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Article

30 Aug 2005

Author:
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

Volkswagen uses game to fight AIDS in South Africa

[A] boardgame [has been] created by Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) -- a subsidiary of German car maker Volkswagen -- to teach children about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and pregnancy. With the roll of a dice, myths are dispelled as children ask and answer questions. The game's creators hope it will also banish the stigma that AIDS sufferers often experience...Companies like Volkswagen, whose own workers are victims of the disease, are spending millions of rand on treatment and awareness programmes. Diamond giant De Beers, power utility Eskom and miner AngloGold Ashanti are also running such schemes.