TackleAfrica use football to engage directly with some of the most at risk young people in the world. Show your support following WORLD AIDS DAY by donating just 90 MINUTES OF YOUR SALARY, and help us reach those most in need.

• One in 20 adults in sub-saharan Africa is estimated to be living with HIV.

• In 2008, on average an African became infected with HIV every 3 and a half minutes

• 1.4 million Africans died due to AIDS in 2008.

The situation remains incredibly serious, and continues to be magnified by poverty, lack of access to healthcare, gender inequality, political instability, conflict, climate change, economic decline and many issues more numerous and complex than it is possible to ever completely address.

But there is clear evidence that prevention campaigns and access to treatment are working. The latest UNAIDS report shows that the number of African children infected with HIV in 2008 was down 15% on 2001 levels. Prevalence in many East African countries, particularly those with long-standing national prevention campaigns, has plateaued or even begun to fall, and testing rates in some countries have doubled between 2007 and 2008. ARV therapy coverage has increased to 44% from 2% over the last 5 years, prolonging lives and helping to reduce mother-to-child transmission.

The primary, most effective and often most difficult step is to get young people talking to each other about HIV and encouraging each other to behave safely and responsibly. We believe that by training local coaches, peer educators and teachers to use TackleAfrica football drills with interactive HIV messaging is one of the most powerful ways of affecting positive behaviour change.

Please help us support young Africans living in some of the areas most affected by HIV by pledging just 90 minutes of your salary. Help us prove that ONE GAME SAVES LIVES.

Thank you

Tom Colborne
Trustee in charge of Fundraising
TackleAfrica

ONE GAME SAVES LIVES

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