A Hemel Hempstead-based charity is continuing to spread the love of football across the globe.
Derrick Williams MBE set up the charity KitAid back in 1998 after visiting Tanzania on a WaterAid supporters’ trip. Since then, the charity has worked with some of the UK’s biggest football clubs to donate unused kits to community projects across the globe.
In the last 26 years, the charity has sent more than one million kits to 55 countries, working with clubs such as Everton, Manchester United and Liverpool.
Last month, the charity collaborated with KitAid ambassador club Leverstock Green FC to donate their kits to The Ngakia Foundation in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The club held a fundraising match in December, and after the game presented KitAid with the iconic kits they were promoted in last season.
Derrick explained that the charity has worked closely with The Ngakia Foundation, a charity that was set up by the family of footballer Jeremy Ngakia.
Derrick told HEMELnews: “Leverstock Green are a KitAid ambassador club; there aren’t many, but it’s a special thing for non-league clubs that have supported us.
“It’s really nice! We spend a lot of time collecting kits from across the UK so it’s nice to get some from our doorstep. Leverstock Green have always been really supportive.”
Find out more about the charity at www.kitaid.net
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