Soccer Gives Hope When Mother Diagnosed with AIDS

Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/africa/grassroots-games-portrait-south-afr...

This is not only a story about soccer and what it means to the youth of Parys, South Africa, but also of human endurance and the bond between mother and son. Although for many in the township, life circumstances seem bleak, soccer continues to teach valuable life skills and infuse a sense of hope within those most closely related to the game.

Mark Jeevaratnam was one of five grand prize winners in the Pulitzer Center/YouTube 2010 Project: Report contest. You can find the other winners here: http://bit.ly/pfLI4U

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Pulitzer Center
• Project: Report 2010
• Grassroots Development
• HIV/AIDS
• Soccer
• Development
• South Africa
• Youth Programs

[McPresents]

Wow. Thank you for this amazing film.

[YugiOhTraDer4CarDs]

Things like this make me wana become a better person

[SxetikosMeOla]

i wish that guy one day be the greatest goalkeeper that the world have ever seen

[whakjob980]

at least south africa is better off then the rest of the continent

[skatex95]

@kevin7993 are you fucking stupid dumbass thats no fact.. 

[mrDeffBeatz]

EISH, IT really pains me to watch things like this, I hope he realises his dreams one day though

[Tucktasticationister]

@kevin7993 The athlete defines the sport, not the sport the athlete. To judge a person's outcome simply based on the sport they play... seriously? and I am a soccer fan...

[Georgiapeach770]

@Lazer77 no baseball is just as painful to watch

[delshad82]

@mininow what do you mean? i dont get it

[kevin7993]

@Mazz1420 no no no, it is a fact and this video is proof of it!

[Mazz1420]

@kevin7993 Thats your opinion, no need to display it as fact.