On our last day in Malaysia we visited the PJ ECO Recycling Plaza in the Petaling Jaya district of Kuala Lumpur. There we were given a tour by Lee Yoon, co-founder of Hara Makers, a social enterprise that is upcycling… [Read More]
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The Ball goes MAHSA University – Teamwork makes the Dream Work
May 11th and 12th: The next stop for The Ball was at MAHSA University. In August 2022 an SOF Team ran a 2-day workshop at BVB in Dortmund (Germany) with participants from various BVB departments – the BVB Academy, the… [Read More]
Port Dickson – Hari Raya
May 5th to 7th: The Ball carriers separated for a few days with Andrew heading with The Ball directly to Port Dickson and Iris visiting a friend in Johor Bahru before joining Andrew. There was enough time for The Ball… [Read More]
The Ball in Malaysia: 7th to 14th of May
Malaysia is country 15 for The Ball en route to New Zealand and Australia and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Schedule: Johor Bahru – 7th of May: Iris visiting friends (05/07/2023) Port Dickinson – 7th to 9th of May:… [Read More]
Helping hands help The Ball get around the world
Helping Hands Help The Ball Around The World: The Ball and Spirit of Football would be nothing without many thousands of helping hands across the world in more than 60 countries who have helped make our social football projects and… [Read More]
I pledge for Equal Representation in the Diplomatic Service
Equal Representation in the Diplomatic Service: On the 5th of May The Ball visited the German Embassy in Singapore and spent an hour talking to Ying Huang, Head of Culture, Press and Public Diplomacy. She signed The Ball and pledged… [Read More]
The Ball goes GI & MOELC
Goethe Institut Singapore supported Workshop at Ministry of Education Language Centre (MOELC) – 3rd and 5th of May: Our 2-day Workshop (3rd & 5th of May) with 19 young Singaporean German learners was organised and supported by the Goethe Institut… [Read More]
Fairplay with Lion City Sailors Girls Team
Fairplay with Lion City Sailors Girls Team – May 4th: We originally wanted to run a session with the defending Singapore national champion Lion City Sailors Women’s Team. However, it didn’t turn out like that. Many of the LCS players… [Read More]
The Ball goes Bundesliga
May 3rd: We had met Julia Farr at Borussia Dortmund in Germany, where we ran a sustainability workshop in August 2022. We reconnected with her in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in March 2022 with The Ball where we co-delivered a TOT… [Read More]
Singapore – Pledges on the Street and Celebrating a Birthday
Arrival, planning, collecting pledges on the street and celebrating a birthday: April 30 until May 2: In previous journeys, The Ball has been accompanied by various “ball-carriers”. Christian and Phil and Richard in 2002 & 2006. Andrew was joined by… [Read More]
Cebu – Sticky Rice
27th to 29th of April: Members of three JCI groups in Bohol passed the baton on to JCI Zugbuana and Jessica Resch. Jessica is the President of Cebu City’s Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation and therefore also a member of Cebu… [Read More]
Bohol’s Changing Climate
24th to 26th April: Heading south, our team of five left Baguio and flew to Cebu City and eventually made our way via ferry to the gorgeous Island of Bohol. From there it was a 30-minute taxi to our accommodation… [Read More]