INTRODUCTION

On 17th July 2010, Vijana Amani Pamoja – VAP hosted the 2nd annual Kick N Test VCT and TB screening soccer tournament. An exciting day of football, voluntary counselling, testing and TB screening. The tournament was organized under the theme of “jijue” (Swahili language, means ‘Know yourself’). A total of 16 teams both boys and girls of ages 13-18 years from all the walks of Eastland part of Nairobi converged at Bahati Community centre in readiness to participate in this unique 7-a-side street football tournament. The top two teams from each group played in the final to be crowned Kick N Test champions.

AN EXTRA BOOST OFF THE FIELD

What made this tournament special? The teams did not get points only for winning or drawing a match, but also for participating in the G-Pange HIV/AIDS Skillz, Stop TB activities visiting VCT and TB screening tents over the course of the day. In the event of a tie, these extra points were more important than the points from a match. Out of 220 participants 156 youth were tested on HIV/AIDS status and screened on TB. Every youth/player that was tested walked out with a certificate plus a bonus point to his/her team.

One player from each age group was chosen as Soccer Champion, based on his/her performance in the tournament, and one as Spirit Champion, based on his/her enthusiasm in the G-Pange HIV/AIDS Skillz and Stop TB activities.

A total of 23 community members got an opportunity for a VCT and TB screening services during the tournament.

FIELD CLASSROOM

During intervals and half time of both G-Pange HIV/AIDS Skillz and Stop TB activities, participants were sensitized on correlation between TB and HIV. The main theme was TB/HIV co-infection. Peer educators for both TB and HIV were at hand to conduct the activities and educate the participants. Each participant was given a pre-test to gauge their knowledge about HIV/AIDS and TB.

Amongst the HIV topics were:

•   Definition of HIV

•   Modes of transmission

•   Signs and symptoms

•   Myths and facts about HIV

•   prevention and control of HIV

Amongst the TB topics were:

•   Definition of TB

•   Modes of transmission

•   Signs and symptoms of TB

•   TB and HIV co-infection

•   Prevention and control of TB

Finally a post-test was done which indicated that learning had taken place as the most of the children scored better marks than in the pre-test. Later on the Luis Figo Stop TB comic booklets were given out to all the participants.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Vijana Amani Pamoja would like to thank individual donors who have been donating towards our project and making this event a huge success.We are looking forward to continue changing the lives of the community that we serve through your support.We would also like you to read the attached document for more details of the tournament.

Attachments:

• Report_on_KNT2.pdf (PDF)
  

Coxswain Social Investment Plus, on behalf of Football for an HIV Free Generation (F4), is pleased to release the study, “Using Football for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa.” Thank you for contributing your time to assist with the evaluation and for your continued work in fighting HIV and AIDS.

To help your organization take advantage of the study release and the media attention for the World Cup and the upcoming International AIDS Conference, we have put together a media toolkit. This kit contains the following materials:

   Press release

   Questions and answers on the report

   Fact sheet on football for HIV prevention in Africa

We encourage you to reach out to your local media contacts both to publicize your work and to build further awareness on football as a vehicle for preventing HIV/AIDS in African youth. We hope the tools we have assembled will assist you.

We also anticipate that you will be able to use the study to gain recognition and mobilize funding for your important work.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Vijana Amani Pamoja

JUNE 23, 2010                        254723954556

                           endeche@yahoo.com

Football Programs Score Against HIV/AIDS

NAIROBI, KENYA – A new study, released by Coxswain Social Investment, finds football programs are uniquely successful in preventing the spread of HIV. Vijana Amani Pamoja is featured in the study for its success in using the power of soccer in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The study, “Using Football for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa”, was conducted in the months leading up to the World Cup. The question for the researchers was, “Football has tremendous convening power, but do football-based programs really make a difference in preventing HIV?” According to the study, the answer is unequivocally - yes.

Most importantly, the study found football programs can lead to profound behavior change, which is the key to prevention. All successful cases of reversing national HIV epidemics involved broad-based changes in behavior.

The study also highlighted that football programs are successful with hard-to-reach audiences and at tackling sensitive issues within the safety of the team. Because of its appeal to young audiences, football can reach those most at risk. Half of all new infections in sub-Saharan Africa occur between the ages of 15 and 24.

The AIDS epidemic is the most significant public health challenge on the African continent. More than two-thirds (67%) of those living with HIV are in Africa. While preventing new infections is the key to reversing the epidemic, globally prevention services reach only 20 percent of those in need.

Coxswain Social Investment conducted the study using interviews, research, and survey questionnaires. While it is not a UNAIDS study, experts from UNAIDS contributed their time, experience, and resources to the evaluation. It is a legacy product of the Football for an HIV-Free Generation Initiative.

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“Using Football for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa”

Questions and Answers

Q: What is the study’s most significant finding?

A: Football-based HIV prevention programs are particularly successful in creating lasting behavior change. This is the key to reversing the epidemic, as successful national programs have shown.

They are able to create this change for many reasons, including the interactive nature of the coach-player relationship, the emphasis on skills transfer inherent in football training, and the supportive team environment.

Q: What are the other main findings of the study?

A: In addition to successful behavior change, the study found the following:

   Football-based programs are an exceptionally flexible platform for prevention programs;

   They empower individual coaches and peers to make a difference;

   Programs are rooted in participants’ lives;

   Football-based programs can also teach correct condom use;

   Programs serve vulnerable groups in hard-to-reach settings;

   There is a major role for media in highlighting local leaders and spreading messages;

   Celebrity footballers and coaches can play a transformative role;

   Football programs are effective foundations for partnerships, and

   Football tournaments and other gatherings can be used to offer a range of health services and lower the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS.

