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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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Help A&K achieve our goal by
- Active Fundraising
- Raising awareness
And get yourself healthy in the process
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Did you know
It takes a skilled Alive and Kicking stitcher four hours to make one A&K football.
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Alive & Kicking thinks all children have the right to play and be fit and healthy
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Balls into Africa 2010!
Help us give 100,000 balls to the poorest children in sub-Saharan Africa before the 2010 Football World Cup! If your school donates 50 balls or more, we will give you your own Alive & Kicking ball as a thank you.
Need a little help getting your fundraising ideas Alive & Kicking?! Download a fundraising pack here! Also check out our Get Active page.
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Learn More
Want to find out more about what Alive & Kicking does, the countries we work in and the people we help? Then you should click here !
Teacher Zone
Click here for lesson resources on childrens' rights, global health issues, and the role that sport can play in development.
All the lesson plans are designed to fit into the Citizenship and PSHE curriculum and use an activity based approach from a sporting perspective to keep students interested!
Get Active!
Alive & Kicking needs your help to get more balls and health education to children in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out here some great ways you can fundraise and raise awareness to help us do these things whilst staying fit and healthy yourself!
Alive & Kicking on video
Are you wondering how our balls are made? Can you imagine how much a branded synthetic ball costs in Kenya? Do you know what many children in sub-Saharan Africa play football with? Watch our introductory video on YouTube to find out the answers!
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