 Ann Dudley, co-founder of The Kids League was made an Alumni Laureate of Nottingham University in 2009 for Special Excellence in Community Work for her work in Uganda.In 2010, in recognition of its outstanding achievement to Sport in Development through Football The Kids League, together with 31 other groups from all over the world, qualified for the Football For Hope Festival, an official part of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.The Kids League, mainly active in the country's northern conflict zones, provides rural districts in Uganda with the same quality sports leagues as those established under KKL.