Q: Who conducted the study?

A: Coxswain Social Investment conducted the study using interviews, research, and survey questionnaires. While it is not a UNAIDS study, experts from UNAIDS contributed their time, experience, and resources to the evaluation.

Q: Are celebrity footballers effective spokespeople for HIV prevention?

A: Celebrity footballers do bring international attention and prestige to programs, increasing the commitment of those operating them. At the same time, many programs use local coaches and peer mentors as spokespeople, with a great deal of success. Highlighting local leaders encourages others to follow in their path.

Q: What role can media play?

A: Media can highlight the work of individual players and coaches, encouraging others to get involved. It can also transmit prevention messages and support advocacy efforts.

Kicking HIV/AIDS out of Africa

A Fact Sheet on Football for HIV Prevention Among African Youth

HIV and AIDS in Africa

   The AIDS epidemic remains the most significant public health challenge in Africa.

   22.4 million people were living with HIV in Africa at the end of 2008, accounting for more than two-thirds (67%) of all those living with HIV.

   In sub-Saharan Africa, half of all new infections are estimated to occur among those aged 15 to 24.

Reversing the Epidemic

   New HIV infections were reduced by 17% over the eight years preceding 2009.

   Prevention is the key to reversing the epidemic.

   As a sexually transmitted disease, human behavior is the main variable.

   Research shows that football-based programs can create long-lasting behavior change.

   Countries reporting declines in HIV prevalence have recorded the biggest changes in behavior and prevalence among young people.

   In all cases where national HIV epidemics have been reversed, broad-based behavior changes were central to success.

   HIV prevention services globally reached only 20% of those in need in 2005.

   Prevention service coverage for populations at higher risk of exposure was even lower.

Attachments:

• Media_Promotional_Kit1.doc (DOC)

At the occasion of the 2010 FIFA world cup, the sport for social change network (sscn) supported by youth development through football and Nike, and in partnership with sport and recreation South Africa seek to have representatives from their partner countries to be a part of the excitement and hype of the world’s greatest sport event, the 2010 FIFA world cup.

In the occasion there was an establishment of an African Youth Forum that consisted of representatives from the sports for social change network and youth development through football partner countries. The forum was envisaged to encourage local youth led initiatives. It was a platform for discussions, exchange and decision making to youth from the represented countries which will form a component of the sport for social change network.”My presence as a representative not only for my organization, Vijana Amani Pamoja but for my country Kenya was a huge impact and great benefit. I had an opportunity to showcase and explain to my colleagues the impact of our work with the schools and the communities in my country Kenya.Additionally; i also exchanged ideas, networked and learnt alot from my colleagues on what they are doing in their respective countries. The knowledge that I got from the forum will stir up my work and will add alot of impact to my organization back at home. I thank all the donors who have contributed generously through global giving for making our organization achieve alot not only at home in Kenya but also becoming a global example to the rest of the world’s like-minded organizations.”Said Eligious Basil, a peer educator with Vijana Amani Pamoja.

The vision of the forum was to have the realization of social and economic well being for Africa through sport for social change and its mission was to support and participate in the realization of a sustainable sport for social change market place where youth and the broader society benefit society and community.

TRAINING OF TRAINERS COURSE.

Supported by its existing partners, Vijana Amani Pamoja, VAP conducted a refresher course for its peer educators with an aim of building the capacity of their program delivery. The training was attended by 15 peer educators and 5 volunteers who gathered at the Kiragu community social hall. The trainings commenced on 26th of May to 28th may 2010 with .Amongst the topics covered were: HIV/AIDS biology that was meant to instil more theoretical knowledge about HIV/AIDS to the peer educators and volunteers.Additionally, all attendees were taken through HIV/AIDS related activities that are in the revised curriculum as a refresher to make sure everybody including the volunteers are at par with the newly revised curriculum that contains 10 sessions.”After having gone through the HIV/AIDS biology session and understanding the activities of the newly revised curriculum, am now fully equipped to go out and make a difference in the lives of the youth out there

GLOBAL GIVING IN ATTENDANCE

The attendance of Mr. John Hecklinger a Global Giving staff from Washington DC was a real boost to VAP and the entire training as he also had a chance to have a firsthand witness of what VAP is doing to the community.”I want to congratulate VAP for what it’s doing to impact and change the lives of its community. This is truly a good example of what Global Giving is looking for to support grassroots organizations that are really touching and changing the lives of its citizens.”Said John Hecklinger, chief program officer from Global Giving.

CERTIFICATION

Upon the completion of the three day training, all the participants were awarded with certificates that empowered them to become peer educators and go out and teach others. As usual the main focus of the curriculum is to target youth aged; 12-20 years both boys and girls who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Fresh from the trainings VAP is targeting to graduate 2,500 youth by the end of 2010.These youth will go through the entire curriculum and upon the completion they will be awarded certificates that would empower them to reach out to thousands more through formal and informal educational sessions.”I believe that we are all set not only as peer educators but also as changers makers and in this case i want to thank all the partners and individuals who have been donating through global giving for their enormous support. Even as we are earmarked to our achieving our goals, we believe your continuous support will make it a reality and a big success.”Said Nancy Waweru, project Director, Vijana Amani Pamoja.

