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"29.4 Million people are living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and 3 million of those are children." - UN/AIDS '02 Report
Grassroot Soccer is an international AIDS awareness organization with a mission to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS by using local heroes, professional soccer players, to educate at risk youth about HIV/AIDS.
Grassroot Soccer is composed of former and current professional soccer players who have played around the world including Zimbabwe including celebrity activists Andrew Shue and Ethan Zohn (Survivor Africa). One in four Zimbabweans are currently infected with HIV/AIDS and the rate for the adult population is even higher - one in three. The high infection rate and the death toll that follows are having a devastating effect on the country. The aim of Grassroot Soccer is to reduce the spread of HIV & AIDS by training well known soccer players to educate at-risk youth about the dangers of HIV infection and about the most effective ways to protect themselves.
The pilot study began in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in January 2003 and so far this year, the Grassroot Soccer team have made an impact on over 1,000 Zimbabwean children!
www.grassrootsoccer.org
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