Kick 4 Life
Encyclopedia
Kick 4 Life is a registered UK charity which uses football as a tool for promoting health education and awareness in the developing world. Founded in 2005 the charity is focusing its efforts in Lesotho
in southern Africa, a country which has been devastated by HIV/AIDS.
To ensure the curriculum reaches all parts of the country K4L is developing a network of coaches and peer leaders throughout Lesotho. These include football coaches, youth leaders, community workers, and international players. K4L aims to reach an equal number of males and females. K4L is also delivering the 'Test Your Team' campaign which consists of one day football tournaments where HIV prevention education and HIV testing is provided. Teams earn tournament points for completing HIV educational sessions, getting HIV tested, and for scoring goals in their matches.
In addition to the focus on health education and life skills, K4L is working with the Lesotho Football Association
(LEFA) to support the development of football in Lesotho from grassroots to international level.
coach, Fabio Capello
ELEVEN proposes that a new phase of the game’s evolutionary journey is underway as more and more lives are transformed through the power of the sport. The book tells the trule-life tale of eleven individuals – the number of people in a football team – and their struggles with poverty, war and disease, and how ultimately, football has enabled to them to transform and indeed, in some cases, save their lives.
http://elevenbook.com/
http://www.justgiving.com/davidhaynes-k4l
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
in southern Africa, a country which has been devastated by HIV/AIDS.
Activities in Lesotho
Over the coming years K4L is aiming to work with local partners to develop the role of football as a significant tool in promoting health awareness in Lesotho. The charity's work is underpinned by Bophelo Ka Lipapali (Good Health through Sport), an internationally recognised curriculum that has been successfully implemented by Grassroot Soccer in other parts of Africa, and now tailored for specific use in Lesotho. The six to ten-week curriculum aims to engage, educate and mobilize youth through a series of interactive games, activities, and discussions. There is a focus on health education and developing critical life skills. The course also creates direct links to paediatric ART centres, links individuals with local orphanages and conducts community service activities with orphans and vulnerable childrenTo ensure the curriculum reaches all parts of the country K4L is developing a network of coaches and peer leaders throughout Lesotho. These include football coaches, youth leaders, community workers, and international players. K4L aims to reach an equal number of males and females. K4L is also delivering the 'Test Your Team' campaign which consists of one day football tournaments where HIV prevention education and HIV testing is provided. Teams earn tournament points for completing HIV educational sessions, getting HIV tested, and for scoring goals in their matches.
In addition to the focus on health education and life skills, K4L is working with the Lesotho Football Association
Lesotho Football Association
The Lesotho Football Association is the governing body of football in Lesotho. It was founded in 1932, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1964. It organizes the national football league and the national team.-External links:*...
(LEFA) to support the development of football in Lesotho from grassroots to international level.
The Kick 4 Life All Stars
The Kick 4 Life All Stars is a football team that undertakes international football tours to promote health awareness in the developing world. The maiden two-week tour to Lesotho took place in November 2007 with a subsequent venture scheduled for April 2009. Players of all abilities can apply to join the squad and need to raise a minimum sponsorship amount to take part.ELEVEN
ELEVEN is a book written by Kick4Life CEO Steve Fleming, with foreword by England national football teamEngland national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
coach, Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...
ELEVEN proposes that a new phase of the game’s evolutionary journey is underway as more and more lives are transformed through the power of the sport. The book tells the trule-life tale of eleven individuals – the number of people in a football team – and their struggles with poverty, war and disease, and how ultimately, football has enabled to them to transform and indeed, in some cases, save their lives.
External links
http://www.kick4life.orghttp://elevenbook.com/
http://www.justgiving.com/davidhaynes-k4l