SOUTH AFRICA / KIDJO (02:06)

8 December 2009

SOUTH AFRICA / KIDJO (02:06)

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and singer Angelique Kidjo visits Cape Town to play sports as part of a program called, "Kicking AIDS OUT!" UNICEF

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STORY: SOUTH AFRICA / KIDJO
TRT: 2:06
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 5 DECEMBER 2009, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

SHOTLIST:

LANGA, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – 5 DECEMBER 2009

1.Close up, kids blowing on vuvuzelas to welcome Angleique Kidjo
2.Close up, Kidjo blowing on Vuvuzela
3. Wide shot,  childrens watching team play soccer
4. Med shot, NGO Score sign and teenager standing 
5. Med shot, team walking across pitch
6.Med shot, team leader/coach speaking to the team
7. Close up, girls feet playing with soccer ball
8.Med shot, Kidjo with girls
9. Med shot, Kidjo speaking with two girls
10.Close up, young girl
11.Wide shot, team playing on pitch
12.SOUNDBITE(English) Angelique Kidjo, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador: 
“HIV and AIDS knows no white, no black, no yellow, no big, no fat, no skinny.  It kills, despite anything.  And when you play soccer and you work in a team, you don’t want to fail the team.  If you believe in the team work.  You want to be absolutely fit, to be a member of a team that people can rely on.  That’s what sport will do, to kick AIDS out. Will help them, give them self esteem, and empower them to play the role in their own life, and to pass those skills on, in the team and beyond the team, in the community.”  
13.Med shot,  Kidjo speaking with girls’ team
14. Close up,  Kidjo hugging child
15.Wide shot, Kidjo playing games with young children
16. Close up, children playing running game
17. Wide shot, Kidjo and kids running away from camera
18. Med shot,  teenagers in auditorium
19. Med shot, girls listen to Kidjo speak on stage from audience
20. Med shot, girl in audience listens to Kidjo
21. Med shot,  long kicking ball down pitch
22. Med shot, Kidjo and kids cheering to camera

STORYLINE:

West African singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo joined children from three communities around Cape Town last weekend to play sports as part of a programme entitled, “Kicking AIDS OUT!”

“Kicking AIDS OUT” creates HIV and AIDS awareness, with youth leaders engaging their peers in sport activities and providing accurate health-related information.

These activities skillfully create safe spaces for discussion on many sensitive issues that teenagers face, in particular looking at risky behavior that could lead to HIV infection.

For Kidjo, the discipline and teamwork developed in sports are essential for healthy living.

SOUNDBITE (English) Angelique Kidjo, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador: “HIV and AIDS knows no white, no black, no yellow, no big, no fat, no skinny.  It kills, despite anything.  And when you play soccer and you work in a team, you don’t want to fail the team.  If you believe in the team work.  You want to be absolutely fit, to be a member of a team that people can rely on.  That’s what sport will do, to kick AIDS out. Will help them, give them self esteem, and empower them to play the role in their own life, and to pass those skills on, in the team and beyond the team, in the community.”

School based violence, teen pregnancy, the lack of recreational facilities and poor infrastructure are major challenges for children and young people in South Africa.

South Africa is the country most affected by AIDS with some 5.7 million people living with the disease. Close to 20 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS are young people 15-24 years old.

The “Kicking AIDS OUT” festival included games for young learners, as well as time with Kidjo in an informal setting, where she spoke about the essential elements of respect for oneself and each other, as well as the need to speak out when faced with violence and abuse in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

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