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Alive & Kicking make cheap, tough, repairable footballs, netballs and volleyballs using African skills and African leather. Each carries a message about HIV/AIDS and malaria.
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The story so far...
Alive & Kicking is a UK registered charity that makes cheap, tough, repairable footballs, netballs and volleyballs using African skills and African leather. Each carries a message about HIV/AIDS, malaria or TB. We employ over 150 Stitchers across three countries and have produced over 200,000 balls which have been donated to children across Africa. Find out why we do what we do.
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More and More people are deciding to support us, and not just anyone as you can see! This was Barrack Obama on a recent visit to Kenya, taking time out to find out about Alive & Kicking.
Join our growing list of supporters and donate online now. You can donate a ball and decide where you want us to deliver it. Or you can donate money to help us achieve all our goals, including developing our health programme targetted at young people.
BALLS INTO AFRICA 2010!
Help us give 100,000 balls to the poorest children in sub-Saharan Africa before the 2010 World Cup.
Need a little help getting your fundraising ideas Alive & Kicking?! Download a fundraising pack here! Also check out our 'Get Active' page.
If you can muster enough money to donate 50 balls, we will send you an Alive & Kicking ball as a thank you for your efforts!
Holman Fenwick Willan Charity Football Tournament raised £1,950 for A&K
On June 20th, at the Powerleage centre near Liverpool Street, a five aside football tournament organised by Dinesh Nathan (solicitor) and Menelaus Kouzoupis (trainee solicitor) at international law firm Holman Fenwick Willan, Kicked Off. The teams were made up of players from various companies, each raising money for a different charity. The whole event had an Alive and Kicking theme to it, and two Holman Fenwick Willan teams were playing in our honour. A great night was had by all and an amazing £5,390 was raised for charity, including £1,950 for Alive and Kicking, as you can see on the presentation cheque being held by Dinesh, Alistair Mackie, and Menalaus. Read the full report here.
Alive and Kicking is partnering with the Great Football Giveaway to donate 3,000 balls to children in poor communities in Zambia in October 2008. The project will be run by Rob Kinder, Sam Trusty and Jamie Whitcroft, in conjunction with the Great Football Giveaway and Alive and Kicking Zambia. Find out more about the project here, and donate a ball online now to be added to those that the Great Football Giveaway donates between now and October.
ALIVE AND KICKING SOUTH AFRICA HAS STARTED PRODUCTION!
THE STITCHING CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON 15TH APRIL 2008
It was a really special event well attended by over 80 people and celebrated by the Alive & Kicking team of ball makers and our partners and donors. Our guest speakers included Desiree Ellis and Councillor Arthob Petersen. Find out more about A&K South Africa
Show your support for Alive & Kicking by purchasing a TONIC t-shirt! TONIC will donate a large portion of the revenue from each Luella ‘Stag Tee' to provide one football to a school child in Kenya. Visit TONIC today (link to www.tonicgen.com). For the rest of the story, click here.
Check out the West Ham United Goal Keeper Robert Green signing an Alive and Kicking Ball for Children in Kenya. Robert was out in Kenya with AMREF, but when he heard about Alive and Kicking he couldn't resist watching one of our organised football tournaments, and getting involved.
Join our group on Facebook - Alive & Kicking Supporters Club - Membership is already over 600!