The National AIDS Council Secretariat has sponsored the Tusbab Stallions FC of Madang for the 2019 Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League season.
NACS Advocacy and mobilisation manager, Valentine Tangoh, when presenting the jerseys said the organisation is proud to have Tusbab Stallions on board as one of its partners in spreading the information on HIV and advocating for gender equality.
Tangoh said this is a young club and they are proud to invest in its development.
“Our statistics indicated that more young people, aged between 15 and 40, are infected by HIV and that is the active age group which you are in,” Tangoh said.
Tusbab Stallions team manager, Juanita Kalip Tawi, stated that they try to help the players live by their motto: “We are more than just a football club”.
She said the club was involved with the Customs office in Madang in educating their families on the roles of Customs and recently, were with the Christian Men’s Network in Madang for their Saturday morning fellowship.
This partnership with NACS is very important as HIV affects everybody and the Tusbab Stallions Football Club will be ambassadors of NACS in driving the advocacy on HIV and gender equality in the Northern Conference of the Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League.
Tawi thanked National AIDS Council Secretariat for coming on board to support the club and is also asking the local business houses in Madang to support as well.
