Shrewsbury Town donate shirts to African charity

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If you are in Shrewsbury town that it is not going to be uncommon to see people wearing the football kit with blue and amber. However, this football kit is now going to see a new international reach as people in Nairobi are going to be getting the football shirts from the club.

The shirts are being taken to Africa by the charity, Taking Football to Africa and Beyond. The football club of Shrewsbury town have donated over 5000 football kits in order to give to communities, orphanages, and schools in Africa.

The charity is run by Neil Hope, who was formerly involved with the RAF and he has commented, “I’ve always enjoyed doing work for charity and in a conversation with a friend one time we thought that it would be great if old football kits would be able to be sent to Africa to encourage the people there to get involved with the sport.

I think football is something that can have a universal appeal across the world and by sending kids to Africa it allows people to get involved with the sport.”

In many African countries football is a sport that is enjoyed, but there is often not enough kids to go around. This initiative is going to see a great deal more clothes sent to the country so more children than ever can get involved with playing the sport. It is also a great way to help people who are more needy and is a fantastic charitable cause.

Not only football kits are being sent from this football club, but the charity of also brought in over £15,000 worth of kit from other people. Other football clubs have been very generous in providing their equipment that is now out of date but it is all going to make a big difference.

Kick4Life Charity to run one of the FIFA 20 centres for 2010 in Lesotho

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Kick4Life Charity to run one of the FIFA 20 centres for 2010 in Lesotho Kick4Life, a UK charity backed by the Vodafone Foundation to tackle the AIDS crisis in Lesotho in Southern Africa, announced it had been selected by FIFA to host a sport, health and education centre as part of ’20 Centres for 2010’ campaign.

In 2008, England Manager Fabio Capello visited a Kick4Life event in Lesotho where he witnessed a young boy being tested for HIV. It was here he called upon the world of football to do more in the fight against disease and poverty.

Kick4Life Charity to run one of the FIFA 20 centres for 2010 in Lesotho The ‘20 Centres for 2010’ will help increase awareness about HIV/AIDS, increase literacy, improve gender equality, integrate youth with intellectual disabilities and promote development in other targeted ways, leaving a social legacy for the African continent.

Kick4Life have spent the past four years delivering a range of programmes focused on tackling HIV by providing sports-based health education, voluntary testing, life-skills development and support into education and employment.

Steve Fleming, Kick4Life Co-Founder said:

“Being selected as a centre host as part of the official World Cup campaign is a fantastic development for Kick4Life that will provide a first class sports, health and education facility right in the heart of Maseru, Lesotho’s capital. It will enable us to deliver activities to thousands of orphans and vulnerable children in an aspirational setting, and become, we hope, a centre of excellence for the use of football as a tool for social development.”

Capello offered his congratulations at the announcement: “I have seen first hand how Kick4Life is actually changing lives for the better. This summer all eyes will be on South Africa, and it is my hope that we can harness the power of the game to transform the lives of some of the world’s most disadvantaged people, and continue to fight this disease”.

Kick 4 Life is a registered charity funded by The Vodafone Foundation. For more information & to see how you can get involved go to www.kick4life.org.