Children across Africa love playing ball games, yet they don’t have real balls to play with. Unemployment and high HIV rates are also generic issues. With this is mind, and on the back of the success of Alive & Kicking Kenya, A&K Zambia was established in 2007 . Situated in Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka, 50 stitchers paid a fair wage produce over 2,000 balls a month. We are lucky enough to have the support of Zamleather, a subsidiary of Zambeef, which gives us space on their tannery site for us to operate.

Alive & Kicking Zambia has produced and distributed over 100,000 balls since production started. Supporters who have sponsored balls include DHL, MTN, Coca Cola, Camfed, RAPIDS, Zambian Malaria Foundation, Zambeef Plc, Zamleather, Good Gifts and lots of individual donors. As well as giving balls to schools through donations, we also retail them in Spar, Shoprite and Pick N’ Pay outlets.

A&K Zambia balls are printed with HIV/AIDS and malaria messages. To supplement the messaging on our balls Alive & Kicking Zambia’s team regularly organise football tournaments to raise health awareness. Following in Kenya’s footsteps, Alive & Kicking Zambia is currently preparing for its first HIV/AIDS awareness raising roadshow which will be performed in the Copper Belt.

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