Sexual Health through Football Coaching
It has come to our attention that some groups of young people have been approaching members of the public for cash donations in TackleAfrica's name on London streets and doorsteps. These people do not represent TackleAfrica in any way, and any money they obtain is fraudulently taken and does not come to us.
We declare today – August 8 – to be Safer Sport Day! Join our team in the commitment to make sport safe for children. Sport is essential to children’s development and well-being – but only if there are safeguards in place to protect them. One incident of abuse in sport is one too many. Take […]
London – August – 2020 TackleAfrica is a proud member of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport initiative! It is every child’s right to be safe during sport, and it is every organisation’s responsibility to protect them. One incident of abuse in sport is one too many. Sport is essential to children’s development and […]
Great news for TackleAfrica supporters in the UK, if you shop online with Amazon you can raise funds for us (almost) without lifting a finger! What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support a charity of your choice every time you shop, at no cost to you! AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.co.uk on […]
TackleAfrica are proud members of the Catalyst 2030 movement that launched a report on 8th July, “Getting from crisis to systems change: Advice for leaders in the time of COVID” – the result of three months of productive collaborative co-creation by more than 1,600 organisations lead by Catalyst 2030 members. The report recognises that we […]
TackleAfrica have been confirmed as a member of the Catalyst 2030 movement! The timing couldn’t be better with the Annual General Meeting taking place in early July, TackleAfrica have joined forces with hundreds of organisations and individuals motivated to collaborate in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. TackleAfrica’s long standing commitment to collaboration […]
TackleAfrica sat down with Neil Peters to talk about good mental health in the workplace. Check out the video below for a taste of what was discussed. The full interview transcript with helpful tips can be found below. Neil thank you so much for talking to us! TA: How would you define mental health and […]
“I don’t have control over everything in my life, but getting an HIV test is the one thing that I do have control over. It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s not something that’s going to take a long time, and you’re gonna get your results right away. I feel that if you’re able to have sex, […]
Today – June 16th – we celebrate the International Day of the African Child! Help us amplify the voices of the seventeen thousand young Africans at our partner organisations across the continent participating in TackleAfrica programmes. This day seems especially relevant this year as we’re seeing protests around the world for Black Lives Matter. The […]
As part of Mental Health Awareness week, today we turn to Malawi to spotlight how we are using our football drills to deliver messages around better mental health. Coaches from our partner, YONECO, are running a mental health programme in three areas: Nkhotakota, Zomba and Lilongwe. TackleAfrica provide the coach training for field sessions, and […]
This week is Mental Health Awareness week, and during this time of COVID-19, good mental health seems especially important. With so many of us in lockdown, or with restricted movement, we may be feeling stresses and strains more than normal. We may be separated from our loved ones, insecure about what the future holds, or […]
