Footballs For Fun

February 3, 2012 by Gretta Schifano Leave a Comment

Footballs For Fun

Footballs For Fun was my favourite stand at the Times Destinations Travel Show in London. This is a charity which produces Fairtrade footballs in Pakistan and then sells them to travellers to give to African children. All of the profits go to help sick or needy children in Africa.

Those who’d like to get involved but aren’t planning a trip to Africa can either buy a ball for themselves or send a donation for footballs to be sent to Africa. I bought one of the colourful balls for £8 for my kids as, sadly, I’m not planning on a trip to Africa anytime soon.

I'm a freelance journalist and blogger specialising in family travel with teenagers, trips when parents manage to travel without their kids, and 50+ travel. I also write about vegetarian travel, parenting teenagers, adoption, SEN, ADHD and anxiety. My work's been published by the Financial Times, Guardian, Independent, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet and others. I've lived and worked in Italy and Spain and am now based in rural south-east England with my husband, adoptive and birth kids and our dog. I previously worked as a social action radio producer for the BBC.

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