TackleAfrica - Zambia

Tackle (formerly TackleAfrica) is a registered NGO in the UK, Uganda, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire that has been in existence since 2002 and is an expert in delivering impactful Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education using football. Our innovative interactive unique methodology has garnered multiple awards: we won the Sports Journalist Association Sport for Change Award in 2023, the World Football Summit Industry Award in 2019 for our 5-step methodology, combining SRHR education through play, the Tibu Africa Award in 2021 for the most committed international organisation working in sport for development across Africa, the Best Of Africa Award in 2018 for Working With Young People with Yaya Touré and the DREAMS Innovation Challenge in 2016. Our purpose is to provide young African men and women with HIV and SRHR support through football coaching that will have a significant positive impact on their decision making and behaviour, limiting the impact of HIV within their communities. Tackle implements programming in 8 African countries with legacy programming in a further 3, working in collaboration with more than 25 partners, training 600+ coaches and reaching approximately 12,000 direct beneficiaries and 36,000 additional community members each year.