WHAT
WE DO
We are a small international sport for development charity using the power of football to advance education, healthcare and enterprise in deprived communities of Africa.
MORE THAN A PITCH.
Simply put, we are More Than A Pitch, we change lives through football.
Watch the video to find out how.
OUR ACTIVITIES.
A COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLUBHOUSE + ARTIFICAL PITCH.
SOLAR POWERED WATER KIOSK.
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Operate a community football program with 11 teams (boys, girls, men and women incl over 50s team) supporting over 300 members on a weekly basis with over 25% being under 18 yrs old..
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Run 4/5 Tournaments/year some specifically for women & girls and some in rural areas, reaching over 5,000 people at each event.
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Raising funds for building a permanent structure for a Teaching Room and Library as well as Changing Rooms & Showers,
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Installed drainage to the dirt area for the pitch.
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Raising funds for installation of an artifical pitch.
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This is to upgrade the container we shipped in 2022 with donations and equipment from Scotland.
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Installed 2 solar-powered drinking water kiosks for the community as there was no access to fresh water.
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Raising funds to build a further one as the population has doubled since 2020.
SCHOOLS OUTREACH PROGRAM.
OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
Deliver educational, health and gender equality focused programs with a range of partners;
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Feed 160 kids aged 6 - 14 one daily meal at the orphanage school.
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First aid training for over 300 members
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Health & nutritional education sessions such as HIV, sexual rights, period poverty) reaching over 10,000 people
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Social enterprise, Leadership & entrepreneur workshops
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
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100+ kids supported with school fees to complete their basic education.
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50 + Academic & Skills scholarships awarded to the Lusaka Youth Resource Centre,
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60+ coaching scholarships and leadership awards.
Empower our young leaders aged 17 - 24 to deliver weekly combined sports and life skills sessions to school children that include some with special needs.
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Reaching over 3,000 children in 4 schools and an orphanage in Kalingalinga.
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Reaching one rural school in Chongwe.
OUR
IMPACT
We work to ensure our work has as positive an impact upon the lives of our beneficaries as possible.
SUCCESS STORIES... MORE
Meet Mabvuto. Mabvuto was born in Lusaka, Zambia, and grew up in Kalingalinga. We were proud to financially support his education, enabling him to learn to read and write and stay away from some of the challenges like drinking and smoking. He won Pupil of the Year Award in Year 11!
THE UN'S SDGs.
Our work meets 11 of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
“I am proud of AOTB because of the water kiosk which was put out for the community. I am proud of helping children with tuition fees and school fees”
Given Tembo, AotB Coach.
