2024 PeacePlayers Impact Report FINAL-2 - Flipbook - Page 24
2024 ACHIEVEMENTS
Hosted the PeacePlayers Global Exchange for 30
youth from Northern Ireland, the United States and
South Africa. The Exchange provided opportunities
for growth for PPSA as a whole, and a chance to
showcase programs and impact to a wider audience.
Established key partnerships for the Global
Exchange with FHI 360, the U.S. Department of
State and Brand South Africa.
Revived two core programs: the cross-community
PeaceLeague Games (thanks to the new partnership
with the SOL Foundation) and the Leadership
Development Programme (LDP).
Three PeacePlayers South Africa participants
gained scholarships to the Prestigious Northwood
school through a long-standing partnership
with the school. Northwood scholarships open
up tremendous opportunities for youth from
underserved backgrounds and help diversify the
schools’ student body.
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Launched development of new monitoring and evaluation
tools to assess coach performance and impact on
participants and enhance organizational learning.
Program data shows that at least 80% of school-going
participants continue to engage with PeacePlayers year
after year.
A recent impact study revealed that after one year of
participation, children showed signi昀椀cant improvements
in their willingness to interact with peers from different
communities and racial backgrounds and in their con昀氀ict
resolution efforts with these groups.
