MALAWI, ANGOLA, UGANDA, RWANDA, DR CONGO, TANZANIA, SIERRA LEONE...

***NEWSFLASH*** - SIERRA LEONE

Congratulations to Wills and Duncan who masterminded an amazing project across rural Sierra Leone in November last year. In partnership with our friends at SOS Children's Villages, they got to some of the hardest to reach parts of the country to spread over 3,800 little balls of happiness across the north & south of the country.


NEXT UP...?

Watch this space, but we're hoping to have another project running in West Africa in March/April 2023. Exciting....


 

THE GREAT FOOTBALL GIVEAWAY

No kid should be denied the chance to kick a ball about. It's one of life's most simple pleasures.

So that's what we're here for. To get sports equipment direct into the hands (or rather feet) of some of the world's most disadvantaged kids. On behalf of you. Simple.

Every donation you give is converted into a brand new footballs (or netballs), pumps & spare valves and hand delivered by us with a message that it comes from you - yes, it really is that personal. Every ball goes direct to kids in schools, orphanages or even just by the side of the road. We keep a record so you can find out exactly where your ball went.

To date we've run projects in Malawi, Angola, Uganda, Rwanda (inc DR Congo), Zambia, Tanzania and Sierra Leone, delivering thousands of balls every time we go.


SIERRA LEONE 2020-22

We finally returned to Sierra Leone in November 2022 and distributed the remaining balls from our shipoment. Having sent a container of balls out there just before the pandemic hit, we've had to rely on the heroics of our partners SOS Children's Villages to help with the principal distribution of the balls, in a much more formal way than we are used to. For obvious reasons. Thankfully we could return and finish what we started.

Sierra Leone has been hit hard recently and it was not long after the devastating outbreaks of Ebola (now cleared), that the Coronavirus pandemic hit.

But thankfully things are returning to normal and with football loved by both girls & boys it feels the perfect place for us to run a project.

Footballs are a hugely resourceful tool and can be used to help draw kids into education, off the streets and into care. As well as putting smiles on faces.

The Great Football Giveaway Film
Not so long ago we made a short film about what we do, which was shown shown on CH4 in UK and on TV around the world. If you'd like a DVD copy to share with friends and help spread the message, please contact us.
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Get Involved
The great thing about The Great Football Giveaway is that anyone can be a part of it. If you're interested in volunteering or fundraising find out how here.