Eurythmic star Annie Lennox has unveiled a stone memorial in Edinburgh to honour the work of Nelson Mandela’s AIDs charity, 46664.
Annie is a UK embassador of the charity, and the stone bears her handprints and those of a 16 boy with HIV, along with the inscription ”It’s in our hands to win the fight against HIV”.
The memorial will be sited at the City Chambers on the High Street.
Edinburgh has a special relationship with the former South African president, since he was given the freedom of the city in 1997. He is one of only five people still alive who have been given the honour.
Annie Lennox said:
“As well as honouring Nelson Mandela, it gives the passer-by an opportunity to pause and reflect upon the significance of the HIV/Aids pandemic, which is devastating the lives of millions people across the continent of Africa and across the entire globe.”
To learn more about the amazing work 46664 does, check out it’s channel on t5m.
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