UNICEF: Sri Lankan Cricket stars join fight against HIV in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 14 September 2007 -- Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara, Jehan Mubarak and Upul Tharanga have been taking time off from their duties on the pitch in the ICC World Twenty20 championships to campaign for children's rights in the global fight against HIV and AIDS.

On Wednesday, they visited Johannesburg's Tembisa Township where they gave a coaching clinic to boys and girls on how the values of sport, particularly cricket, can help mitigate the situation of millions of children living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

The visit was part of a series of recent initiatives borne out of the partnership between the International Cricket Council (ICC), UNICEF and UNAIDS to promote the Unite for children, Unite against AIDS campaign which was launched by UNICEF and UNAIDS at the United Nations in 2005.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/southafrica_40874.html

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• ICC
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• AIDS
• HIV/AIDS
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• South Africa

[sauskesuke]

sangakkara is the man!!!! so humble and kind hearted so are the other members of the si lankan team

[firoz85]

sanga for president ?

[Sachin5491]

go lanka...win the world cup 2011

[mrnowayable]

Ghee they already know how to play cricket cricket is on their blood u idiot!

[songtamil]

Kumar! Thanks! Also you could see 85,000 childrens living in the concentration camps in Sri Lanka.

You can help them first...

[sameendral]

kuma you are so spectacular & so fabulous

[HASMADU]

i swear, that guy speak very gud english! well done sanga

[RoshanL92]

Dats y i love and respect my team....Sri lanka has da spirit of everything...GO LANKA!!!

[8830609]

go kuma keep 96 alive

[8830609]

yo kuma keep it real

[roystreet]

now thats cool

[riddyjay]

sanga we are with you!