Across the globe sport is being used to educate young people about HIV & AIDS. It is unique in its appeal to young people, and so offers special opportunities for endorsing the HIV/AIDS prevention message.
Through our local project partners we combine sport activities, like football training, with information on preventing and fighting HIV/AIDS. The sport coaches are trained to teach kids in the field of HIV/AIDS awareness through special sport exercises.
- HIV is no barrier to playing sport at any level
- In fact physical activity combined with treatments help people living with HIV to lead healthy lives
- HIV can be prevented through good education and awareness
- Act4Africa encourages all projects that can harness the global power of sport to help teach young people how to protect themselves and their partners
To find out more about how Sport is used to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, read the stories, or to find out more about Act4Africa, check out our 'Factfile'.
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Tuesday, 25 Aug 09Coaches' AIDS game is a winner in Africa
Chapter 3 of SportStars by Abby Alford, Chief Reporter, South Wales Echo.
SPORTS coaches who traveled to Africa to teach children and adults how to protect themselves from the HIV and Aids epidemic sweeping the continent have described the trip as "unbelievable" and "rewarding".
The team taught a series of workshop and laid on educational games in the slums of Nairobi in Kenya and rural villages in...
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Thursday, 23 Jul 09Good sports off to Africa to battle HIV
Chapter 2 of SportStars by Abby Alford, South Wales Echo
SPORTS coaches are heading to Africa to teach children how to protect themselves from the HIV and Aids epidemic sweeping the continent.
With around 5% of the adult population in Kenya and Uganda infected with HIV , specialists from Cardiff-based SportStars told the Echo their summer mission could save lives.
A...
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Thursday, 25 Jun 09Sports specialists to act in Africa
Chapter 1 of SportStars by Emma Breeze
Celebrity businessman James Taylor backs SportStar coaching with Act4Africa ..
A team of Cardiff-based sports specialists are heading to Africa this summer to help educate children in some of the country's most deprived areas.
The 12-strong team from SportStars, a company which provides high quality sports coaching for children aged 4 -12, is...
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