SDG #16 IN ACTIONPEACEPLAYERS MIDDLE EAST POLICY PAPER LEVELS THEPLAYING FIELD FOR ARAB WOMEN ATHLETESIn over 15 years uniting Palestinian and Israeli youth through basketball,PeacePlayers have had many significant wins on the individual andinstitutional levels. But, in the summer of 2020, PeacePlayers Middle Eastalso began to turn its attention to policy when it launched research onthe policies that undermine Arab-Jewish equity in sports, particularlyfor Arab women in Israel. Through research, advocacy, and trainingwith key institutions, PeacePlayers Middle East produced a policy paperreleased in summer 2023. Impact was evident when Athena, a women’ssports advocacy organization and focus of the paper, invited the first-everPalestinian participants into their ambassadors program, after recognizingthe significant disparity highlighted by this project. One of the ambassadorsis PeacePlayers’ very own coach Noor Kayuf, who also plays for the nationalIsraeli basketball team.Read the full policy paperHERE.
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