Kicking AIDS Out was an initiative of the Edusport Foundation (a Zambian Sports NGO) which was adopted by NORAD (the Norwegian Development Agency) in 2001, in co-operation with the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF). The Kicking AIDS Out initiative has grown to become an international network of organizations rallying around the power of sport to effect positive change in communities.  The Kicking AIDS Out Network was established in Nairobi Kenya in 2001 where the first formal Network meeting took place hosted by Mathare Youth Sport Association (MYSA). Kicking AIDS Out Network partners, associates and members are from the United Kingdom, Canada, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Norway, South Africa, Tanzania, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and many countries in the Caribbean including Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad.

The network shares information and best practices about the use of sport and physical activity in addressing HIV and AIDS, promotes policy development, shares resource materials and supports local community based projects. It provides a forum for exchange between organisations from different countries and continents – as equal partners – with different contributions.