Bala Sport - Makers of Footballs - Time for a whole new ball game.

The Bala Sport Community Share Offer has been extended and is now on Crowd Funder with rewards.

If you would like to help us bring Fairtrade sports balls into mainstream sports and recreation, and ensure a better livelihood for those who work to produce them you can become a shareholder in Bala Sport. Our minimum target amount of £50,000 was exceeded (£72,620 was raised in just 12 weeks). Watch the video below -

This brand new co-operative style organisation was set up to expand the availability and use of ethically produced Fairtrade sports balls (focusing initially on footballs) in the UK and beyond.

The Fairtrade Mark is the most widely recognised ethical label globally and trusted by 89% of UK consumers. A key role of this co-operative is to raise awareness of the issues around Fairtrade sports balls and how they help make a difference in the lives of some of the estimated 40,000 workers in Sialkot, Pakistan (where around 70% of the world’s hand-stitched balls are made).

When a high quality Fairtrade certified football is sold in the UK the buyer is guaranteed that the men and women who made these hand stitched products are paid a fair wage and benefit from fair working conditions and also the additional Fairtrade Premium.

This is a cash sum used for social, economic and environmental development projects decided upon through a democratic process and typically include free healthcare and educational projects for workers and their families and the wider community. Recent stats show that retail sales of Fairtrade certified products as a whole in the UK generated £23 million in Fairtrade Premium. This organisation will ensure that in future the amount benefiting sports ball workers in Pakistan will rise significantly.

Prospectus -  https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0435/1421/files/FTSB_Share_Offer_Document_June_2015.pdf?1971853423680803009

Bala Sport web site -  http://www.balasport.co.uk/