Kick4Life

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Kick4Life F.C. is a unique football club based in Lesotho in southern Africa. As a charity and a social enterprise, our mission is to change the lives and long-term prospects of vulnerable young people in Lesotho, through a wide range of social development activities focused on health, education and support towards sustainable livelihoods.

Our approach is based on the belief that football clubs do not always have to be run for private profit, and that we can more effectively leverage the enormous wealth and influence of the football industry for social development by becoming a part of it. We believe this new type of model, transcending the football industry and the Sport for Development sector, is needed to uncap the power of sport for social change. As such we are a registered charity and a social enterprise with offices in Lesotho, the UK and the USA.

We are based at the Kick4Life Centre in Maseru, Lesotho’s capital city. This is the home ground of our teams and a hub of social and economic development. The Kick4Life Academy provides a range of opportunities for children and young people of all abilities to work towards a healthy and successful future, with a structured package of care and support combining the chance to play football with health education & life-skills, literacy, mentoring and referrals to key services such re-housing & protection. This long-term, holistic and high impact approach is designed to support participants towards long-term education, training and employment, and the chance to achieve a sustainable livelihood. Our players are central to the model. Many of them are current or past participants, health education & life-skills coaches, and powerful role models for our work across Lesotho.

The Club’s No.7 restaurant and Kick4Life Hotel & Conference Centre also provide structured training and employment opportunities for our participants.

• Anynomous

  08 July 2018

  What a shot! Nyakallo representing Kick4Life and Lesotho in Red Square, Moscow at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Copyright: FIFA.

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• Anynomous

  02 July 2018

  An incredible few days for the Kick4Life delegation at the World Cup, alongside their new friends from across the globe at the FIFA Foundation Festival. Yesterday they took part in a football tournament in Red Square and earlier today they were at the stadium to see Russia knock out Spain!

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• Anynomous

  25 June 2018

  To Russia with Kick4Life! The rest of our delegation are on their way to the World Cup for the adventure of a lifetime!

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• Anynomous

  22 June 2018

  What an opportunity! Reitumetse Tlopo is boarding a plane for the first time in his life to travel to Russia as Kick4Life's young leader at the FIFA Foundation Festival. The rest of the delegation will follow next week. Have a great time!

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• Anynomous

  19 June 2018

  World Cup fever is taking hold at Kick4Life! Our FIFA Foundation Festival delegation is preparing to leave for Russia, while at the weekend we held a Mini Youth World Cup

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• Anynomous

  15 June 2018

  A great day yesterday at the Kick4Life Property Cup in London, hosted by our friends at Fawcett Mead. The trophy was won by the Haringey 6, led by former K4L Academy Coach Darren Wiltshire, who scored 4 goals in the final! Thanks to everyone who took part and raised money for our work in Lesotho.

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• Anynomous

  10 June 2018

  Congratulations Lesotho on winning Bronze Medal in the COSAFA Cup with a 1-0 win over Madagascar, the only goal scored by Kick4Life's Nkoto Masoabi. K4L Academy graduate Lesia Thetsane also starred for the winning team.

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• Anynomous

  05 June 2018

  Just two places left for teams in the Kick4Life Property Cup on Thursday 14th June at PlayFootball in Shepherd's Bush. Join us for a 5-a-side tournament from 12pm followed by raffle, food and beers while watching the first game of the World Cup, Russia v Saudi Arabia. £300 per team. Email to secure one of the last places: nick@fawcettmead.co.uk

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• Anynomous

  04 June 2018

  Congratulations to our Values Champions for May. Great work guys!

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• Anynomous

  16 May 2018

  Fantastic blog by our friends at Giggs & Company Independent Estate Agents. We look forward to welcoming 8 of their brilliant team to Lesotho in November!

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• Anynomous

  03 May 2018

  Big up to our Values Champions for April voted for by their colleagues - Motlatsi, Leslie, Mboh & Nkoto.

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