THE HUDDLE“Umlazi is the heartbeat ofPeacePlayers worldwide, not justSouth Africa.”SEAN TUOHEY ON UMLAZI"Back then, basketball didn't havestereotypes or race behind it. Kidsdon’t see colour first, they see people.Put a ball in between them and theycan communicate in the language ofbasketball. Seeing those relationshipsform was one of the best things I eversaw in my life."MENZI ZUNGU,PEACEPLAYERS ALUMNUS"What I think we did really well is, we listened. We werevery clear from the beginning that this wasn't our idea.Sports had been used for centuries to unite people, andwe showed up very humble and we weren't showing upas two white Americans either, with this idea of, 'Look,we have the answer to solve South Africa or NorthernIreland’s problems,' and I think that humility allowed usto kind of be quietly behind the scenes, you know,making good noise. But really, saying, 'This is going to beyour program, and how can you shape this program ina way that's going to work for the country?' Because wewere able to listen, because we were able to adapt on thefly and really understand the hot button issues in each ofthe places we went, and empower the local communitiesto understand that this was theirs, not ours. And ouropportunity for success was to really help everybody elseshine, and it’s that ability to listen deeply that is I thinkwhat made PeacePlayers as strong as it is.”THIBAULT MANEKIN, CO-FOUNDER“I remember when Steve Kerr [Former NBA Champion and Current NBA Head Coach] came down,people loved the NBA in Durban at the time. We did our first clinic in Molweni on a plateau with kidsfrom Molweni and Umbumbulu. The wind was blowing, so the kids would almost throw the ball intothe wind, knowing how to use the wind to their advantage. It was funny because when Steve Kerr firstarrived in Molweni, he air balled his first two jump shots."SEAN TUOHEY ON MOLWENI12PEACEPLAYERS SOUTH AFRICA STORYBOOK
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