-SA Board Chair said, “It was a goosebumps moment.”

Next I will be traveling to Barcelona for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s Annual Summit, where I will  meet with Ryan Douwie (PPI-SA) and Karen Doubilet (PPI-ME) to provide other organizations from across the globe the opportunity to witness and take part in the great work that PPI is doing around the world.

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by | October 30, 2012 · 3:30 pm

Hard Work Pays Off – YES Program goes to Cape Town

The YES leaders went through many trainings while in Cape Town

Earlier this year we wrote about 2 of our PPI-SA family members being chosen for the Laureus Youth Empowerment through Sports (YES) pilot program. In the final phase of the program, this group of young leaders was taken to Cape Town for 10 days. As you might remember, only 10 participants were chosen from all over South Africa to participate in this exciting program.  PPI-SA is proud to have 2 of our own, Nasiphi Khafu and Andile Msomi, that shined during their time in Cape Town.

Cape Town was all business for Andile and Nasiphi.  They worked closely with the Exercise Training Academy (ETA) one of the best sports institutes in South Africa. In order to receive their National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 4 Qualification for the Sport Management Skills Program, they had to pass an exam, submit theory, and also plan and execute a real event in their community. They were trained by the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, where they will be accredited with NQF Level 5 facilitation certificates. This means they will be qualified facilitators and can facilitate anywhere in the country.

Andile and Nasiphi board their plane to Cape Town for the last phase of the YES pilot program.

They also did a training with London based company Active Communities Network , where they learned about leadership, mentoring, and how to be supportive when in the role of the follower. They did training with Children’s Radio Foundation, an organization in Cape Town that works in countries around Africa to help young people tell their stories through radio. The CRF helps youth empower each other by using their stories. The YES leaders were given a professional recording device to do interviews and to help spread amazing stories of youth in sport in SA.

Nasiphi recorded her own story about her experience with basketball, sport, and now as she becomes a leader in the sport for development world. On the last day of the trip, it was announced that 2 of the YES leaders would be going to Barcelona, to represent the YES program in a global summit hosted by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The summit will unite all Laureus funded projects from around the world for three days of networking, training, and knowledge sharing. The event will be attended by Laureus staff, Laureus Academy Members, and over 100 ground breaking Laureus projects from 34 nations.

We are happy to announce that  Nasiphi Khafu was chosen by her peers and trainers to go to Barcelona to represent the YES program, and PPI-SA. Nasiphi sums up all her hard work, dedication, and passion very simply:

“I believe I was sent to earth to change lives, to make a difference. Through sport I am living my dream.”

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by | October 1, 2012 · 2:34 pm

Talking Sports and Peace in Argentina with the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation

From September 10th to 14th, PeacePlayers International carried out the second phase of its partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in 2012, delivering a training in its approach to peace education, “The Anatomy of Peace,” developed in partnership with the Arbinger Institute, to five different organizations based in Argentina and Brazil.

The group, including Laureus Academy Member Hugo Porta (back, center), after the official close of the training.

Back in June, PPI’s Technical Assistance Program Director, Brian Cognato, traveled to Buenos Aires to meet the trainees and learn more about their goals and challenges. For this trip, he was joined by PPI’s new Organizational Learning Specialist, Gunnar Hagstrom, to lead the week-long training. In attendance were an all-star mix of leadership staff, psychologists, and coaches from organizations supported by Laureus’ Buenos Aires-based affiliate, La Fundación Laureus Argentina, including Club Atlético Platense, UASI, A Ganar – Argentina, Virreyes Hockey and Instituto Passe de Mágica.

Trainees and Laureus staff take part in teambuilding activities on the training’s first day. An additional objective of the training was to contribute to the formation of a local network of collaborating organizations.

With an emphasis on encouraging the training participants to be active and contribute to the training themselves, the week included opportunities for them to create their own activities and teach them back to the group, as well as dedicated time each afternoon for all participating organizations to spotlight one aspect of their own work to others.

José Dascón of Platense, for example, shared a story about his organization’s use of symbols, and how one flower helped sustain his effort to build a library in the rural town of Laprida. Passe de Mágica shared a song written by William Boudakian about the dangers of growing up surrounded by drugs and temptation, UASI led a frank discussion on the challenges and rewards of developing coaches internally, A Ganar introduced the group to some of its unique educational activities and Virreyes Hockey explained how it had created an inclusive, united organizational culture.

Jose Dascon of Platense leads a “teachback” discussion in which the trainees create new activities and lead educational discussions with the group.

