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"The idea of teaching cricket, whilst at the same time raising AIDS awareness, is a tremendous one. I wholeheartedly endorse what CWB are doing. They visit a number of the worlds poorest countries where AIDS represents a huge threat to the development achieved in recent years. This has an impact in the places they visit - as well as bringing a smile to the faces of those they coach! This is a project that deserves support."

HIV/Aids in Africa

In Sub-Saharan Africa alone there are 22 million people living with HIV, with 2 million Adult and Child Deaths from AIDS in 2007.

A large number of those infected are children: many of whom are in cricket playing nations in Africa. It is not just medicine that is needed, but education and a focus on changing behavioural patterns.

The link between Sport (particularly cricket) and HIV/AIDS is not an obvious one to everyone. However, we found that sports coaches are in a unique position to impart a message of staying healthy and doing so within a fun and trusting environment. They often have the respect of those that they coach, and are not perceived in the same negative way that sometimes children perceive their teachers or a health worker. They are ideally placed to talk about the importance of staying healthy to fulfil someone's true potential, both on the field and in life generally.