BREAKING OLYMPIC NEWS:FORMER OLYMPIANS DAUGHTER TO ULTRAMARATHON RUN FOR AIDS: RUSSELL SIMMONS WISHES SUZANNE AFRICA ENGO WELL ON RUN NEW YORK TO CHICAGO

I suppose it makes sense that Suzanne Africa Engo's dad is a former Olympic Athlete and a diplomat... Explains why she would be using sport to make a difference in the world. But the AIDS activist wasn't very fit atleast not for the last 6 years where her weight ballooned to an Obese 250 pounds...but the athlete genes are alive and well and Engo has lost 93 pounds in 6 months and now will attempt an ultra marathon to raise awareneness about HIV/AIDS in a run called the Africa 101 project. More soon. More info call 2125911434 or email girlbehindcamera@aol.com

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Suzanne "AFRICA" Engo is officially ranked one of the top 40 youth AIDS activists in the
world as proclaimed by MTV NETWORKS and the KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
who put her face on the Times Square MTV jumbotron on World AIDS Day. "Africa"
came to the United States the daughter of the Cameroon Ambassador to the United
Nations and while exploring her new life was reminded by her activist Mother that
young children like her were beginning to be orphaned by a disease called AIDS. And
what should we do about that? Her Mother asked.... HELP! A twelve year old Africa
said and she hasn't stopped since. "Africa" founded the New York AIDS Film Festival,
the first film festival on HIV/AIDS in the world as proclaimed by the United Nations-
With the support of Former SG H.E Kofi and Mrs Nane Annan Africa Engo launched the
now 6 year old festival which is transitioning to becoming the New York AIDS Museum.
Africa Engo was one of co founders of African Action on AIDS as well as has co operated
on exposing and promoting many cause celebrity media initiatives and films AIDS
related and otherwise including: Lucy Liu's Three Needles project, HBOs Angels in
America, Ashley Judd & Youth AIDS, Jack Valenti - Friends of the Global Fund, MTV
Transit, Amfar and more. She is one of 103 prominent AIDS activists named on
Wikepedia. Africa Engo is supported in her work on AIDS by the Magic Johnson
Foundation/ Abbott, MTV Networks, HBO, BET, New York University, GMHC, The City
of New York and most prominently the United Nations (UNAIDS) among countless
others. So it is no surprise that after her noted speech- " I am dying of AIDS Activism"
last year at the United Nations for World AIDS Day that when she announced she would
be loosing 100 pounds as well as running from New York ( United Nations) to Chicago (
Oprah Winfrey Studios) on a highschool and university tour to remind people what is
happening in her continent and that help is still needed. Africa Engo will be promoting
her " AIDS ACTIVIST UNIFORM" which consists of Bono/ Shriver PRODUCT ( RED )
brands and Russell Simmons Def Empowerment Fund Green Bracelet. The entire
initiative leading up to World AIDS Day at the United Nations will be documented for a film. It is Africa Engo's wish to mirror a 100 year old route that was run by the YMCA boys in 1908 from New York to Chicago. Behind Africa Engos efforts are the United Nations, New York University and several media companies.
On top of running her companies SUZANNE AFRICA ENGO is the bloggerspondent for her CAUSE CELEBRITY NEWS BLOG SHOW on THINK.MTV.COM she is also an IREPORTER SUPERSTAR for CNN.COM where she has interviewed countless celebrities and charities about their philanthropic efforts, most recently she interviewed the new Miss USA, DMC from RUN DMC, Governor Paterson and many more

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