June 28: This was a crazy one. Barry, who is a OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) Just Play Trainer, asked us: “How many kids should we bring?”, and we said “as many as possible”. At last, we wanted to get to… [Read More]
Tag: The Ball
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]
Reception and official Signing of The Ball in Kiribati
For the official Signing of The Ball in Kiribati on June 24, a number of esteemed guests were invited. It was a pleasure to get to know Marni from the New Zealand High Commission to Kiribati, as well as Yaobin… [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]
“Roar of the Waves” – Sustainable Break
Exhausted from our exciting and emotional project in the Nasama village in Sigatoka and the sand dune photo shoot with the Fijian national champion Nadroga rugby team, we set-off to find weekend accommodation. Being on a shoe-string budget, finding reasonable… [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]
Ghozi Bali Ball
Thanks Ghozi for hosting The Ball and its team in Bali. You got involved in Spirit of Football in 2014 – volunteering your cooking and sport talents to support our community. You helped make refugees feel welcome in Erfurt. You… [Read More]
The Bali Prison Ball
The Ball 2014 was hand-made in a prison in Sao Paulo state in a rehabilitation project called Painting Freedom. At the end of the journey, The Ball visited the Franco de Rocha Prison to meet its maker and was used… [Read More]
Water Purification and Blessings for The Ball
Thanks to Ghozi, our friend who worked for Spirit of Football in Germany and is now back based in Bali, we were invited to a Water Purification Full Moon Ceremony at the Penglukatan Amertha Buana Temple in Bali. We bathed… [Read More]