VEOLIA WATER STAFF RAISE £643 FOR KITAID

A BIG thank you to all the staff at Veolia Water Central who donated £1 as part of the company's Time to Give Friday scheme. A grand total of £321.50 was raised and then matched by Veolia Water with a cheque of £643 handed over to KitAid.

Thanks to all the staff who collected and donated and Veolia Water for match funding.

We're grateful.

ZIMBABWE CHILDREN WITH THEIR NEW KIT

Children at Musami Primary School,  80 kms from Harare pleased with their new kit

LEICESTER PEOPLE SHOP AND DROP

Many thanks to Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester who've got behind the KitAid campaign as part of their World Cup celebrations.
Pictured are:
Gurvinder Rupra, Highcross's Marketing Manager with Leicester legends, Steve Claridge and Alan Birchinall and our very own Claire Whalley, KitAid Trustee Extraordinaire.

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KITAID MAKES IT TO THE WORLD CUP

Julia Childs, one of our trustees makes it to the World Cup (Rustenberg Stadium) and we're pleased to have made it possible for Joseph to experience such a great event. Joseph from OrangeFarm has helped Julia over the years to deliver hundreds of football kits to children in the townships of South Africa.

NEWLY FORMED SOUTHEND SOCCER CLUB IN THE SUNSHINE

A fitting finish to a very successful week. Squadron Leader Neil Hope, from RAF's 'Taking Football to Africa and Beyond' with players from Southend Soccer Club.  Players come from nearby Kibera and train at the Prison grounds.

On behalf of KitAid, thanks Neil for organising such a fantastic trip.

CARDIFF CITY IN NAIROBI

Loresho Football Club were the second delivery of the day. The team are newly established and are building three adult teams to play in the local leagues. The players all come from Kangemi slum and train at the Nairobi Police camp.

Looking good in their Cardiff City kit.

CHILDREN IN AFRICA'S LARGEST SLUM RECEIVE FOOTBALL KIT

Day 4 - and in the team go to Kibera, Africa's largest slum where nearly a million people live in an area less than three square miles.  Joined by the BBC, the team went to Stara School in the heart of the slum.

Although some of the area now has limited electricity and piped water, there is no sewerage system.  After visiting the children in their corrugated metal classrooms, kits were handed out to the 500 children (371 of whom are orphans and one in 10 children who were HIV+).

Thanks also to eight year old Thomas Charley to handed out pencils and crayons to the children at the school and to his Dad, Warrant Officer Wayne Charley for his driving skills, knowledge of Nairobi and energy in getting us to some very difficult places to reach.