KICK4LIFE : CHANGING LIVES THROUGH SPORT

The founder of the Kick4life charity organisation Steve Fleming is launching a book called ‘Eleven’, featuring 11 stories from Lesotho aids victims. The charity is hoping to raise awareness and funds with all of the proceeds going to the charity.

Kick4life was founded in 2005 and uses the power of football and sport to inspire, unite and make a difference to some of the most disadvantaged children in the world. Focusing efforts in Lesotho in southern Africa the programme focuses on tackling HIV by providing sports-based education, voluntary testing plus support in education and employment.

Since the start of the charity, Kick4life has helped 25,000 orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho where more than 100,000 children have been orphaned. England boss Fabio Capello - who will be travelling to South Africa with his World Cup hopefuls in June – is a supporter of the charity and once visited the site to see how football has helped the young children.

“I have seen first hand how Kick4Life is actually changing lives for the better. This summer all eyes will be on South Africa, and it is my hope that we can harness the power of the game to transform the lives of some of the world’s most disadvantaged people, and continue to fight this disease.”

Kick4Life is a British charity which is funded by the Vodafone Foundation. For more information and to see how you can get involved please go to www.kick4life.org.