Play31 - reporting from Sierra Leone
If you’re a just somewhat regular reader of this site, you’ll probably know by now that I’ve started a small NGO donating footballs to children in developing countries, thus aiming at spreading joy and peace with footballs.
I am currently in Sierra Leone to carry out the pilot project. Just today, I bought the footballs. I’m ecstatic to say the least. I cannot wait to see the little kids in Bonthe and Makeni run around with brand new footballs, exercising their Right to Play. Kids, mind you, who never get anything from anyone because they live in a part of the country that is completely disenfranchised and has long been ignored by the central government.
Anyways, enough talk. Go visit www.play31.org. I hope I will somehow manage to blog a little in there and post some pics, but I will have to have Eric, the Creative Director of Play31, to sort that out.
Thanks a million to everyone who has contributed one way or another in the process of making this happen!
Play football and make peace!