​While we're passionate about the sport of football, we are also calculated in how we use it to create positive change.​ All our activities are designed to create wider social and community impact with education at the core.
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We use a community football club model to engage with young people in Zambia and help them as a part of team to learn new things and give something back to their community through outreach programs. Africa On The Ball is a team in every sense of the word, we work together to achieve goals as well as score them.​​​
IMPACT
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Find out more about the players across our 11 community teams and what they think about how Africa On The Ball has impacted their lives.
IMPACT IN NUMBERS
3000
# of kids reached through Sports, Learning and Leadership programs in Zambia​
350
# of team members we support through 11 football teams per month in Zambia​​​​​
35000
#£ spent on infrastructure projects in Zambia with £25K already committed for 2026​
11
# of United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals​ we meet
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ZAMBIA
Outreach
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300 members supporting Sport, Learning & Leadership outreach to 4 schools, and an orphanage reaching over 3,000 kids​
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Funded 100 scholarships, and over 100 kids basic school fees​
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Feed 160 orphan kids aged 6 - 14 yrs one daily meal at school maintaining attendance
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Support over 100 girls / month with our period poverty prevention program.
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First Aid, Health & Gender Equality training & programs for all members.
ZAMBIA
Football
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11 teams of boys and girls, men and women (incl. an over 50s team)
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Over 25% of our members are under 18 yrs old and over 50% are female.
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Stage 4/5 tournaments per year where vital health education messages can be delivered to over 5,000 people alongside a competitive show.
ZAMBIA
Infrastructure
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Built 2 solar panelled drinking water kiosks for where there was none before.​
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Built a toilet block in rural Chongwe where there were no facilities.​
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Built drainage for the dirt pitch in Kalingalinga to enable play to continue in the rainy season.
UGANDA
Uganda is classified as a country with low human development; it ranks 157 out of the 193 countries on the UN Human Development Index. Demographically, more than 56% of the population are under the age of 17 (a statistic second only to Niger).
Bwindi is a remote area located in the South-West corner of Uganda. The people of Bwindi experience high levels of poverty and infrastructure is limited. Children have little access to sports, health and personal development opportunities.
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Buhoma is located close to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a densely wooded area where endangered mountain gorillas live; the town is also home to the Bwindi Community Hospital, which serves a local population of 120,000.
Football for Bwindi Schools
We are aiming to introduce a football programme into 14 local schools in the Buhoma District. The programme will use football as a catalyst to improve physical and mental health, empower and bring life skills to 2,500 children, aged 4-14.
With your support we can create life-changing opportunities for the children of Bwindi.
LATEST PROJECTS
The drainage project involved the construction of drainage networks to improve water management and reduce the risk of flooding at our football pitch In Kalingalinga. The drainage project was made possible through the funds that were raised in the Kiltwalk.
What began as a small donation in 2022 has now grown into one of the most anticipated annual community events in the rural parts of Luzi District, Eastern Province, Zambia.
Our outreach teams conduct weekly Physical Education and life skills sessions in three schools: Mama Stella’s, Kalingalinga Community School, and Kalingalinga Primary School, with full support from school management.
SUCCESS STORIES
How Far Your Money Goes
£5
Supports a weekly team of 15 volunteers with AOTB community outreach programmes especially in 3 Schools and 1 Orphanage
£50
Supports an annual team of 15 volunteers with AOTB community outreach programmes especially in 3 Schools and 1 Orphanage
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Scholarship for one community member to become an Intro FAZ (Zambian Federation) Football Coach
£65
Supports feminine hygiene for over 50 girls each month​​​​​​
£250
Scholarship for one community member to attend the Lusaka Youth Resource Centre for a one year skills/education programme
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£650
​Scholarship for one community member to become a Pro CAZ (Pan Africa Federation) Football Coach
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£680
Provides First Aid Training for ALL AOTB staff and volunteers
£800
Funds a Football Tournament that brings up to 5,000 people together and access AOTB Outreach such Health and Wellbeing information
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£4000
Funds a solar powered water kiosk
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THE UN'S SDGs.
Our work meets 11 of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
