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50 million children are displaced by conflict. Play is how many begin to heal. Play and prayer both build peace: follow Pray4Peace too. ballproject.com Drop a ⚽ if you believe every kid deserves to play. #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject

Kids with trained coaches come back next season 95% of the time. Without them, 74%. Coaches keep kids in the game. ballproject.com Reply 👇 name a coach who kept YOU playing. #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #YouthSports

15,280 civilians killed or injured in Ukraine in 8 months, a 55% rise, says the UN. Behind every number is a name. Pray at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙏 for someone carrying something heavy. #Pray4Peace #Ukraine #PrayForPeace

Nigerian Christian and Muslim leaders are standing together: "Insecurity does not stop at religious boundaries." Unity is answered prayer. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙌 if this gives you hope. #Pray4Peace #Nigeria #PrayForPeace

Kids quit organized sports by 13 because it stopped being fun. The best coaches bring the joy back. Who was yours? Name them below 👇 ballproject.com #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #Coaches

Nearly 198,000 people in Yemen have fled their homes since July. Taiz and Lahej carry the heaviest load. Pause at 1:02 and pray for them. pray4peace.world Drop a 🕊️ if you're praying with us. #Pray4Peace #Yemen #PrayForPeace

Two Somali communities signed an 8-point peace accord on Oct 5. Peace like this is built slowly, by people willing to sit down together. Keep praying at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙌 if this made you smile today. #Pray4Peace #Somalia #PrayForPeace

In Rwanda, 7,000+ kids play every week thanks to one partner. In 2024: 25 new programs, 342 balls, and 109 education sponsorships. Now balls are made locally, too. Help put the next ball in a child's hands. Donate today: ballproject.com #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject

1.4 million people displaced by gang violence in Haiti. Over half the country facing hunger. The headlines got quieter — the need didn't. Pause with us at 1:02. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForHaiti #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙏 for Haiti

The Atlanta Hawks' Community Court Tour brought basketball to 1,600+ kids across 17 metro neighborhoods this year. Talent is everywhere — access isn't. 🏀 #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #PeaceThroughPlay Where are you cheering from? 🌍

The DRC-Rwanda peace agreement keeps inching forward this year — armed groups pulling back, both nations still at the table. No headline moment, just steady progress. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #DRCRwanda #KeepThePracticeGoing Drop a 🙌 if slow progress counts too.

Colorado's Youth Sports Giving Day has raised $9M and reached 500,000+ kids in two years. Proof that community-funded play works. 🏀⚽ #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #WhatOneBallCanDo Drop a 🙌 if you believe every kid deserves to play

Sudan is facing the largest humanitarian emergency in the world right now — 33.7M people, nearly 2 in 3, need aid this year. At 1:02, pause and pray with us. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForSudan #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙏 if you're praying with us

Sioux Falls turned an empty lot into a basketball court — plus a free ball to start the first game. No fundraiser, just neighbors who wanted kids to play. 🏀 #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #PeaceThroughPlay Drop a 🏀 if your block needs one too

The world marked the International Day of Peace this week: "Invest in Peace, for everyone, everywhere, every day." That's the whole idea behind pausing at 1:02. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForPeace #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙌 if you paused today

80% of Lebanon lives in poverty. Two years after war displaced 1.4M people there, the threat of renewed conflict is rising again. 🇱🇧 Pray with us at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙏 for Lebanon. #Pray4Peace #Lebanon

30 years ago these countries were at war. This August, 1,200 young people from 5 Balkan nations competed together at the Plazma Youth Sport Games. 🏐 Play writes a different story. ballproject.com Where are you cheering from? 🌍 #HelpKidsPlay #playforpeace

Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria shared an iftar meal this year under one theme: Unity in Diversity. 🕊️ Proof that reconciliation is still happening, quietly. pray4peace.world Tag someone who needs this reminder. #Pray4Peace #Nigeria

200,000+ newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan region. Floods now on top of the fighting. 1/3 of health facilities are out of service. 🇸🇩 Pray with us at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🕊️ if you're praying with us. #Pray4Peace #Sudan

Little League + Boys & Girls Clubs of America teamed up this week: 25 pilot programs, more kids in the game. ⚾ Access is everything — that's the whole mission here too. ballproject.com Reply with the team that shaped you 👇 #HelpKidsPlay #youthsports