HIV and TB prevention through sport:

   On a Saturday afternoon in the Kamukunji area of Nairobi, dozens of kids are running around on a wide swath of bare earth. Cinderblock slum castles line the sides of the field on three sides, the fourth a wall of trash, plastic bags, excrement, rotting vegetables, and flies that people must stumble through to reach the open space. Just outside the rotting fence, merchants are carving sandals from used tires, Matatus zoom by, hawkers sell goods on foot, and a flock of goats descend upon the nutritious refuse.

   This scene is typical for many Nairobi slums, but this field is special because kids are playing supervised soccer. Seventeen volunteer coaches instruct, encourage, and inspire. Play is organized so that kids as young as seven are safe here. Throughout the afternoon, coaches break the action so they can talk to the kids about HIV/AIDS. Today is special to them as well, because it is first day that they will expand lessons about how to avoid tuberculosis (TB).

   An instructor (Omu) invites 30 kids to gather around. “You have all heard about TB before,” he begins, “but I want to show you just how difficult it is to know if someone is carrying.” Omu lines them up in two tight groups, shoulder to shoulder, so that no one can see through the gaps between. Each group faces the other, and he holds up two tennis balls. “You see this? This ball is HIV, the other one, TB.” Clearly each ball is labelled with a marker. Omu gives one boy a ball in each line and instructs them to secretly pass the diseases behind their backs, so that those in the other line cannot see it. Eventually, Omu calls “stop” and someone from the opposing team tries to guess who on the other side is carrying the “disease.” A boy calls out a name and the other boy reveals his empty hands. Most fail. They are just guessing.

   Slowly, after weeks of playing soccer, it sinks in that no one can predict who is has AIDS or TB, and that it is wiser to avoid promiscuity. Most of these boys are years away from even thinking about girls, and yet this is the age when they can be reached. Later, their friends will have more influence than soccer instructors.

ABOUT ENOUCE NDECHE:

   My interest in this story is less about what organizations like Vijani Amoni Pamoja (VAP, meaning “Peace Together”) do; but why they ever came to exist in the first place. VAP was founded six years ago by Enouce Ndeche. As Enouce explains it, “we were just trying when CARE found us and supported us. Now we have support from many sports for social change organzations around the world.” Enouce is shy and modest by nature. He avoids boasting about the role he has played. But many of his friends grew up exposed to the same community problems, and saw the same needs, and none of them started an organization. But he did, and now 17 of Enouce’s neighborhood friends work alongside him at VAP as coaches and mentors. Something happened that caused one person to step up and start making a difference.

   As best as I can tell, VAP began after Enouce was exposed to a series of new ideas and opportunities. He had the opportunity to go to school, where he met kids outside the slum and made friends easily. He lived among mentally handicapped people and struggled to understand what it is about their brains that might be different. Those questions compelled him to seek out a volunteer opportunity with Special Olympics. There he met an American who listened to Enouce, learned about his passion for playing soccer on the dirt field in front of his house, and planted an idea. This American told Enouce about a project he had heard about volunteering elsewhere, that combined sports with HIV awareness. “That sounds wonderful,” Enouce said, wishing someone like that was in his own neighborhood. He was ready to volunteer at that moment, but no organization existed. There the idea lay dormant for a few years. Enouce was waiting for someone to come along with money and expertise and tell him what to do.

   But over the hundreds of daily soccer games with friends that ensued on this field, the issue of HIV would come up occasionally during water breaks, and they would talk about it. Enouce carried on the conversation longer with the younger kids, until he was almost a big brother to them.

Soon he was organizing practice for the team and talking about HIV more often. They had no office, no budget, and no staff – but here was an individual making a difference.

   He told everyone who had inspired him along the way about his dreams for that neighborhood, and his friends joined him. Some of the people at organizations Enouce had served previously as a volunteer passed word on to others. They told others, and eventually organizations with resources took notice.

Cautiously optimistic, CARE sent some people to see this tiny organization’s work. They saw a strong network of volunteers on the ground in a neighborhood served by few other organizations. Tons of kids were involved, and the community new about Enouce’s organization and supported it. But if Enouce hadn’t gotten involved volunteering for another organization as a youth, he wouldn’t have had a chance meeting that changed the community.

   In my travels talking to GlobalGiving’s project leaders across Kenya, I’ve noticed that getting noticed is to some a miracle, and to others a recognition of their own effort. Few connect the dots of person to person, how planting an idea today will blossom into the social change led by tomorrow’s organization. But I believe change starts with the spread of good ideas and stronger social connections, both locally and abroad. We (GlobalGiving) have started a storytelling project to facilitate this, and we’ve build a SMS-powered community message board for Kamukunji. It is still just a prototype, but it might become something more. I’ve also left my personal mark here. Since I’m an ultimate frisbee enthusiast, I held a clinic four Saturdays later to teach the game and leave behind some discs.

I kept coming back here because I believe VAP is an excellent organization serving the community, and I want to see it grow.

Links:

• Voice of Kamukunji - SMS and ushahidi message board

Last week from 5th to 11th April, Vijana Amani Pamoja (VAP) hosted COACHES ACROSS CONTINENTS, who did incredible work by training 40 coaches for 17 hours. The event was held at Air Force grounds in Eastleigh, section 3 in Nairobi, Kenya. “We had fun and learned new coaching tactics from our visitors. At the end of it we were awarded with certificates and Newcastle United jerseys. “We are now empowered more than before and we are ready to go out there with additional information and do what we do best.” Said Charles Otieno, a coach/peer educator.

