SOUTH AFRICA / ANNIE LENNOX MANDELA

UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox was in South Africa to highlight the progress and challenges in the AIDS response. During her visit, she paid tribute to Nelson Mandela. UNAIDS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:00
• Production Date: 12 December 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV-AIDS - UNAIDS
• Subject Topical: HIV AND AIDS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: U131212d

Description

STORY: SOUTH AFRICA / ANNIE LENNOX MANDELA
TRT: 2.10
SOURCE: UNAIDS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 6 DECEMBER 2013 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Shotlist

1. Med shot, Lennox with staff and clients at KID CRU
2. Close up, Lennox with staff and clients at KID CRU
3. Zoom in, mosaic of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
4. Med shot, Tutu Foundation testing unit trucks
5. Various shots, Lennox at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre
6. SOUNDBITE (English), Annie Lennox, UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador:
“His (Nelson Mandela) legacy has been so resonant with me and everyone. Lives depend on this legacy of human rights, justice, overcoming poverty, all the challenges that are here. The disparity between those who have and those who have not. What we must see is that legacy carried through, carried forward. I hope to be optimistic and these are very good examples of ways forward, if people will invest in them.”
7. Various shots, Lennox with youngsters, listening music and singing

Storyline

UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox was in South Africa to highlight the progress and challenges in the AIDS response. During her visit, she paid tribute to late President Nelson Mandela.

Lennox learned about the benefits of early HIV treatment in preventing paediatric AIDS during a visit to the Children’s Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit (KID CRU) at the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital.

She met with patients and their families and watched a performance by a community group singing a eulogy dedicated to President Mandela.

“His (Nelson Mandela)legacy has been so resonant with me and everyone. Lives depend on this legacy of human rights, justice, overcoming poverty, all the challenges that are here. The disparity between those who have and those who have not. What we must see is that legacy carried through carried forward. I hope to be optimistic and these are very good examples of ways forward, if people will invest in them.” – said Lennox.

At the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre in the Masiphumelele community, Lennox witnessed how a safe environment tailored to the needs of young people can change lives. The centre provides youth-friendly health services as well as education and entertainment. Lennox spoke with young mothers about their challenges and dreams and listened to a rousing recording by a group of teenagers.

In her role as UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador, Lennox was in South Africa to attend the 17th International conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA).