Africa Goal 2010

Health Reporter
Zimbabwe Herald, May 12, 2010

The Canadian International Development Agency and the Southern Africa HIV and Aids Information Dissemination Service have launched a project to raise awareness of the pandemic during the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup.

Dubbed the "2010 Africa Goal Project", the programme will cover seven countries.

Speaking at the programme launch recently, Canadian Ambassador to Harare Ms Barbara Richardson said most football followers were aged between 15 and 49, which is also the demographic group worst affected by HIV and Aids.

Zimbabwe country representative for Safaids Ms Monica Mandiki said they were excited to be partnering Cida in this initiative.

"Our target group is children as they are more vulnerable when it comes to this issue. The most exciting thing about this programme is that it is country-specific meaning that every place has its own specific interventions due to differences in cultures," she said. The Africa Goal Project was first launched in 2006 and will cover Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa.

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