Since being founded in 2005 we have received a variety of awards for our work.
Juilius Hirsch Prize 2020
The award was introduced by the DFB in 2005 in commemoration of the Jewish Germany international player Julius Hirsch who died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. It is awarded to clubs, organisations and people who campaign against exclusion, xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism.
European Citizen’s Prize 2018
Since 2018 the European Parliament has decorated the extraordinary engagement of single citizens or organizations that promote mutual understanding and integration throughout Europe. This award recognizes projects that strengthen European collaboration, solidarity and tolerance within the European Union and beyond. Spirit of Football was especially recognized for its work in the field of integration in the area of education.
Africa Recognition Award 2018
This nomination is in recognition of outstanding and tireless efforts to improve intercultural exchange and promote social harmony in Thuringia. The impacts over the years through the ‚The Ball‘ project has positively improved the confidence, break social and cultural stereotypes and facilitated growth in social acceptance of immigrants in Thuringia.
German Football Association Prize 2016
This award acknowledges organizations and schools that have promoted integration using football as a tool. The German Football Association acknowledged Spirit of Football for our integration work in our project “Spirit of Welcome” in 2016. We would like to specifically thank Robert Fritzsch for his incredible voluntary work leading this project from 2015 to 2017.
Thuringian Integration Prize 2015
The Thuringian Integration Prize acknowledges successful integration in the region of Thuringia. Spirit of Football won this award for its integration work in 2015.
The Volunteer Award of the City of Erfurt 2015
Volunteer work opens opportunities for everybody to make a social commitment and therefore make a positive change in local society. Volunteerism is good for your own personal development and offers the chance to participate actively in social life. With the award in 2015 the city of Erfurt recognized Spirit of Football for its work as a shining example for volunteerism.
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Spirit of Football e.V. is committed to openness and against exclusion of any kind. The core values of our non-formal educational work are based on the trips by “The Ball” to the FIFA World Cup. Since 2002, The Ball has reached over 40,000 people through the universal language of football and its intercultural power. These experiences inform the school curriculums and extracurricular educational offers that we have been implementing since 2010.
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Iris wrote a new post, Upcycling und andere Innovationen im Flüchtlingscamp – Video, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 4 days, 6 hours ago
Not macht erfinderisch –
so ungefähr könnte man das arabische Sprichwort “الحاجة أم الاختراع” im Deutschen wiedergeben. Der Satz kam von den Bewohnern des Azraq-Flüchtlingscamps selbst, als wir ihre Innovatione […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Methodenkatalog – Football for climate action, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 3 weeks ago
Unser Methodenkatalog für Menschen, die sich für interaktive pädagogische Methoden an der Schnittstelle von Fußball und Nachhaltigkeit interessieren, entstand 2022 im Laufe unseres Projekts “One Ball, One Wor […]
Iris wrote a new post, Partnering with teilAuto to reduce our carbon footprint, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Spirit of Football has been using teilAuto for a long time when getting to projects in Germany. For example, we hold sport and football activities for marginalised groups in rural areas in Thuringia. Recently, […]
Iris wrote a new post, Azraq Refugee Camp Project Calendar 2023, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 4 weeks ago
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Der 2023 Spirit of Football-Kalender zeigt Highlights unseres Fairplay, Teamwork, Kunst & Upcycling-Workshops, den wir im November und Dezember 2022 mit unseren TeilnehmerInnen aus dem […]
Iris wrote a new post, Spirit in Jordan 2022 – Fairplay football, textile art and camp innovations, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 1 month ago
It had been three years since the last Spirit of Football project in Jordan in March 2019. Although our teams would have loved to continue their work in the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, the Covid 19 pandemic […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Spirit sucht Social Media Content Manager, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Spirit of Stellenausschreibung Part 1:
Wir suchen für den Zeitraum Januar bis August 2023 einen/eine Social Media Content Manager/Managerin für das Projekt “The Ball”. Die Arbeitszeit beträgt bis zu 15 […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Workshop zur Fußball-WM in Katar mit U19 Nachwuchs, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Zusammen mit der U17 und U19 Nachwuchsmannschaft werden im November zwei Workshops anlässlich der WM in Katar durchgeführt.
Artikel in der Thüringer Allgemeine zum download.
Beitrag im MDR Thüringen Jou […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Erstes Training Unified Football beim FSV Ilmtal Zottelstedt, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 3 months ago
Trotz 13 Grad und bedecktem Himmel trafen sich am Mittwoch 20 Fußballfans, die das erste Unified Training beim FSV Ilmtal Zottelstedt bestritten.
Bei tiefen Boden und guter Musik hatten die Spielerinnen […]
Ulrike Enders wrote a new post, Drossel Island, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 4 months ago
Beim Feriencamp auf dem Drosselberg, das Spirit of Football mit der Kulturpädagogin Billie Enders im Kinder- und Familienzentrum Jumpers durchführte, waren auch ukrainische Kinder eingeladen. Dank unserer Ü […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Tourstart für The Ball 2022 – Thüringen Etappe, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 6 months, 1 week ago
Am Sonntag, den 7. August startet The Ball auf seine “Tour de Thüringen”. Im Klimapavillion auf dem Erfurter Petersberg erwarten wir euch ab 13 Uhr zu einem spannenden Prolog. Im Anschluss radeln wir zusammen zum […]