/ 30 November 2000

FLANDERS DONATES R1M FOR AIDS ORPHANS

BELGIUM’S regional Flanders government has handed over a donation of R1m to former president Nelson Mandela to help South Africa’s Aids orphans. Mandela, in a statement, said the money would be used for Project Goelama (Tswana for nurturing and protecting the young), a Nelson Mandela Childrens’ Fund HIV/AIDS programme for orphans. The visiting Minister-President of Flanders, Patrick Dewael, said that the money would also be used to fund economic development projects within affected communities. – AFP