April 16th, 2010. Coaches Anna, Andy, Emily and Nick have recently finished the first year work with VAP, an outstanding program in the Eastlands area of Nairobi who use football against HIV.

“It was a physically challenging program with a lot of travel through Nairobi into some of the most dangerous sites. At all times the coaches of VAP and all the local people made our coaches feel extremely safe. It was also great to learn from VAP and see how they use football to fight HIV/AIDS.” Said Andy Old, from coaches across continent who also doubles as a Doctor.

The 7 day intensive program was a great success and VAP coaches received a Coaches across Continents certificate and a Newcastle shirt from the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation upon completion of the 17 hour program.

On day 1 the VAP coaches worked for 5 hours on the Airforcefield working on games for Health and Wellness and Conflict Resolution. The training continued each day and the coaches worked their tired bodies to learn more than 35 new games including 5 new games for HIV education. VAP coaches learned coaching life skill lessons like safety first, fun games even for education on HIV, session planning and were also asked to develop a VAP style of coaching and demonstrate it during their coach training time. Credit goes to the 30 plus coaches who gave their all to pass the course.

In the afternoon our coaches worked with children from 6 community sites and alongside the VAP coaches ran some great programs in some of Nairobi’s least advantaged areas. On day 5 our coaches ran a session for 40 girls and 40 boys on an area with much broken glass on a field and where 30% of the children did not have shoes. As the session started the local drug dealers made their way over to watch and a lot of the local community turned up. Again, at all times the local people, including the drug dealers, were extremely respectful to our work and enjoyed us taking time to talk ‘football’ with them. And the local VAP coaches escorted us everywhere.

Such was the success of the program that we are delighted to announce that Coaches across Continents and VAP have agreed to a full Hat Trick Initiative program through till 2012.

FIFA GRANTS VAP

For the third time in a row, world football governing body FIFA through its Corporate Social Responsibility granted Vijana Amani Pamoja, (VAP) with funds to boost its HIV/AIDS intervention project that creates awareness of HIV/AIDS through a soccer themed curriculum. The FIFA funding to VAP came via a strategic alliance geared towards the Millennium Development Goals between streetfooballworld; www.streetfootballworld.org and FIFA.The two have been using football as an instrument for social development for many years in a variety of ways. “We as VAP feel very much honoured and privileged to secure FIFA funds again for the second year running. Through the second funding we were able to reach out to our goals and graduated the targeted number of 3,700 students who were equipped with HIV/AIDS information and were certified as HIV ambassadors. This funding creates more trust and believe from FIFA and other donors whom we appreciate a lot for their continued support. We also believe the power of opinions, suggestions and questions in order to move forward and I take this opportunity to welcome feedback from our extinguished donors.”Said, Nancy Waweru, program officer.

STREETFOOTBALLWORLD

The Streetfootballworld Network was set up in 2002 with the common vision to bring about social and human development through the use of football. Increased recognition of common work-that of all Network members and the team at the streetfootballworld in Berlin –has led to tremendous developments over the last years.

Streetfootballworld acts as an interface between the streetfootballworld Network members and companies and institutions that are interested in investing in and cooperating with the field of Development through Football. By offering investment opportunities (projects) and developing corporate Citizenship (CC) strategies with these interested institutions, Streetfootballworld aims at establishing a support structure for the streetfootballworld Network that enables it to expand its activities and its goals.

FOOTBALL FOR HOPE

The Football for Hope Movement is the key element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld. It was created to enhance dialogue and collaboration between locally active organizations advancing social development and football associations, committed clubs and players, professional leagues as well as involved commercial partners. The Movement aims to utilize the role of football in the society in order to contribute to the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

THE 2010 FUNDING

The one year funding will be used to scale up VAP’s HIV/AIDS G-pange skillz activities in 5 schools and 6 community centres by targeting 6,800 students by March 2011.With the already set 2012 initiative, VAP is optimistic that with the financial support they are appealing for-they will reach 6,800 students by the close of March 2011.

EMPOWERMENT

For the last couple of weeks, Vijana Amani Pamoja, VAP has graduated over 2,100 students from; Uhuru primary school, Jericho primary school, Baraka primary school, Jacaranda special school, Uhuru High school, and Chai community centre, Umoja and Feda community centres. Various through its interventions. All the participants went through the entire Skillz curriculum that was delivered as an after school program by VAP’s peer educators.Skillz curriculum is a newly revised version that entails 10 sessions that has a series of activities that include critical thinking,communication,self-esteem and decision making, among others. It requires active participation and creates a safe, team-based environment in which participants can comfortably share their feelings, beliefs, and ideas about HIV/AIDS. All the graduates were empowered with certificates that deemed them to become HIV/AIDS ambassadors and experts in their respective communities. “After having gone through the Skillz HIV/AIDS intervention, am now fully aware of the dangers that HIV/AIDS posses. I can now teach my peers and my family on how they can be pro-active against HIV/AIDS. “Said Sam Njuri, 13 years old graduate of Uhuru primary school. These graduates are expected to conduct peer education activities within their communities, reaching out to thousands more through formal and informal educational sessions.

REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Graduates from Jacaranda Special School.

