- Award Entered:
Sport for Health Award
- Parent Organisation:
Kick4Life
- Project Host Nation:
Lesotho
- Overview of Project:
There is massive stigma attached to knowing your HIV status in Lesotho, but knowing it can save your life. TYT aims to overcome this problem by providing the opportunity to get tested and learn the truth about HIV in an environment of positive peer pressure. The campaign features an ongoing series of large one-day football festivals that combine a football tournament between school teams with voluntary HIV education and testing. It targets youth aged 14-18 with teams made up of an equal number of boys and girls. The HIV education games focus on teaching the truth about HIV, the importance of testing, dispelling myths and encouraging healthy lifestyles and how to prevent infection.
The HIV test takes just a few minutes and all those tested receive pre and post test counselling. Those who test positive are referred to ongoing antiretroviral treatment at their local clinic, receive dedicated support from a trained Kick4Life mentor and become part of the Kick4Life support network for young people living with HIV. They are also referred to other opportunities within Kick4Life such as our health education and life-skills curriculum, and opportunities to be funded through secondary school through our Orphan and Vulnerable Children Scholarship Scheme.
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Ana Arizabaleta: 23 Jul 2010 - 15:31 BST
Amazing project! I had the chance to visit with a group of Colombianitos last week, after our participation in the Football for Hope Festival. Lesotho is beautiful and the project is just amazing!! We participated together with the Kick4Life team in their Saturday activities to teach about HIV and had the chance to listen to some amazing testimonials and see the power of the program in action when a whole team of children decided to get tested for HIV together! Incredible work of the Kick4life team in such a difficult environment, hope to see them win this year!!