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As a football club committed to social change we bring together the football industry and the Sport for Development sector. This model enables us to change lives off the pitch as well as leading systemic change in the industry, and in 2020 we became the first top flight club in the world to commit to gender equal budgets. We are a registered charity and a social enterprise with offices in Lesotho, the UK and the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How Kick4Life FC Works<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Changing lives through football<\/h3>\n\n\n
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We are based at the\u00a0Kick4Life Centre<\/a>\u00a0in Maseru, Lesotho\u2019s capital city. This is the home ground of our teams and a hub of social and economic development. We deliver a range of social interventions around health education & life skills, with our flagship programme, the\u00a0Kick4Life Academy<\/a>\u00a0providing vulnerable children & young people with intensive academic support, football coaching and character development, with the aim of supporting participants to genuinely life-changing opportunities at international universities. Through this long-term, holistic approach, we aim to empower young people with the skills and confidence to become change makers and leaders in the long-term sustainable development of Lesotho. We also deliver a wide range of\u00a0community programmes<\/a>\u00a0for vulnerable youth\u00a0 including health education, life-skills development and gender equality.\u00a0Read about our approach to Child Protection & Safeguarding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our work is aligned with three priority Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong> – 3: Good Health & Wellbeing, 4: Quality Education and 5: Gender Equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our players are central to our model. Many of them are current or past participants, health education & life-skills coaches, and powerful role models for our work across Lesotho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Club\u2019s No.7 restaurant<\/a> and Hokahanya Inn & Conference Centre<\/a> also provide structured training and employment opportunities for our participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also contribute to development beyond Lesotho through our consulting service Kick4Life Assist<\/a> through which we provide consulting and training to other Sport for Development organisations around the world. This includes curriculum development, monitoring & evaluation and social enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n

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There are lots of ways that you can support our mission from signing up for one of our Tours<\/a> to Lesotho, to joining the Kick4Life F.C.\u00a0Fan Club<\/a> or by fundraising<\/a>\u00a0for our life-changing work. If you\u2019d like to get involved we\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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‘Kingdom in the Sky’<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lesotho is a beautiful country with a rich history and culture. It also has the worlds second highest prevalence of HIV (23.2%) and more than 160,000 children have been orphaned. This has had a devastating impact on family and community structures, and has dramatically held back the country\u2019s economic development. We aim to embrace the great passion for football in Lesotho to address these issues, helping young people to stay healthy, achieve their potential and contribute to the sustainable development of their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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