For the very time in the history of Vijana Amani Pamoja, VAP also involved and graduated students with intellectual disability from Jacaranda special school. It has been to the discover of VAP that people with intellectual disability are the most undervalued population and are mostly forgotten and ignored by the mainstream society to empower them as well with critical healthy information that render them to become more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.A total of 450 students with intellectual disability were graduated from the Skillz HIV/AIDS intervention.’’ Iam truly amazed and thankful to Vijana Amani Pamoja for reaching out to people with intellectual disability whom very so often are down looked and have been mocked for so many years. With the trend that VAP is setting, the general society should also consider and include people with disability in awareness activities and messages.” Said Mrs. Jane Wafula, the school principal of Jacaranda special school.

THE DRIVE TOWARDS WORLD CUP

Local graduation soccer tournament

Vijana Amani Pamoja,through its strategic theme,(The drive towards world cup) is looking forward to graduating 3000 more students before the commencement of the first world cup game in African soil.VAP will vigorously be using the power and popularity of the game and its impact for being hosted in Africa to achieve its goals.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

VAP would like to thank all the partners and well wishers who have been donating towards its movement through Global Giving and NOT forgetting to thank Streetfootballworld and FIFA through its strategic alliance,(Football For Hope) grants that have been of great impact and value. We would still be requesting for more donations for us to achieve our mission.

Attachments:

• GG__VAP.doc (DOC)

On December, 1 2009-Nairobi, Kenya-The United Nations secretary General’s special Envoy to stop Tuberculosis (TB) visited Kenya in a bold initiative to fight the spread of one of the biggest killer disease on the continent. The mission was organized by the Stop TB partnership in close collaboration with UNAIDS.

Dr.Sampaio, who is also a former president of Portugal, was asking stakeholders including governments to take an active role in helping people in need to gain access to accurate TB diagnosis and effective treatment.

TB is a major health issue in Africa and kills nearly two million people every year around the world even though it can be cured with six-month course of drugs that costs only US$20.

Dr. Sampaio reiterated his request to Ministers of Health in Kenya and Africa and NGOs to set ambitious national targets and mobilize the funding necessary to reduce the number of people living with HIV who die unnecessarily of TB.

His visit coincided with the Worlds AIDS Day, which is marked annually on December 1st across the globe.In Nairobi an educational workshop for school children focused on various aspects of the disease including its prevention and treatment.Mr.Wilfried Lemke, the UN secretary General’s special Adviser on sports and development and peace and Kenya’s minister for youth and sports, Dr. Sambili was also on hand to join Dr.Sampaio on a football tournament for boys and girls aged 12-14 years.

The tournament which was held at Mathare Depot featured 24 seven-a-side teams aimed at creating more awareness about TB through sports. The initiative was organized by Vijana Amani Pamoja, MYSA, streetfootballworld, Alive and Kicking among other organizations.

The stop TB partnership distributed educational comic books featuring the international Portuguese football star and stop TB Ambassador Luis Figo as the main character. The comic books which target children and young adults with key information on tuberculosis were distributed to all the participants.

Vijana Amani Pamoja is very much privileged to be honoured by streetfootballworld, WHO and other organizations to be amongst the implementing organizations. Through this great experience on TB,VAP is on the process of developing a Stop TB manual that would be used to deliver the TB messages similar to the one of HIV/AIDS which is currently being used. We would therefore urge our donors through Global Giving and others to make a generous contribution as we aim for this initiative.

Attachments:

• World_Aids_Day.doc (DOC)

On the 1st of December VAP - along with a select few Kenya based charities - will team up with the World Health Organisation to host an football themed HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis event. The event will coincide with World AIDS day.

The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the TB/HIV co-epidemic through football and through the image of Stop TB Ambassador Luis Figo who's very keen on empowering children and adolescents through sports.

Background -

Luìs Figo became a Stop TB Ambassador in 2008. Mr Figo, a decorated professional Portuguese footballer, was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year and was named among the FIFA 100 greatest players of all time. Luis Figo's worldwide appeal and popularity will make a major contribution in the fight against tuberculosis.

Football is one of the most compelling and widely followed - and played - sports in the world. Mr Figo is keen to use his skills and popularity to raise global awareness and counter the stigma of tuberculosis to help reduce the many needless deaths that result from this preventable and treatable disease.

Figo's Educational Comic Book on Tuberculosis -

The Stop TB Partnership has produced an educational comic book delivering key information on tuberculosis. The comic book features Mr. Figo as the main character and targets children and young adults. The aim is for them to learn more on tuberculosis. Key messages embedded in the story focus on prevention and treatment of the disease, on the determinants of tuberculosis - malnutrition, living conditions - and on tuberculosis and HIV co-infection. Tuberculosis is a leading killer of people living with HIV.

Event Plan (Proposed Scenario) -

The main objective of the event is to offer children and adolescents an opportunity to increase their knowledge about tuberculosis and HIV through football. The proposal is to have a workshop on tuberculosis and HIV, followed by a tournament and street match.

