Alive & Kicking is a social enterprise that manufactures balls in Africa . They are made from recycled plastic bottles and they have been used by the local community to play football, kick around with friends or just hang out on the beach. Launched in 2004 , it has so far produced more than half a million balls . ` At the same time , there are very high levels of unemployment , with a high proportion of the population living below the poverty rate . '' It employs 130 people -- one third of its workforce is people under 30 .
Alive & Kicking is a social enterprise that manufactures balls in Africa . They are made from recycled plastic bottles and they have been used by the local community to play football, kick around with friends or just hang out on the beach. Launched in 2004 , it has so far produced more than half a million balls . It employs 130 people -- one third of its workforce is people under 30 .