At the end of the event, all participants were presented with certificates for their participation by Hugo Porta, a Laureus Academy member, Chair of the Fundación Laureus Argentina, and one of rugby’s all-time greatest players. PPI is now continuing to work with Laureus and the trainee organizations to help them adapt what they learned during the week for their own use, equipping each with a new tool to talk to the young people with whom they work about peace, conflict and leadership.

Stay tuned for more updates as the project progresses!

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by | August 23, 2012 · 5:42 pm

Aloha, Arbinger!

PPI-ME Program Manager Nissreen gets up close to a sea turtle on Lanikai Beach.

PPI–ME decided to up its game when it comes to conflict transformation with a trip to Hawaii. You may be asking yourselves, ‘what does peace in the Middle East have to do with tropical beaches and luaus?!’ Well, I’ll get to that in a moment.

Conflict transformation has always been a huge part of the work we do at PeacePlayers. We even developed a unique curriculum in tandem with the Arbinger Institute and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in order to make sure that participants are able to understand and internalize the dynamics of conflict (and learn ways to prevent it), all the while having a ball on the basketball court. The Peace Education Curriculum, based on the Arbinger Institute’s model The Anatomy of Peace, has become a regular feature of many of our activities, and our youth leaders can lead a seminar on the Anatomy of Peace practically by heart. We wanted to go deeper, though. We wanted to make sure that every child on every team experiences the curriculum in a powerful way, on a regular basis.

Professor Chad Ford led the 50-hour two-week course.

For this reason, PPI–ME recently appointed two on-staff facilitators- one Jewish, one Arab- who will rotate between teams to reinforce the curriculum across the program, as well as offer support to coaches in leading the curriculum on their own. PPI–ME Program Manager Nissreen Najjar has stepped up to the plate, and is joined by newcomer Renana Gal (welcome, Renana!). Nissreen and Renana just returned from Hawaii, where they (together with Cyprus’s Athanasios Souflias) completed a two-week facilitators’ course under the tutelage of conflict transformation expert and PPI friend Professor Chad Ford. For five days a week, five hours a day, Renana, Nissren, and Athanasios learned how to teach conflict transformation in a simple way to people of all ages and backgrounds. In class, the three got pointers on how to make peace education interactive and fun- an important aspect of the curriculum, especially when working with children.

Nissreen (front), Renana, and Athanasios bond in the car on the way to class.

Nissreen and Renana earned some quality down time with all their hard work. Before heading to the classroom each afternoon, Nissreen and Renana spent the mornings hiking or on the beach, and got a chance to eat lots of delicious local pineapple!

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by | July 31, 2012 · 7:33 pm

Personal Perspective: Andile Msomi at the Laureus YES Programme

A few weeks ago, PPI-SA blogged about the Laureus YES programme that some of our staff were selected to attend. One of those staff members was Andile Msomi, who coaches for PPI-SA. Andile wrote her own blog about her experience with the YES program, which we have decided to share with the wider PPI community. The transcript from Andile’s blog follows:

G and I, gazing across the dam, reflecting on the YES programme.

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to send my gratitude to PeacePlayers International (PPI) for giving me such a tremendous opportunity to take part in the Youth Empowerment through Sport (YES) program and meet such wonderful people. I couldn’t be any happier. It really is an honor and it means a lot that PPI saw potential and decided that I deserved the chance to enroll in this program.

Laureus has always been one of the “sports for good” organizations I like. Being involved with them, one way or the other, has always been my ultimate dream, and when Kristin (PPI co-worker) told me about the YES program opportunity, I knew I had to take advantage of it.  I was head over heels and cancelled all my plans, which were to represent my school at the USSA’s basketball tournament in Port Elizabeth.  It wasn’t easy, but I knew it was worth it.  I didn’t know that then, however.  That said, I knew this opportunity was once in a lifetime. USSA’s next year??

In a nutshell, the Laureus Youth Empowerment through Sport Programme (YES) is a six month pilot project aimed at “empowering young people to use sport as a tool to promote positive change in their lives and communities.”  The program is run by Mthokozisi Madondo, who is very authentic, most polite, grounded, kind, patient and caring. Mthoko goes beyond his job description and is always there for us, especially emotionally.