Workshop:

It should be organized one-two weeks in advance of major event. At the beginning of the workshop, students will fill out a questionnaire to assess their knowledge about tuberculosis and HIV (only if students belong to same age-group). They will then participate in a class activity on the subject - this could include reading the comic book and/or watching the cartoon with presentation and discussion on key TB/HIV messages tailored to the age group involved. As activity, students will be asked to create a drawing with slogan to be used for increasing knowledge of tuberculosis and HIV. A post-test to test acquired information on TB/HIV should follow the event (only if students belong to same age-group)

Tournament - Street Match

Boys and girls will be divided into several mixed teams and will play in a short tournament. The two finalist teams will play on 1 December. Football star Luis Figo will play with both teams - one time each (tentative). The winning team will be awarded a Stop Tuberculosis Cup signed by Luis Figo. The Stop Tuberculosis Cup will be awarded by:

1.   Stop TB Ambassador, Luis Figo (tentative)

2.   UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Stop Tuberculosis and former President of the Portuguese Republic, Dr Jorge Sampaio (confirmed)

3.   UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sports, Development, and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke

Attachments:

• WORLD_HEALTH_ORGANIZATION.doc (DOC)

On 22nd September 2009, Vijana Amani Pamoja, VAP conducted a scale up training of trainers’ TOT course at Kiragu social hall.A total of 15 peer educators went through a TOT that emphasised on Skills of using the power of soccer in the fight against HIV.The training also included HIV/AIDS biology and was all about a new revised curriculum dubbed’Skillz curriculum”.Skillz curriculum now contains 10 sessions with some new and simple activities that are well tailored made for youth ages 11-20 years. “Am proud to attend the TOT as well as adapting the new curriculum. The lessons and activities that I have learnt will go along way towards empowering me and the youth that I will be teaching.” Said Edwin Ochieng, VAP peer educator.Skillz participants will be entitled to finish the entire curriculum for them to be graduated with certificates that empower them to become HIV/AIDS ambassadors and teach their peers and families.

OUR SUCCESS!

Soccer has been like a universal language, simply arriving on any field or any open space with a soccer ball, wins INSTANT friendship. For communicating life changing messages, VAP has been using soccer as the most effective conduit because the sport: attracts youth, provides role models; key for behaviour change and it’s universally understood.

VAP peer educators have so far graduated 4,300 youth from our community centres and schools and are optimistic of reaching out to 7,500 youth by the end of 2010, the year that brings global football attention to South Africa. “My participation in the Skillz program has been of great impact to my life, and the lives of my friends whom I have taught. Now I can make a wise decision about my future life. “Said, 14 years old Winnie Wambui, a program participant from Church Army primary school.

2010 WORLD CUP AND OUR TARGET

As the world is warming up for the biggest football extravanza, World Cup 2010 in South Africa, VAP is appealing to your continuous financial support as they strive to reach their 2010 vision of reaching out to 7,500 youth by the end of 2010.VAP hopes to empower these young people who will also be empowered to conduct peer education activities within their community, reaching out to thousands more through formal and informal educational sessions.

For the second time, world football governing body FIFA through its Corporate Social Responsibility granted Vijana Amani Pamoja, (VAP) with funds to boost its grassrootsoccer project that creates awareness of HIV/AIDS through a soccer themed curriculum. The FIFA funding to VAP came via a strategic alliance geared towards the Millennium Development Goals between streetfooballworld; www.streetfootballworld.org and FIFA.The two have been using football as an instrument for social development for many years in a variety of ways. “We as VAP feel very much honoured and privileged to secure FIFA funds again for the second year running. Through the first funding we were able to reach out to our goals and graduated the targeted number of 2,500 students who were equipped with HIV/AIDS information and were certified as HIV ambassadors. This funding creates more trust and believe from FIFA and other donors whom we appreciate a lot for their continued support. We also believe the power of opinions, suggestions and questions in order to move forward and I take this opportunity to welcome feedback from our extinguished donors.”Said, Nancy Waweru, program officer.

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• FIFA.doc (DOC)

Michael Acton and Christine Illanes are students who traveled throughout Africa and visited a number of GlobalGiving projects. On March 17th they visited "Using the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS." When asked what they would tell their friends about this project, they said: “Great: They are making a difference."

Michael writes:

We visited Nancy in her office that CASL shares with Best Buddies Kenya. It was a small room that was full of activity. People would call or stop by to see what the next steps were.

That afternoon we went to visit a slum where some of the volunteers visit schools to discuss HIV/AIDS. In one classroom we watched a training session as they reviewed methods by which HIV/AIDS can and cannot be transmitted. They also discussed ways to support those infected by HIV/AIDS. We were a little surprised at the age of the children as they openly discussed topics that would not be mentioned in western classrooms. That's when it hit us that this was not a lesson in HIV/AIDS theory to be known but with consequences hardly faced, but that this was a part of their daily life.

Christine writes:

I met Nancy Njeri from the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL), which changed their name from CASL to something in Swahili. While I can’t remember what the new name is, the new acronym is VAP. The original plan was to meet only with VAP, but I discovered that Best Buddies and VAP are run by the same people, so I ended up meeting with both. It was a hectic day, and totally exhausting, but well worth it! While the building that their “office” is in looked really fancy from the outside, the office itself was the size of a closet. They made the most of it, cramming 2 desks with computers and a small refrigerator (for selling drinks to support the project). Nancy, and VAP, loves Global Giving since it was the first to finance their activities and is still their major source of funding.

VAP runs three different programs, whose main goal is to teach kids about HIV/AIDS by using how popular soccer is to create a relationship with the children that they can use to educate them about difficult issues. Later in the week I met a beneficiaries of VAP who was employed, thanks to the work that VAP is doing, by another Global Giving NGO, Alive and Kicking. They’ve also added a girl’s advocacy program called RAMBO, I don’t know if that’s the correct spelling but I prefer it. RAMBO means beautiful girl, which I think is awesome! VAP’s motto is that “Even if you’re not infected, everyone is affected.”

