21st to 23rd April: Sagada is spectacular and spiritual. Nestled into the mountains of Mountain Province. It is known for its calming mountain valleys, cascading rice terraces, limestone caves, waterfalls and organic coffee. Add to that the friendly and staunch… [Read More]
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Baguio
19th to 20th April: The Italian icon Roberto Baggio is one of the legends of world football, and he has nothing at all to do with the northern Filipino city of Baguio. But Spirit of Football’s ball-carriers Joaquin Nanez and… [Read More]
Gawad Kalinga – using football to give care
17th and 18th of April: An email reached us via the US State Department’s Sports Diplomacy office: “The US Embassy in Manila is currently supporting a soccer for climate action workshop with the Filipino NGO Gawad Kalinga (GK). The project… [Read More]
The Ball goes undercover at University League Matches
Since 2002, The Ball has gotten used to the red carpet being rolled out for its arrival. There have been meetings with presidents of nations (Germany and Zambia for example), cavalcades through cities’ streets, and an address to parliament in… [Read More]
The Ball in search of the Spirit of Football in the Philippines
Spirit of Football’s visit to the Philippines had been in the works ever since Valeree Nolasco reached out to Spirit after watching our presentation at COP-26 (the UN Climate Conference) in Glasgow in 2021. Valeree not only comes from the… [Read More]
Climate Facts from Cool Down – the Sport for Climate Action Network
The Philippines’ geography makes it acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2019, it was rated as the most vulnerable country to climate change, with both rapid and slow-moving impacts currently unfolding throughout the country. On average, the… [Read More]
The Ball in the Philippines 14th to 29th of April
Schedule: Manila – 14th to 18th of April Ball signings at Women’s University Matches (15.4.2023) Ball signings at Men’s University Matches (16.4.2023) Workshop at Gawad Kalinga (17. – 18.4.2023) Baguio – 19th to 20th April Meet and greets with partners,… [Read More]
Father Ray’s Children’s Village
The Ball was invited by Mr Jo Jo to come and visit the Father Ray Children’s Village on the outskirts of Pattaya – Thailand’s prostitution capital. Father Ray’s Children’s Village offers a safe place for children from Pattaya and all… [Read More]
Wind surf champion turned environmentalist
Amara fights for Gender Equality and Sustainable Action at Jomtien Beach Clean-up on 11.4.2023 Lee Hawkins, founder of the ASA Foundation (a Common Goal – football for good – partner organisation of SOF) told us about one of ASA’s Master… [Read More]
PlayOnside in Mae Sot
The Ball in Mae Sot: 2nd to 5th of April 2023 The Spirit team and The Ball hit the road again and headed 8 hours North of Bangkok to the Thai – Myanmar border on 2nd of April to run… [Read More]
SDG Move in Bangkok
2-day Workshop at Thammasat University, Bangkok: March 31st to April 1st 2023 It didn’t take long, after arriving in Bangkok in the evening of March 29 via Train from Aranyaprathet at the Cambodian border, to deliver our first workshop in… [Read More]
The Ball in Thailand
The Ball’s schedule in Thailand Bangkok: 30.04. – 02.04.2023 Mae Sot: 03.04. – 06.04.2023 Pattaya: 07.04. – 13.04.2023 Bangkok: 13.04 – 14.04.2023