By Simon Hilditch | Programme Manager
Alive & Kicking has continued to enjoy success throughout 2013, as our stitching centres in Kenya, Zambia build on their past success and A&K Ghana starts to get a foothold in the West African market. They continue to make over 5,000 balls a month, for sale and donation across several African countries, and organise valuable social outreach initiatives. Full reports on outreach projects in Ghana and Kenya will follow; check our Facebook and Twitter and News pages for updates.
Ghana Health Outreach
A&K Ghana is currently performing its first major health outreach programme. Having built up production capacity and begun to develop sales partnerships, now is the perfect time to increase our social impact through health awareness work. Up to 75 coaches from Greater Accra will be trained in educative football drills which increase understanding of HIV and malaria; how the viruses work and how they can be prevented. Working with partners ORPED Sports, the coaches will develop skills which they can use with their teams going forward. Tournaments will be organised between the coaches’ teams and over 900 balls, printed with simple health messages, will be donated.
Kenya Visually Impaired project
Working closely with the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust, A&K Kenya is currently running an innovative programme allowing visually impaired children to participate in sport. Using specially made ‘sound balls,’ which contain ball bearings and allow players to rely on hearing rather than sight, 400 children and their teachers will be given an introduction to blind football and the ability to take it forward themselves. It will provide an opportunity for visually impaired children to take part in organised sport, often for the first time.
‘Big Five’ Christmas Raffle
Alive & Kicking is offering its UK supporters the chance to win one of five animal inspired footballs in our ‘Big Five’ Christmas Raffle! Why not try and win an exclusive animal ball – not normally for sale in the UK – as a perfect Christmas gift? The raffle is open until 16th December and all you have to do is donate £2 to via aliveandkicking.org/donate
Thank you
A big thank you to everyone who has supported Alive & Kicking throughout 2013, we look forward to building on our success over the next year. On behalf of everyone at A&K we wish you a happy Christmas and a great 2014!
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