Prince Albert II of Monaco and Footballer Zinédine Zidane join the United Nations in Cape Town

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Footballer Zinédine Zidane join the United Nations in Cape Town to Demonstrate How Sports can Bring Hope to Poor Communities in South Africa Getting kids off the street and into hope seen as important part of Africa’s development Cape Town – 12 June 2010: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and football icon Zinédine Zidane, in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visited today a sports community center in the municipality of Gugulethu in Cape Town, South Africa. The Ikhaya Lemidadlo Sport for Development is a community center for sports activities and youth education in the municipality of Gugulethu, 14 km from Cape Town. The initiative, which was launched in 2009, resulted from a partnership between the Principality of Monaco, UNDP, the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty network and the City of Cape Town.

The Prince and Zidane were accompanied by Ms Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape, Daniel Plato, Mayor of Cape Town, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development, Wilfried Lemke.

"To the people in this community, sport can be much more than a fun game – it can be a decisive educational tool and a stepping stone towards a brighter future," said Lemke. "Not only does this new community center provide opportunities for sport, but it offers training in a number of leadership qualities that are needed for succeeding in life.”

The population of Gugulethu (80,000) is very young (60% under 25) and the area is particularly poor. Th...
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