What a start to the ACN! Senegal dumped out after two games, the hosts defying all odds to progress, and a fantastic standard of football
Afrikit team up with Armadillo Storage
Afrikit would like to formally announce our operations and marketing partnership with Armadillo Storage Sheffield. Storage is a key function of the Afrikit operation and for Armadillo to kindly donate free storage to Afrikit allows us to invest kindly donated money into other remits of the charity. As a result we are now able to accept a greater volume of donations than we could previously in addition to funding the distribution of more donated football kit and equipment to the communities and causes that we work with in Africa. Furthermore, Armadillo Storage Sheffield have kindly agreed to be a donation point for Afrikit, accepting donations as of November 2011.
Kits 4 Causes: Making a Difference at a Football Club Near You
Opening the back pages of any national newspaper today, you are likely to find a story that condemns one top-flight footballer for their behaviour either on or off the pitch. For all the negative attention that football players receive, it was uplifting to find an email from a football player called Chris Giles in the Afrikit inbox. Chris, who plays for Salisbury City FC, has a simple desire to help others through the game in which he loves. After seeing a consistent wastage of old football kits and equipment at several of the football clubs he has previously played for, Chris contacted Afrikit to see if we could help. This was to be the start of Kits 4 Causes, a subsidiary project of Afrikit in partnership with Chris Giles.
Afrikit Partner with KYSA: Helping Kenya through Football
Afrikit is delighted to announce our partnership with the Kabras Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) based in Western Kenya. Joseph Shitanda, the founder of KYSA tells us all about it: “My brainchild, the KYSA is dedicated to fighting youth delinquency, drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. By engaging the local community through a programme of sport and competitive football tournaments we aim to encourage the children to take the correct pathway encouraging team ethic and togetherness”.