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Article

1 Dec 2007

Author:
UNICEF

Private sector companies and West Africa Idol, Omawumi, unite in support of Children and AIDS campaign

To mark World AIDS Day, eleven companies are taking part…in UNICEF special Football Cup competition in support of the ‘Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS’ campaign…The…campaign was launched…to call for more action in favor of children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS…The campaign calls for a wide partnership across all sectors. To this end eleven companies operating in Nigeria are lending their support by sponsoring the ‘Unite for children, Unite against AIDS’ Football Cup with the objective of leveraging resources for specific programmes for children who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS…‘The Private sector has a supportive role to play in the implementation of the National plan for Orphans and vulnerable children’, says UNICEF Representative in Nigeria…[refers to First Inland Bank, Afrinvest West Africa, Access Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Procter & Gamble, Murphy Shipping & Commercial Services, DHL Nigeria Ltd (part of Deutsche Post), Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Intercontinental Bank, UBA Foundation, Globacom]