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Splashing out for HIV/AIDS orphans

    JOHANNESBURG

    HIV/AIDS orphans are to benefit from funds raised during one of South Africa's premier sporting events.

    Organisers of this year's Dusi canoe marathon are holding an on-line auction, proceeds of which will go towards helping HIV/AIDS orphans living in the KwaZulu-Natal province that hosts the marathon.

    By Thursday, the auction had already raised US $5,000, Candice Smith, co-ordinator of the Starfish Greatheart Foundation that supports HIV/AIDS orphans, told the UN news service PlusNews. "The funds raised by the auction will be used for school fees, uniforms and stationery for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Kwa-Zulu Natal's Valley of a Thousand Hills area," said Smith.

    "Additional funds will go towards establishing a centre in the valley to support AIDS orphans by providing recreational facilities as well as food and education after the children's most pressing needs are met," she added.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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