Africaid - WhizzKids United
PROGRAMME WhizzKids United
LOCATION South Africa, Uganda, Ghana
FIELD OF WORK education environment gender health social integration youth leadership
TARGET GROUP Poor and marginalized young people aged 10-18 in areas heavily affected by HIV/AIDS
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 13000 in 2011, 26000 total
USING FOOTBALL SINCE 2003
MEMBER SINCE 2007
WEBSITE www.whizzkidsunited.org

Africaid’s WhizzKids United (WKU) uses football to provide HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support to young people. In order to reduce infection rates, WKU teaches young people to avoid infection and provides continual support through its WKU Health Academies.

WhizzKids United’s unique, holistic approach offers the long-term support necessary to create and sustain behaviour change. Using football as an analogy to life, experts teach young participants about the risks of HIV infection and preventative measures, and offers them the life skills they need to react with confidence and knowledge to the obstacles and dangers of everyday life. So far, 25,000 young people have graduated from the programme.

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May 21, 2012 | Couple's Counselling

By Busisiwe Madondo In our blog we will introduce the wide range of services and activities that are being offered at our Health Academy. Each week one of the WKU team members gives you an insight into why the Health Academy is so popular and ...

May 21, 2012 | Looking back at my time with WhizzKids United

By Nobuhle Dladla (Our Life Skills Trainer and OVC Coordinator of many years, Nobuhle, has recently started her new job with Edndale Hospital. In our blog she looks back at many years with WhizzKids United.)      In ...

Apr 26, 2012 | KwaPata Tournament - A story of countless smiles, patriotic hopes and a serious sunburn

By Kathleen Ann Runyon         I do not think you can find anything more infectious in this world than a child’s smile. The greatest part of the tournament at KwaPata High School in Edendale was the amount of smiles I saw ...
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