I was just amazed by the effort that Mthoko and his stakeholders put into making this program a great success. I learned a whole lot of different things, was challenged on so many different levels, and was given insight about a lot. From the guest speakers to the IT guys to the PPI fellow colleagues and the fellow participants; I learned so much from these amazing people. They gave me a chance to perceive the world around me differently, cautiously and broadly. You know, during and after the program I realized that life is a mystery; we learn everyday and just when you think you know it all, someone comes and reminds you that your room is not as full as you think it is. You’ll always have someone to present you with something new; you just have to choose to open up to them. Partaking in the activities and just being part of the group stimulated a whole lot of emotions.  I feared, I cried, I rejoiced, I cared, I laughed (sooo much), I sympathized and empathized, I was startled (…by Maloisane for making the banana disappear), I admired… I mean, I even got a glimpse of parts of me that I never thought I’d ever reach.

Beauty at it’s best, sunset over Shongweni’s Dam

I got a chance to overcome my greatest fears. Fear of height, water (… just deep water).  I went canoeing!  The anxiety, the adrenaline rush, and just giving my mates the benefit of the doubt, made it more fun and more special to me. It was great, period. The morning and the evening glory on the horizon and around me were as satisfying as the authentic beautiful smiles of people I was surrounded by.

I also got a pitch full of insight about a whole lot of LITTLE things that I barely pay attention to.  Yet the little things are crucial.  The little things are what make you whole as a person and an individual. Things like being aware of the group of people that are in and out of your circle of life, knowing what gives you life, and things like acknowledging how you treat and see people around you.   Do you see them as objects or equals?  These are some of the things that are unconsciously, sometimes intentionally, overlooked.   However, the little things are what make the complete being.

It was a privilege being part of the Laureus YES program.  I could not have spent my holidays differently or in any better way. It’s like someone sneaked into my brain, just saw all the blanks and automatically drove me into this program; the experience is irreplaceable and it was everything I needed. I hope Mthoko continues touching lives and developing youth for the betterment of themselves and the people around them.

Frankly, you all are amazing, and I’m glad to have met you.

Love, Andile Msomi

A link to Andile’s blog can be found here. Nasiphi Khafu, area coordinator for PPI-SA, also attended the YES program and has started her own blog about her experiences helping in the community. A link to Nasiphi’s blog can be found here.

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by | July 10, 2012 · 1:37 pm

PPI-SA says YES to Laureus Pilot Programme

12 youth leaders from around South Africa were selected to participate in the Laureus YES programme, including 2 from PPI-SA.

From June 25 to July 6, PPI-SA staff played a big role in a new pilot project run by partner Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The Laureus Youth Empowerment through Sport (YES) programme is a 6-month pilot project aimed at empowering young people to use sport as a tool to promote positive change in their lives and communities. The first phase of the program was held just outside of Durban, at the beautiful Shongweni Dam.

Youth leaders from all over South Africa applied and 12 were selected to take part in the program. PPI-SA staff members Nasiphi Khafu(area coordinator) and Andile Msomi (city coach) were two of the 12 selected participants and spent two weeks at Shongweni,

Participants took part in a wide array of accredited trainings during their two weeks in Shongweni.

where they took part in accredited trainings such as  IT assessment and introduction, mentorship, facilitation, entrepreneurship, sports project management and finance, and crime prevention through sport (including community cohesion).

“The YES programme was 1000 steps towards the progression of my personal development,” Andile beamed.

In phase two of the program, participants will take what they have learned and put it into practice, planning and executing a minimum of four two-hour activities in their communities and keeping an online blog about their experience. The final phase of the program includes a trip to Gansbaai, Cape Town.

In addition to Nasiphi and and Andile’s participation, PPI-SA was asked to administer two workshops for all participants,  which were prepared, implemented, and taught by PPI-SA life-skills coordinators Ntobeko Ngcamu and Thobani Khumalo. The first was a facilitation workshop focused on the skills needed to effectively facilitate any type of lesson to a group of people. Participants later got a chance to practice what they learned by teaming with the Indigo Youth Movement to facilitate life-skills sessions in the Valley of 1000 Hillls.

“I loved watching the [participants] implement what they had learned into successful facilitation sessions,” Ntobeko said. “We received lots of positive feedback.”

The second workshop dealt with conflict resolution and was based on the Arbinger Institute’s The Anatomy of Peace.

(From L to R) PPI-SA staff members Nasiphi Khafu, Thobani Khumalo, Ntobeko Ngcamu, and Andile Msomi at a PPI-led workshop during the YES programme.

“I loved presenting the conflict resolution piece because people were really able to relate and respond to the presentation with examples from their own lives,” Thobani expressed. “You could feel a real connection being made which solidified the content being taught.”

The workshops were not only valuable to the participants, but to the presenters as well.

“I’ve never dealt with a group of people from so many different backgrounds,” said Thobani. “It was a great opportunity for me to work with such a diverse group, and it was motivating to meet people from other areas who preach the same gospel that we do.”

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