Over a quarter of the 40 million people worldwide who are living with HIV/AIDS are aged 15-24. Many streetfootballworld network members, especially in African nations, are using football to help local communities fight the spread of this disease: to teach young people how to avoid infection, to help them get tested, to support them in dealing with the realities of HIV/AIDS and to encourage behaviour change.
In this section you will learn how streetfootballworld network members are overcoming prejudices and fears to inform and engage young people who are facing this epidemic. It all starts with a simple game.
Changing behaviour: How WhizzKids United is tackling HIV/AIDS
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streetfootballworld network member Africaid knows that fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa requires more than merely raising awareness. Its WhizzKids United programme aims at behaviour change by offering three levels of support for young people: giving them a reason to change, making that change possible, and helping them translate their new attitude into an old habit.
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The 'Test your team' experience
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Hundreds of children from schools in Lesotho take part in each of streetfootballworld network member Kick4Life’s Test your Team events. Though the main feature is a football tournament, HIV testing and counselling is available in tents alongside the pitches, and between the games Kick4Life coaches hold activities designed to teach young people about HIV/AIDS.
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Grassroot Soccer's fight against HIV/AIDS
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By age nine, Lungi had lost both her parents to HIV. This video
tells Lungi’s story and illustrates the effect that HIV/AIDS has on
African youth; it also shows how streetfootballworld network member
Grassroot Soccer is using football to help them break out of a cycle of
despair, teaching them about HIV/AIDS, prevention strategies and general
life skills.
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World AIDS Day 2010: Activities in the streetfootballworld network
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Around the globe, organisations seize the World AIDS Day on December 1st to raise awareness for their struggle against HIV/AIDS. For many members of the streetfootballworld network, World AIDS Day is an important milestone in their work - find out what was going on in the network in the 2010 edition.
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Additional resources
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Want more? Here’s where you can find resources developed by network members and other experts in the field.
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