After meeting with Nancy, one of their youth volunteers named Charles came to escort us to one of the field sites. It was my first time riding a matatu, which is kind of like a bus and kind of like a taxi, but also not anything like either. We got off at one of the smaller Nairobi slums, all I remember is trash everywhere, and open sewer drains running through the “streets.” I don’t think that Charles was prepared for the attention that we received, with every kid and some adults shouting “How are you” in English to us. That was all they knew, since any attempt to respond just got blank looks. I’m still curious why just about everyone in Kenya knew that one phrase, it’s not like they could pick it up on TV, maybe it’s said on the radio a lot, I don’t know.

I managed to pick up two followers all my own. The girl couldn’t have been more than 10 and her sister at least half that, but they decided following me was more interesting than going home, so we formed a parade through the slum. I couldn’t help myself from slowing down to make sure that the girls, especially the littlest one, could make the jumps over the open sewage, which was silly since they lived there, so of course she could. The oddest thing was the eldest’s reaction to a motorcycle that came through the slum. It was going very fast, but she was terrified, running from it in genuine fear and hiding. I don’t know if she was afraid of being run over or grabbed, but it was disturbing. When we started walking again, I felt a little hand grab mine, and we stayed that way until we came to a junction that must have led back to her home. I’m sure she had a great time telling her family and friends about the day!

Soon after we reached the school where Charles was going to teach his class on HIV/AIDs, and I sat through the 10 minute class. The class was very adult, with most of the kids parroting some things it was clear that they didn’t understand. Charles said it’s because they will take that information home to their families, as well as hopefully remember it when they are old enough to understand. The school itself was depressing, made of metal sheeting, which meant that the school itself was a kind of oven; I was certainly baking once we went inside. Two of the kids were obviously very bright, checking previous notes and taking new ones. I was sad about what their schooling prospects were, such wasted potential, but I hope that they get lucky and manage to succeed. At least the VAP program will give them a better chance at surviving. It was another exhausting day in Kenya, but well worth the visit and experience.

For the first time in the history of FIFA practitioners and stakeholders from around the world came together to explore the commitment of football to social development and to help determine the way forward for football for hope movement, a movement that uses the power of the game for social change. From grassroot organizations working at community

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• FFH_GGreport.doc (DOC)

SCORING TO THE NET OF THE VCT CENTRE

Statistics show that soccer in Kenya is the sport that matters. Every town has a team. Players are heroes and role models. Simply arriving at a dusty field with a soccer ball wins instant friendships. The global soccer community has a responsibility in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We lead this effort, using the power and popularity of the game, to teach girls and boys aged 13-18 years about HIV/AIDS awareness and critical life skills.

KICK N TEST VCT SOCCER TOURNAMENT

On 4th April 2009, Vijana Amani Pamoja - VAP (former CASL) went a notch higher by hosting a Kick N Test VCT soccer tournament. An exciting day of football, voluntary counseling and testing - VCT and grassroot soccer activities. The tournament was organized under the theme of “jijue” (Swahilli language, means ‘Know yourself’). A total of 16 teams both boys and girls of ages 13-18 years from all the walks of Eastlands part of Nairobi converged at Bahati Community centre in readiness to participate in this unique 7-a-side street football tournament. The top two teams from each group played in the final to be crowned Kick N Test champions.

AN EXTRA BOOST OFF THE FIELD

What made this tournament special? The teams did not get points only for winning or drawing a match, but also for participating in the Grassroot Soccer activities and VCT over the course of the day. In the event of a tie, these extra points were more important than the points from a match. Out of 120 participants 65 youth were tested and every youth/player that was tested walked out with a t-shirt plus a bonus point to his/her team.

One player from each age group was chosen as Soccer Champion, based on his/her performance in the tournament, and one as Spirit Champion, based on his/her enthusiasm in the Grassroot Soccer activities.

WAY FORWARD

Following the success and the out-come of this first tournament hosted by VAP ever, we are focused and determined to leave no stone unturned and take every soccer opportunity to fight HIV/AIDS amongst our community. VAP is hoping to organize more of this tournaments and it is now seeking more financial support from donors and well wisher from all the walks of the world.

Attachments:

• KNT REPORT.doc (DOC)

In downtown Nairobi I waited for Eunice Ndeche, the founder of Capitol Area Soccer League (www.globalgiving.org/1885) to show me to his offices. The 4-lane highway was clogged with Matatus and buses. I noticed a few horse carts dodging traffic in the nearest lane, opposite the Kenyan Central Bank. Only there weren’t any horses or donkeys, just burley men dragging supplies on their carts. I reached for a camera to save this strange juxtaposition of modern and archaic. One of them smiled at me as he gave the yolk of his cart a yank. He smiled at me.

   “Hey wazzap!” he said.

   CASL’s offices were on the 6th floor of a 20-floor high rise. As we boarded the elevator, I thought, this doesn’t feel like a typical globalgiving project! I thought our projects are village-based grassroots operations.

   When I saw CASL’s office I understood. CASL (http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/1900/proj1885b.html) and Best Buddies Kenya (www.globalgiving.com/1741) share one five-foot square cubicle subleted from another company. CASL has a staff of 18 with 2 full time employees. They all cram in here when they need to. This is what “cost-effective change” looks like; two NGOs crammed into one cubicle because there isn’t enough donor money to support the Geneva convention’s minimum human space requirements.

   Each of these organizations operate on less than $5000 a year and they need your help. They don’t have money for big ad campaigns or media consultants. The staff is a handful of 20-something youths trying to curb the spread of AIDS. Imagine what you could do for them if you just re-tweeted their needs or used GlobalGiving’s new “tell a friend” tool to help them as a “virtual volunteer.”

