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]
Tag: Gender Equality
Inspirational Women at the Football for Good Forum in Sydney
During the second to last day of Festival23, on August 12, 2023, the Football for Good Forum was held in a collaborative space designed to communicate and embed the positive impact women’s football can have as a driver towards a… [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]
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 meets U19 Kulas
U19 Kulas – U19 Fiji National Football Women’s Team We were invited to present The Ball at the Fiji Football Association’s Annual Congress. After the President of the FFA (Rajesh Patel) and Fiji’s most famous ever footballer and Captain of… [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]
Green School Part 2: SDGs and Intercultural Fairplay
Workshop at Green School, Day 1 On May 29, we started our first workshop day with a Fairplay Football session with the students from different grades of the green school. We wanted to teach them the Fairplay rules in the… [Read More]
Mixed Fairplay Friendly at Bundesliga Common Ground in Jakarta
On May 18, our team held a mixed FairPlay Football Session a the Common Ground Field in Jakarta. We started out with a lot of kids from the local community around the field. The second session was with the Women’s… [Read More]
The Ball for Women’s Football @Jakarta
May 17: The Ball met the Indonesian U20 Women’s National Team Coach Yopi and his team are coaching talented girls of different ages to get them ready for the full national team. We were impressed by the enthusiasm and talent… [Read More]
One-Two: The Ball meets the World Champion USWNT
The US-American Spirit Ambassadors met the (still) reigning world champions, the USA: The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) and its world famous stars like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgen.