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From Marathon to Mathare

Football Marathon 2010 winners The Hawks visit TackleAfrica’s work in Kenya to see first hand how their support helps saves lives

TackleAfrica visits Watomo Wema Orphanage

Thanks to Flying Kites, an organisation that seeks to raise the standards of care available to the world’s poorest children, TackleAfrica staff were given the opportunity to visit the Watoto Wema Centre. The orphanage is situated in East Nairobi and provides care for orphans and vulnerable children. During the visit TackleAfrica were able to pass [...]

video: august in kenya

View TackleAfrica volunteer Becca Todd’s video of her experiences in Kenya here

TackleAfrica swoop for January Kenya Signing

Find out how a Kenyan born in one of the poorest areas of East Africa fulfilled his dreams of becoming a professional footballer and the newest member of the TackleAfrica team.

Partners in Prime

At a time when TackleAfrica have just cemented their relationship with Alive & Kicking Kenya by recruiting a joint staff member, Managing Director Claire Le Feuvre looks at the benefits of NGO partnerships in Africa.

Project report from Kenya

Yianny writes from Nairobi, where he is getting his first taste of TackleAfrica at the coal face, and pioneering our new level 1 course structure with one of the most successful sport for development organisations in Africa.

May 2010

This TackleAfrica project was delivered in partnership with FRACODEP (St Francis Community Development Programme), delivering HIV education and awareness to young people in Kisumu and Siaya.

EMIMA

In September 2008 experienced Tackle Africa coach Robbie Wood visited the EMIMA project in Tanzania and worked with local coaches, peer educators and young people at several EMIMA football centres. Tackle Africa plans to send a group of coaches to spend two weeks in September 2009 with EMIMA taking part in a coaching project.

CCMFC Youth HIV/AIDS Behaviour Change Project

TackleAfrica is working with local NGO CCFMC in South West Kenya to use the popularity of football among the youth to pass on HIV/AIDS messages.

Pfp HIV/AIDS Awareness Project

Thanks to the generosity of project sponsor Siren TV, TackleAfrica have been able to team up with PfP to run this project in the Machakos district in central Kenya.