People all over the world really, really love soccer – er, football. But what if you could take a kids’ love of sports and trick him into learning. Well, there’s an organization called Grassroot Soccer that does just that. They team up with professional soccer players and teach a soccer-themed HIV and AIDS prevention curriculum to youth all over Southern Africa. Dr. Tommy Clark founded and runs Grassroot Soccer. He speaks with Faith Salie on Fair Game.
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