PeacePlayers 2023 Impact Report 5 18 (5) - Flipbook - Page 29
SDG #16 IN ACTION
PEACEPLAYERS MIDDLE EAST POLICY PAPER LEVELS THE
PLAYING FIELD FOR ARAB WOMEN ATHLETES
In over 15 years uniting Palestinian and Israeli youth through basketball,
PeacePlayers have had many significant wins on the individual and
institutional levels. But, in the summer of 2020, PeacePlayers Middle East
also began to turn its attention to policy when it launched research on
the policies that undermine Arab-Jewish equity in sports, particularly
for Arab women in Israel. Through research, advocacy, and training
with key institutions, PeacePlayers Middle East produced a policy paper
released in summer 2023. Impact was evident when Athena, a women’s
sports advocacy organization and focus of the paper, invited the first-ever
Palestinian participants into their ambassadors program, after recognizing
the significant disparity highlighted by this project. One of the ambassadors
is PeacePlayers’ very own coach Noor Kayuf, who also plays for the national
Israeli basketball team.
Read the full policy paper
HERE.
