PeacePlayers South Africa Storybook FINAL - Flipbook - Page 12
PEACEPLAYERS SOUTH AFRICA TIMELINE
2001
TO
2006
PLAYING FOR PEACE SOUTH AFRICA
2001
2002
2003
2004
2007
Playing for Peace
South Africa was founded,
working in communities
of Umlazi, Lamontville,
Durban City, and
Durban North.
Official launch of the
City-Wide Tournament
and of programming in
Umbumbulu.
Playing for Peace
South Africa is officially
registered with the
Department of Social
Development and is
launched in the
communities
of Chatsworth,
Wentworth, and Molweni.
Implemented
HIV/AIDS
prevention
curriculum into
the Life Skills
Program.
Official name change
to PeacePlayers
South Africa.
2001-2007
Serving over 3,500
participants, each school
had four teams (two boys
and two girls teams) per
grade from grade 6 to
grade 7, delivering the
Life Skills curriculum to
participants.
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2002-2003
Life Skills program
focused on leadership and
character building.
PEACEPLAYERS SOUTH AFRICA STORYBOOK
2008
Between 2008 & 2012,
two recessions caused
PeacePlayers South
Africa to shrink in size
going from thousands
of participants to 150.
2010
PeacePlayers South
Africa wins the Global
Laureus Award.
