Impact

Measuring and evaluating the impact of Alive and Kicking’s work is vital in achieving our mission and purpose. To ensure a robust system our impact framework is built with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in mind.

Relating our work to the UN’s SDGs means we are able to strengthen our performance, account for impact, and clearly communicate our progress while working closely with public, private and third sector organisations to support the world’s sustainable development agenda.

We ensure children facing disadvantage have free, easy and safe access to sport through Alive and Kicking’s inclusive sport programmes

Adults from vulnerable job groups economically empowered through direct employment. (SDG 8)

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Percentage of AK employees living with a disability. (SDG 10)

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Balls made since inception. (SDG 8)

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Percentage of A+K employees who have never had formal work before A+K. (SDG 10)

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Percentage of employees who use their income to access education for themselves or their dependents. (SDG 1)

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Contribution to the local economy in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. (SDG 8)

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AK employees and their dependents are seven more times more likely to access healthcare than the national average. (SDG 1)

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Children of AK employees are four times more likely to complete school than the national average. (SDG 1)

Refugees economically empowered through entrepreneurship. (SDG 8)

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AK employees are 53 times more likely than the national average to own their own home. (SDG 1)

We ensure children facing disadvantage have free, easy and safe access to sport through Alive and Kicking’s inclusive sport programmes

Number of balls donated to community partners and distributed through AK’s ball library hubs. (SDG 3)

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Percentage of ball library users who increase their weekly exercise by over three times. (SDG 3)

Number of young people reached through Play programmes. (SDG 3)

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Percentage of ball library users that meet new people through play. (SDG 3)

Number of countries where an AK ball has been kicked and caught. (SDG 3)

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Percentage of ball library users who who strengthen their feeling of community belonging. (SDG 3)

We ensure young people facing disadvantage are empowered with the tools they need to live happy and healthy lives through Alive and Kicking’s innovative health education programmes.

Number of youth leaders trained to deliver health and wellbeing education. (SDG 3)

Number of young people reached through locally trained youth leaders. (SDG 3)

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Programme participants are three times more likely to seek support when needed having attended the programme. (SDG 3)

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Programme participants are five times more likely to know where to seeks support having attended the programme. (SDG 3)

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Programme participants are four times more likely to support their friends and family through a health issue having attended the programme. (SDG 10)

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Percentage of youth leaders trained to deliver the programme who would recommend it to others. (SDG 3)

Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development

Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs

To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations

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