WhizzKids United is a youth HIV / AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support programme that uses football as an educational medium to facilitate healthy behaviour change.
WhizzKids United was created[1][2] by Marcus McGilvray, a Welsh HIV nurse specialist who worked with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health on the ARV roll-out.
Studies have consistently found that KwaZulu-Natal has the highest HIV prevalence of any province in South Africa, with approximately 25% of the population infected in the 15-49 age group.
The U.K. arm of the organisation also runs programmes in Ghana, Uganda and Australia, as well as in the United Kingdom itself at Premier League youth clubs in partnership with the Football Foundation.
In July 2010, WhizzKids United participated in the Football for Hope Festival 2010 in Alexandra, an official part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.