The sculptured soccer hard hats that we at MAKOYA MAKARABA create are the result of a community project we developed in Cape Town South Africa. Each one is an unique top quality piece of sculptured artwork made from a builder’s hard hat. Each one represents the hands-on passion of South African soccer culture.

We are a small company that trains and helps uplift talented unemployed people from the Township communities on the Cape Peninsula, in the art of designing and painting these fantastic fan helmets to a high World class standard. The difficult process of manually cutting and trimming, then painting the makarabas to the highest standard, is a skill we have perfected and want to teach and uphold. Our core team is small, compact, keen and hard working and love their jobs and are very proud of the makarabas that they have produced.

As the demand grew for our fabulous helmets so did the need to train more cutters and painters. Our aim was to create permanent and meaningful self-employment for individuals from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. We did what we could with NO investment partner/s who could have helped expand our management and production. In spite of this we did our best to cater for the demand we experienced during the FIFA 2010 World Cup.

We at Makoya Makaraba would like to thank all of you who have supported and embraced our MAKOYA makaraba helmets. Who wear them passionately and showcase them proudly. For this we are forever grateful. Long may the "Gees" be with us!