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Ntobeko says, "The most challenging thing for me and
my fellow coaches was to teach life skills to students
who have been in a classroom 5+ hours ahead of a
basketball session. Getting hold of their attention and
full participation was only made possible by a well
trained facilitator-coach." The life skills curriculum
and topics they chose were significant, relevant, and
aligned with the issues that the community and South
Africa were facing at that time. The most challenging
subject within the holistic curriculum was HIV/AIDS
because some of the coaches and participants were
affected by the virus. Ntobeko appropriately adjusted
the curriculum based on the times and the new focus
they'd transition into. He credits Thobani Khumalo
for co-writing the organisation's basketball side of the
curriculum.
Today, Ntobeko reflects on the days when he wasn’t
able to travel to new places outside of Umlazi, Section
Q. He thanks Playing for Peace for providing mobility
for him to travel. He has also traveled to Uganda and
Cyprus as a result of his work with the organisation.
Through other experiences, he’s been able to travel
throughout each province in South Africa. Ntobeko
parted ways with the organisation in 2018 but he is
hopeful that he will do more sport for development
work in South Africa and across the world. Afterall,
Ntobeko credits sport for saving him, helping him
grow, and being the reason why he interacts with
different people and cultures.
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