PeacePlayers 2023 Impact Report 5 18 (5) - Flipbook - Page 35
— PEACEPLAYERS ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT —
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE GROWING UP IN INCREASINGLY
DIVIDED SOCIETIES. HOW CAN BASKETBALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS?
Lindani: I think it’s in the mentorship of coaches. We always use everything that they taught us. We
all respect each other. There is no racism. So I think basketball has the power of changing the world,
like at PeacePlayers, they have this thing that says, ‘If the children can play together, they can learn
to live together.
The PeacePlayers vision is to create a better world
They can’t reach everyone, but by using us young
people who are about to become future leaders [to
spread that vision],
BASKETBALL WILL BE BRINGING
CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY.”
-Lindani
WHAT ELSE DO YOU
THINK BASKETBALL
PROVIDES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE?
Olwami: I see basketball
influencing a lot of factors
like personal health and
PeacePlayers
grew me to
be this leader that I
am now. I’m always
learning and doing things
physical health. And also
I never would have
basketball is a growing
thought I would be able
sport in South Africa, so
to do at my age. Or at
there’s a lot of space to grow,
all. But
and a lot you can gain, for
instance, scholarships. Also,
basketball allows you to
analyze certain things in life
at a slower pace. Because,
basketball teaches you to be
able to slow your mind down
through all the speed that’s
PEACEPLAYERS HAS
BEEN A CATALYST
FOR MY SUCCESS IN
LIFE.”
-Olwami
going on, and make precise
decisions. So, take that into
life. You’re able to analyze
certain situations and make
wiser decisions.
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