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Aids kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa - more than wars, famines and floods.
Over half the worlds HIV/AIDs population live in Africa.
63% are children.
Whizzkids uses football to teach youth in SA life skills & HIV prevention.
Giving youth the tools to live their lives today so they can live a better life tomorrow.
Hello : )
So on the 26th October I will (hopefully!) be running the Stroud Half Marathon, all 13.1 miles of it, in aid of WhizzKids. I'm not a regular runner, in fact I never go running. So this is a massive challenge for myself.
Whizzkids is a great charity, they are based in South Africa & use football, the beautiful game, to teach children HIV prevention. A bit of info about them...
Africaid's WhizzKids United is a unique and pioneering concept in that it recognizes that football is a universal game, loved by all kids, transcending language and culture. Therefore it uses football as a medium to develop essential life skills to enhance HIV prevention in kids.
You may be confused as to why it looks like you are donating to Christadelphian Meal A Day Fund (CMADF). The reason for this is that CMADF is a UK based charity & so can claim gift aid on all tax paying donations. They regularly support the work of Whizzkids & I have spoken to the trustees & they have agreed to give all the money we raise directly to Whizzkids, every penny. So basically by using CMADF we can claim gift aid & raise even more money for Whizzkids!
For more info about Whizzkids (formally FIFFA Kids) check out...
This youtube vid (6mins): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrQv0TSrVfk
Or their website: http://www.whizzkidsunited.org/
Thank you for your donation, it will make a difference.
Over half the worlds HIV/AIDs population live in Africa.
63% are children.
Whizzkids uses football to teach youth in SA life skills & HIV prevention.
Giving youth the tools to live their lives today so they can live a better life tomorrow.
Hello : )
So on the 26th October I will (hopefully!) be running the Stroud Half Marathon, all 13.1 miles of it, in aid of WhizzKids. I'm not a regular runner, in fact I never go running. So this is a massive challenge for myself.
Whizzkids is a great charity, they are based in South Africa & use football, the beautiful game, to teach children HIV prevention. A bit of info about them...
Africaid's WhizzKids United is a unique and pioneering concept in that it recognizes that football is a universal game, loved by all kids, transcending language and culture. Therefore it uses football as a medium to develop essential life skills to enhance HIV prevention in kids.
The project has been founded on the principle that knowledge alone will not prevent HIV! Instead kids are taught life-skills that inform, motivate and influence their behaviour bringing about a positive behavioural change designed to prevent new HIV infections.
The enormity of the HIV pandemic may be overwhelming, but you CAN make a difference! Please sponsor me for this half marathon & by doing so give the chance of a better life to kids who just want to play football.You may be confused as to why it looks like you are donating to Christadelphian Meal A Day Fund (CMADF). The reason for this is that CMADF is a UK based charity & so can claim gift aid on all tax paying donations. They regularly support the work of Whizzkids & I have spoken to the trustees & they have agreed to give all the money we raise directly to Whizzkids, every penny. So basically by using CMADF we can claim gift aid & raise even more money for Whizzkids!
For more info about Whizzkids (formally FIFFA Kids) check out...
This youtube vid (6mins): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrQv0TSrVfk
Or their website: http://www.whizzkidsunited.org/
Thank you for your donation, it will make a difference.