All across Africa you see kids in the streets and on makeshift soccer fields kicking all sorts of things that look vaguely like soccer balls (coconuts, bundles of clothes, tin cans…). 

There is a great charity drive called Footballs for Fun who has identified this love of the game and whose aim is to get actual footballs to kids in Africa. 

Their motto is “A gift from the world of tourism to the children of Africa”.  I think it’s a lovely project and well worth supporting. 

You can buy balls in South African colors or others.  The balls are deflated and therefore very easily packed (and come with a pump and valve). 

And if you like, your company logo can be printed on the balls to make it a really personal involvement for your company.