POSTED: Tuesday December 1st 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FFA Chairman Frank Lowry and Desmond Tutu visit Tygerberg Children's Hospital

Lowy presented Archbishop Tutu with a cheque for 1 million South African Rand (approximately $150,000) to support the work of the hospital of which Archbishop Tutu and his wife are Patrons.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) Chairman, Frank Lowy AC,
and CEO, Ben Buckley met today with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop
Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South
Africa as part of an initiative to contribute to humanitarian causes in the
African continent.  

Lowy presented Archbishop Tutu with a cheque
for 1 million South African Rand (approximately $150,000) to support
the work of the hospital of which Archbishop Tutu and his wife are
Patrons. 

“Africa has given football some of the world’s best
players over the years and this is a gesture that also recognises Africa’s
contribution to our game,” said Lowy. 

“It must be our legacy and it
is Australia’s long-standing policy to help where help is most
needed. 

“Archbishop Tutu has fought for justice for decades and it
is an honour and a privilege for me to offer a comparatively small contribution
to his fight for a better life for those who are the most vulnerable in the
world: children of all creed, ethnicities and walks of life,” he
said. 

Lowy said that, in cooperation with the Australian
Government, AusAID and the Australian corporate sector, the contribution to
Tygerberg Children’s Hospital was the beginning of an in Australian initiative
to help build a better future for vulnerable children in
Africa. 

“We are determined to grow today’s initiative into a
substantial and ongoing programme to help improve children’s health, education
and social outcomes and assist in the development of those who live in
underprivileged conditions throughout the African continent,” Lowy
said. 

Lowy and Buckley were also accompanied by eight children from
around Australia.  The eight all play football and were on hand to meet
with children at the hospital. 

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