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During Ntobeko’s time working in curriculum development, he
found a colleague and brother - Thobani Khumalo. Playing for
Peace staff members hold these two in the same honorary light for
the impact they achieved through their curriculum creation and
delivery. Ntobeko credits Thobani with “teaching me how to develop
a curriculum.” Thobani credits Ntobeko with “asking the necessary
questions that no one else thinks about and thinking strategically
about the direction of the organisation.” They were a dynamic duo
that knew how to lead with pure genuineness. If you talked to either
one, you wouldn't be able to tell who was the teacher and who was
the student. They both played these roles at different stages.
Thobani and Ntobeko are prime examples of ideas implemented
on paper to positively impact the thought process of thousands of
Playing for Peace participants, across the generations. They built
something special from the foundation of who they are as people.
They are both master teachers and master learners who have ears
of empathy and understanding and voices of honesty and solutions.
They are legends in their own right as it relates to curriculum
development (Thobani) and THE core life skills curriculum (Ntobeko).
Playing for Peace would not be where it is today without them, and
the PeacePlayers community should always look to them as a source
of light.
Bryan Franklin, Fellow on Ntobeko Ngcamu: “Ntobeko was so
distinctly himself and he was an invaluable contributor to the
programme. Ntobeko and Thobani brought fullness of themselves to
whatever space they were in. No matter what was happening in his
life, he always showed up and treated whoever he was with like they
were the most important person in the world.”
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