Standard Lesotho Bank
This project's parent organization is Kick4Life
It operates in Lesotho
It uses Football (Soccer)
Shortlisted for the Corporate Citizenship Campaign of the Year
More about Standard Lesotho Bank
Standard Lesotho Bank & Kick4Life have developed a bold, innovative and effective approach to tackling HIV in Lesotho, which has the world’s third highest prevalence (23.2%). The partnership includes:
- Funding the development of a training and accommodation block at the Lesotho Football for Hope Centre which will enable K4L to offer programmes for underprivileged youth and OVCs from all over the country, and develop its social enterprise strategy supporting long-term sustainability.
- Staff engagement through members of SLB team delivering workshops as part of K4L’s Fit4Work programme covering personal finance, budgeting and saving.
- Providing work placements for K4L graduates of the Fit4Work programme who have an interest in banking.
- Funding K4L’s Sport for Development programmes including the K4L Curriculum, Test Your Team, Street League and Care & Support Initiative for children living on the street.
- K4L delivering Voluntary Counselling and Testing at SLB branches, promoting HIV prevention to SLB employees and linking those who test positive to medical treatment and support. This mutually beneficial partnership takes a long-term approach to harnessing the popularity of football in Lesotho to making a lasting and measurable change.