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Beyond joining our Supporters Club, there's numerous ways you can get involved and support our work.
BE PART OF OUR DREAM,
BE PART OF OUR TEAM TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES ONE GOAL AT A TIME.
Beyond financial donations to support our work, there's numerous ways you can support our work. Whether it be through volunteering, helping to organise events or donating kit and equipment, we'd love to hear from you.
Bavarian International School is ...
"ON THE BALL"
Football Tournament 8 a-side
Saturday October 25th, 9.30 - 12.30
BIS Track Pitch, Haimhausen
€50/£45 Team Entry Fee up to 10 players (payment online must be made in £)
The event coincides with Zambia Independence Day (24th October), and the Elena Sarra Memorial Tournament at Kalingalinga aimed at girls and women in the area, that honours the legacy of our late co-founder, Elena Sarra. She made gender equality & female empowerment a core value of AOTB.
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See what happened last year at the Elena Sarra Memorial Tournament
"Walk to Zambia" - October 25th - November 29th
After the Tournament, the BIS Community can aim to RUN, WALK, BIKE, SWIM or do any sporting activity to contribute to the 11,000 kms from Munich to Zambia. Any sporting activity for an hour = 5km to help reach Zambia.
Ask friends, family & colleagues to sponsor your efforts via the Justgiving fundraising link (click "Join Us") to support academic, skills & coaching scholarships and help build the new "AOTB Community Education Clubhouse".
Click the "How far your money goes" for a full list of what can be funded, and watch the AOTB Explainer Video to see how you can help change lives through football.
“Come & join the fun & help change lives through football. As Patron of this charity that is close to my heart, I have seen the direct impact it makes through football. €300 funds 1 person for a 1 yr academic / skills scholarship.
Click the video below to see how AOTB works and the invitation to become "Season Ticket Holders" to their club.
Katriina Talaslathi, BIS Alumni, Pro Footballer
Make Your Plans for the 2026 Kiltwalk with AOTB
Make your plans and sign up for one of the Kiltwalks in 2026,
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Glasgow, Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April.
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Aberdeen, Sunday 7 June.
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Dundee, Sunday 16 August.
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Edinburgh, Sunday 13 September.
Anyone looking to make their plans and sign up for one of the Kiltwalks in 2026, please contact: https://thekiltwalk.co.uk/ OR louise@africaontheball.org
The Edinburgh Kiltwalk
AOTB Golf Day at Haggs Castle, Glasgow
5th June 2026
We invite you to be On The Ball and help join us in launching our inaugural Golf fundraiser and positive action to help bring direct change to the community of Kalingalinga, Zambia.
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11am Registration & light lunch, 1 pm Shotgun start. Handicapped Scramble.
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Supporting Africa on The Ball, changing lives through football.
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Registration fee 150/individual, 500/team.
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Prizes:1st, 2nd, 3rd, Hole in One and many more.
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3 course dinner and Auction.
Contact Louise Holland (louise@africaontheball.org)
for more information
Glasgow on the Ball
Glasgow On The Ball, is a community football club with a difference in that we play to have fun and share a passion, but we also raise funds and awareness for Africa On The Ball. We have over 60 members with 4 teams playing in Glasgow Leagues, including over 35’s and over 40’s playing Glasgow Central Region. We are part of The Fairplay Foundation.
For more information contact the First Team Manager, Michael Cotter mjcotter99@gmail.com
Partnerships
We love to work with schools and create partnerships with our partner schools in Africa. These partnerships have varied and have included receiving presentations on the work of the charity, raising funds for the charity's work and organising letter exchanges.
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