The Ball has led over a hundret workshops in about FairPlay, Climate Action and Gender Equality in 21 countries. Over 13,000 signatures and pledges for Sustainability and Gender Equality. In December 2023, The Ball visited its 22nd and final country,… [Read More]
Tag: Climate Action
COP28 Diary 3: Presenting The Ball at the Extreme Hangout
Read here how The Ball was presented at the COP28 Extreme Hangout and met climate activists as well as footballer Jordan Henderson and musician Matt Sorum. Spirit of Football was able to present The Ball and its stories at the… [Read More]
COP28 Diary 2: Ministers, Indigenous peoples and Gurudev
Read here, how Spirit of Football representative Iris met indigenous leaders, environment ministers and the famous Indian guru Ravi Shankar. Dec 8, 2023 Ravi Shankar, often called Sri Sri (honorific) or Gurudev (teacher) is an Indian yoga guru, a spiritual… [Read More]
COP28 Diary 1: Pledges from Climate Action Leaders
COP is the Climate Conference by the United Nations, hosted by the UNFCCC secretariat (UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). In 2023, COP28 was hosted by the United Arab Emirates and was hosted in Dubai. For us as… [Read More]
Sustainability on The Ball in remote South West Australia
14th to 19th of August: Vitas Carosella, who has been writing passionately about sustainability and football, even a feature on The Ball, connected us to Vasse Soccer Club in South West Australia that strives to be sustainable, using Forest Green… [Read More]
#PassItOn: The Ball meets Generation Amazing
During Festival23 more than 75 female youth leaders from Football for Good (F4G) organisations from all over the world came together in Sydney around the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Ball was also part of this inspiring F4G festival,… [Read More]
Workshop Youth Leaders: Climate Change and Gender Inequality
By Sarah Van Vooren, Atoot Co-Founder, Equal Playing Field Ambassador and member of our Spirit of Football Family Arriving early to the sprawling campus of Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in the north suburbs, Festival23 was buzzing with positive… [Read More]
Football in the Rain with Betio Sports Group
After coming back from the outer island on June 27th, we jumped right into our next workshop. This time were joined by 20 young women and men from different sports teams in Betio. Generally, we had noticed during our workshops,… [Read More]
Women’s Football in Kiribati
June 24: There are many women in Kiribati who are just as football crazy as men. If encouraged and supported, women’s football in Kiribati can thrive! We had met some of the girls who play football in Betio the night… [Read More]
The President and only female Minister of Kiribati sign The Ball during Police Day
June 23: On our second day in South Tarawa, the ‘main land’ of Kiribati, the most densely populated of the Kiribati Islands, we were invited to observe the Police Day Celebration. The impressive march by the police forces was… [Read More]
Homely stay and workshop with women in the fishing village Tavua
We arrived in Tavua early evening of June 12. Upon arrival, we were received with a traditional welcoming ceremony which includes formal greetings, explanations of the purpose of the visit and ceremonial drinking of Kava with the village elders. Our… [Read More]
The Ball in Fiji
Fiji is outspoken on climate change issues. It’s population is existentially threatened by climate change. Fiji is also a sports-crazy nation. People love sports in Fiji and football itself has a long and healthy tradition. Spirit of Football aims to… [Read More]