Africaid’s WhizzKids United (WKU) uses football to provide HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support to young people. In order to reduce infection rates, WKU teaches young people to avoid infection and provides continual support through its WKU Health Academies.

WhizzKids United’s unique, holistic approach offers the long-term support necessary to create and sustain behaviour change. Using football as an analogy to life, experts teach young participants about the risks of HIV infection and preventative measures, and offers them the life skills they need to react with confidence and knowledge to the obstacles and dangers of everyday life. So far, 25,000 young people have graduated from the programme.