MAKE IT COUNT! Upon registration, teams will be asked to select which charity(s) will receive their entry fee. If you are part of the 10 in 2010 club, please indicate that on your registration. We recommend directing your players to this page and having a brief conversation with them after they have had a chance to read about the charities. By making the choice as a team which charity to support, your players are gaining awareness about global poverty and disease while playing together to provide relief. Read here about the projects we support, or learn more about the charities by clicking on logos.
charity: water
Right now, 1.1 billion people on the planet don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. That's one in six of us. In addition, half of all the schools in the world lack clean water and sanitation. It's the number one reason girls drop out. Kick for Hope is partnering with Charity:water to raise funding for school wells and bathrooms. The cost to provide one school with clean drinking water, bathrooms and hand washing stations is approximately $20,000. Wells will also provide clean drinking water to members of surrounding communities who can collect water when they take and pick their children up at school. Every individual team that selects charity:water as their charity of choice will provide clean water to 113 children for five years.
United Against Malaria
Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds, but it can be stopped if we act NOW. Kick for Hope is joining forces with football stars, non-governmental organizations, foundations, governments, corporations and people like you to unite against malaria for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. By leveraging football/soccer, one of the most popular sports in the world, United Against Malaria aims to raise global awareness and renew worldwide commitment to ending malaria, as well as increase the use of prevention tools and malaria treatment in Africa. Tools like mosquito nets, effective medicines and safe indoor spraying can save lives. For $10 a mother and child can be protected for up to five years. Every team that chooses to support United Against Malaria will fund nets for 56 children and their mothers through Malaria No More.
GrassrootSoccer
Some people think football is a matter of life and death... in Africa, it can be. Using curriculum provided by Grassroot Soccer, Kick 4 Life uses soccer to empower youth with the skills to adopt healthy behaviors and to live HIV free, while linking them with relevant support networks. In addition to providing curriculum to 25 implementing partners in 16 countries, Grassroot Soccer directly implements its HIV prevention and life skills curriculum in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Since 2003, over 230,000 youth have graduated from GRS programs. Join the team to help Kick for Hope provide hundreds of children attend a six-week sports and HIV/Aids education program using the Grassroot Soccer curriculum delivered by Kick 4 Life. Every team that supports Kick for Life and Grassroot Soccer will provide 50 children the tools to live HIV.
World Vision
Twenty percent of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DNC) die before their fifth birthday-currently the ninth worst rate in the world. More than half of the deaths are attributed to malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies. World Vision is committed to help enact sustainable solutions for the future of communities, families, and children of the DRC. Dairy goats nourish hungry children and families with cheese, yogurt, and up to to 16 cups of milk a day. Chickens provide fresh eggs that are rich in protein and nutrients, and extra eggs and chicks can be sold to pay for basics. Each family that receives chickens is asked to give back hatched chicks to help another family in need. Chicks require little money, space, or food to thrive and grow - making them an ideal business venture. Every individual team that chooses to support World Vision will provide a goat and two chickens to five households.
In addition to the charities above, kickforhope is also supporting the following charities/projects through our Ten in 2010 World Cup Challenge. If you are interested in participating in the 10 in 2010 World Cup Challenge please contact kchandler@kickforhope.org., and we can discuss available projects.
Coaches Across Continents
In 2009, Coaches across Continents won the Beyond Sport Global Award for Sport for Social Development. In our first two years, we have seen teen pregnancy reduced, an increase in school participation for boys and girls, and more than 400 local teachers and coaches in 4 countries now use our curriculum. By choosing to support a Coaches across Continents project your club will fund teacher and coach training at new sites in Kenya and Uganda which will provide health, life and leadership education for more than 8,800 children aged under 16. Coaches and teams are welcome to join us at a community project in Africa.
For more information visit www.coachesacrosscontinents.com
Sudanese Refugee
Clubs who choose to support the Sudanese Refugee Network will be helping African refugees right here in San Diego. Refugees only receive limited federal benefits and many live in poverty. Your support will help SRN provide much needed nutrition, tutoring, and clothing to local refugees in need. When you choose to support the SRN with ten teams, your club will have the opportunity to meet with SRN directors and see how your support will meet the needs of hundreds of refugees.
For more information visit www.sudaneserefugees.com
Glimmer of Hope
Since 2000, A Glimmer of Hope has funded more than 3,500 projects in Ethiopia and that have made a difference in the lives of over two million of that country's poor. When a club supports A Glimmer of Hope with 10 teams, you can choose to fund a well, supporting education, provide healthcare resources, contribute to income creation programs or provide micro-finance support to break the cycle of poverty.
For more information, visit www.aglimmerofhope.org
Kick 4 Life Project 1
In Lesotho, southern Africa, 23% of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS. Many of these are children who do not have access to treatment that could save thier lives. Test Your Team events are large one-day soccer festivals where teams not only get points for winning matches, but also for taking part in health education and voluntary testing. In a single day Kick4Life can test more than 500 kids for HIV, referring those who are positive to life-saving treatment and counseling. By selecting Test Your Team for the K4H Ten in 2010 World Cup Challenge, you can help us save hundreds of lives! We would also love to invite your coach to come to Lesotho to observe and take part in the event that your club has made possible!!!
Kick 4 Life Project 2
Street Youth Initiative
There are thousands of children living on the streets of Lesotho. Many of them have been orphaned by HIV and now have nowhere to live and no-one to look after them. Their lives on the streets are fraught with danger from crime, poor health and poverty. Kick4Life's Street Youth Initiative enables hundreds of these kids to have fun by running soccer training every day after school. Other sports and activities such as art and drama are also available, giving the kids a rare chance to forget about their troubled lives. By selecting our Street Youth Initiative for the K4H Ten in 2010 World Cup Challenge, you will give 300 disadvantaged children the chance to play soccer every day for three months. We would also love to invite your coach to visit Lesotho to come and meet the children and deliver some soccer training to the kids in Africa!!!