   We’re on a listening tour of Kenya because there is so much more we can learn from our client organizations in person. The organizations I’ve seen are not always as I expected, but I have been impressed with what they’ve done with our donors’ support.

   CASL is planning a soccer tournament in two weeks (www.globalgiving.org/1885). They wanted to host 16 teams but currently only have funding for half that. They’ve successfully courted ColaCola and SarafiCom (mobile phones) in the past but the economic downturn has put a damper on youth sports AIDS prevention.

   They expect to host 60 players. All will be tested for HIV and will partake in AIDS awareness education. I got them signed up on twitter and you should be able to follow the tournament live on March 28th, 2009 (@endeche or @globalgiving on twitter). In addition they have a youth network of teacher trainers who go to schools and combine sports education with AIDS prevention messages. The two full time staff look to be in their twenties. These truly are youth teaching youth.

   Michael Kremer wrote that for what it costs to treat one AIDS patient for one year, you could prevent new infections worth 25 to 110 years of life. If just one of their four projects was fully funded, over 1800 years of combined AIDS-free living would result (using Michael Kremer’s upper estimate and the AIDS treatment cost per person).

   Nancy Waweru manages a similar project to empower girls and educate them about AIDS (www.globalgiving.org/2221). Her workshops emphasize “reproductive health,” meaning they discuss healthy relationships, sex, abortion, menstruation, STDs, and fighting stimga.

   “What is one organization you really admire for the work they do?” I asked Nancy.

   She immediately replied “Step by step!”

   “Why?”

   “They are new but have already done much. They hosted a very effective workshop on reproductive health at Kaimbo. They also got CocaCola to sponsor it. And they work with ‘deviant girls.’ They are not so easy to work with.”

   Great Nancy! Thanks to you and Eunice for meeting with me. It was an honor. And know that if our projects recommend another organization, you can bet we’ll invite them to join GlobalGiving in the future. This is how we uncover great new organizations. Whether big or small, new or old, any legitimate, recommended, social media-savvy organization has the same opportunity to attract funding on our site.

Saturday 6th of December 2008 was a memorable day for the youth of Nairobi. It was by far the biggest concert ever

Attachments:

• Report Jipange.doc (DOC)

On Nov 18th,2008,102 GRS graduands at Church Army Academy just completed the GRS HIV/AIDS intervention program

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• GRS_progress_report_nov_08.pdf (PDF)
  

Despite the distribution exercise, CASL got down to its normal outreach activities by conducting its HIV/AIDS to even the vulnerable and most under valued population. A total of 60 students from Jacaranda special school gathered together for the teachings of HIV/AIDS awareness conducted by 4 CASL’s peer educators. The students went through various awareness activities including ‘FIND THE BALL’ who main logic is to advise people to visit VCT to know their HIV status. As CASL is implementing these activities even to the most forgotten society, it would like to appeal for more donors to make this a reality.

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• GLOBAL GIVING REPORT.doc (DOC)

On 28th, May 2008, world football governing body FIFA through its Corporate Social Responsibility added a spanner into the works of Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) to boost its grassrootsoccer project that creates awareness of HIV/AIDS through a soccer themed curriculum. The FIFA funding to CASL came via a strategic alliance geared towards the Millennium Development Goals between streetfooballworld; www.streetfootballworld.org and FIFA.The two have been using football as an instrument for social development for many years in a variety of ways. However, it was not until 2005 that the two entities started working together in order to maximize the potential of football as a significant contributor towards the achievement of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

STREETFOOTBALLWORLD

The Streetfootballworld Network was set up in 2002 with the common vision to bring about social and human development through the use of football. Increased recognition of common work-that of all Network members and the team at the streetfootballworld in Berlin –has led to tremendous developments over the last years.

Streetfootballworld acts as an interface between the streetfootballworld Network members and companies and institutions that are interested in investing in and cooperating with the field of Development through Football. By offering investment opportunities(projects)and developing corporate Citizenship(CC)strategies with these interested institutions,Streetfootballworld aims at establishing a support structure for the streetfootballworld Network that enables it to expand its activities and its goals.

FOOTBALL FOR HOPE

The Football for Hope Movement is the key element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld. It was created to enhance dialogue and collaboration between locally active organizations advancing social development and football associations, committed clubs and players, professional leagues as well as involved commercial partners. The Movement aims to utilize the role of football in the society in order to contribute to the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

THE FUNDING

The one year funding will be used to scale up CASL’s HIV/AIDS GRS activities in 3 schools and 3 community centres by targeting 2,500 students by May 2009.With the already set 2010 initiative, CASL is optimistic that with the financial support they are appealing for-they will reach 3,500 students by the close of 2010.

Attachments:

• FIFA Report.doc (DOC)

Following the closure of schools for the April holidays,Capital Area Soccer Leagu

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• Seminar 2.doc (DOC)

December 27, 2007 was a significant day for the Kenyans-- a day that many Kenyans were looking forward to exercise their constitutional rights...

Please read below about the situation in Kenya post-election and our slum relief program.

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• KIAMBUI SLUM RELIEF PROGRAM.doc (DOC)

On December 1st, CASL joined millions of organizations and people all over the world in celebration of the World AIDS day. CASL used this day by organizing a youth soccer tournament for under 12 and 14 youth teams from Kinyago and Majengo slums where the prevalence of the scourge is skyrocketing. Alongside participating in the tournament, youth were also given information regarding HIV/AIDS.

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• CASL TOURNAMENT.doc (DOC)