Assignment 1 International Interest
Nowadays everything seemed relate to international aspects because the world is becoming as a global village. A lot of organization is also containing international components in order to have a higher quality organization. For example, one of my interests is basketball association. I like to play basketball and enjoy watching the players competed for their honor of the teams. An international organization called Peace Players International, which is helping to develop sports skills from different area`s children from age 10 to 14 is organized by South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Middle East. Peace Players International has four main objectives, bridge social divides, develop future leaders, educate children to lead healthy, constructive lives and build community involvement to ensure long-term sustainability.
Peace Players International was founded in 2001 on the premise that “children who play together can learn to live together.” Peace Players International effectively blends together proven theories of social modeling, conflict resolution and public diplomacy to operate basketball and life-skills programs in historically divided regions that bring together thousands of children from different religious, racial, and cultural backgrounds. The programs attract children to participate in basketball and life-skills activities that enable them to learn leadership skills and how to live as friends and neighbors. A key component to Peace Players International's effectiveness is that the programs target children aged 10–14. These are the children old enough to pick up the basics of the sport, but young enough that many prejudices have not yet been cemented. Through the power of sport and education and the strategic integration of public diplomacy, Peace Players International is altering the pattern of preconceived prejudice and equipping children with the skills and education needed to address the serious social and health issues they face. Peace Players International established a program in Cyprus in October 2006 that is using the game of basketball to facilitate positive dialogue and interaction between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot youth, with the ultimate goal being improved relations between the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus. The project is led by a group of 3 Peace Players International-Cyprus directors and 16 local coaches who direct activities that bring 10- to 12-year-old Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot youth together to play the sport in an inclusive, fun environment. The program was launched in partnership with the United Nations Development Programmed. Working with the UNDP and other local partners, Peace Players International-Cyprus has the following objectives: Peace Players International is bring hundreds of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot children together to play basketball in a fun, inclusive environment and also train and employ local young audits from both communities to work together as coaches, leaders and role models In addition, Peace Players International develop links between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sports clubs and other community organizations and build community involvement and investment.
Another organization that I am interesting is called National Basketball Association. The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. It has thirty franchised member clubs, and is an active