Dreamfields was launched in October 2007, sponsored by BHP Billiton and Old Mutual. The idea was to use the soccer fever growing in our country to inspire investment in township and rural schools. So far more than 100 schools have been sponsored with DreamBags, launching them on the road to setting up local leagues and improving the school environment. And in March, work on the first soccer field – in Venda – will begin.

A DreamBag includes five soccer balls, 15 pairs of boots and 15 sets of kit, including numbered shirts, shorts and socks. In other words, everything you need to start a new team, or to make one that’s up and running feel like they can take on the world.

The bag itself is sturdy and large, and comes branded with the Dreamfields logo on one side. The other side is yours to brand as you wish. It is the same with the shirts – the Dreamfields logo sits on the left breast, the rest of the space belongs to you the sponsor.

But what’s really exciting, Mkaya, is the other things you can pack inside, stuff that you can feel rather than see. We would like DreamBag sponsors to engage with the pupils whose future they are helping to enhance. You could take the DreamBag there yourself. Gather some friends and colleagues – everybody has ten mates – form a team and play a game with the kids you’ve decided to sponsor.

Remember Mkaya - when you give young people new boots and new balls, and make them feel special, you can bring out the best in their hearts and not just their feet.

SAWomEng delegates grow dreams in Gugulethu
Delegates from the annual SAWomEng (South African Women in Engineering) conference did something different this year. The SAWomEng mission is to act as an anchor and support base for young female students of all backgrounds and engineering disciplines. Together with BHP Billiton SA they joined in the current soccer excitement by attending a schools soccer tournament for primary schools organised by the Dreamfields Project. Read more…

Dreamfields on CNN
Dreamfields was featured this week on CNN, on Inside Africa. Read more…

Celebrating Six Hundred DreamBags at Tshisahulu DreamEvent
In May 2008, the children of Tshisahulu, and their neighbours from the villages of Lwamondo and Duthuni, gathered to play football on the first two football fields built by the Dreamfields Project. And one year later, they returned in even greater numbers to celebrate the next step taken in growing their soccer dreams – greater numbers because another 12 DreamBags were handed out to new schools. And that took the total of DreamBags donated countrywide past the 600 mark. Read more…

Bringing Goals To Newcastle
From Potchefstroom to Humansdorp, from the Eastern Cape to Newcastle in the heart of Kwazulu-Natal – Dreamfields partnership with Edcon is slowly but surely spreading the magic of soccer and the excitement of 2010 across South Africa. Read more…

Two days of non-stop dreaming
Four DreamEvents in 36 hours, 44 schools involved and 660 young players proudly taking the field in brand new kit — however you look at it, the weekend that began on Friday July 25th was the most remarkable in Dreamfields history. Read more…

237 DreamBags Donated So Far - Updated 31 July 2008
A number of schools and organisations have benefitted from the Dreamfields Project with DreamBags being donated throughout the country. Read more…

Soccer Dreams on Stage
Some football fans will swear that soccer is the highest form of art, so it's no surprise that The Dreamfields Project has been getting fantastic support from the worlds of theatre and literature. Read more…

Dreams in the Dust
Three donkeys walk down the main street of Gopane, 10km from the Lobatsi border with Botswana. It's a stifling Saturday morning in a North West village so modest that the street has no name. Read more…

Playing at Home
There is one resource that can be found in even the smallest villages of South Africa, no matter how poor - and that resource is remarkable individuals. Read more…

Our Passion for Making a Difference
Our people’s passion for soccer has always burned hot and bright, but never before has it burned like this. Read more…

The Dreamfields Project Launches in Orange Farm
You would think people attending an outdoor event marked by constant rain would be pretty miserable, but everyone who was here for the launch of the Dreamfields Project agreed that the mix of constant drizzle and sudden downpour was a powerful and positive omen. Read more…

DreamBags Donated So Far - Updated 30 November 2007
A number of schools and organisations have already started to benefit from the Dreamfields Project with DreamBags being donated throughout the country. Read more…

The Department of Education welcomes Dreamfields
The Department of Education has warmly welcomed the setting up of the Dreamfields Project and expressed willingness to work together on what deputy minister Enver Surty calls “a significant collaborative effort”. Read more…