For over a year, The Harlem Globetrotters have supported FAO in several ways: they visited a school feeding project in the Dominican Republic (featured on Play It Forward, the Emmy-award winning primetime TV programme on NBC and licensed across the planet), met school children in Rome on the importance of healthy diets, and participated at UNGA in New York.
More recently, on World Food Day and Junior World Food Day, members travelled to Rome and visited a school in Tor Bella Monaca to speak with children about the right to foods.
Left/Right: Darnell ‘Speedy’ Artis (L) and Arysia ‘Ace' Porter (R) of the Harlem Globetrotters pose for a picture, during the World Food Day celebrations. The players met and spoke with children on the importance of health and wellness.
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The Globetrotters upcoming European tour will further spotlight these causes, with the Globetrotters agreeing to screen a FAO-produced video at each of their five stops in Italy and hosting a FAO info booth at their Rome match to celebrate FAO’s 80th anniversary.
As confirmed Global Goodwill Ambassadors for FAO, the Harlem Globetrotters will continue to raise awareness of critical issues such as food insecurity, food waste, and the need for healthy diets to promote better nutrition and a better life for all.
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Rome schoolchildren meet Original Harlem Globetrotters
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Team members of the Original Harlem Globetrotters, the world-renowned American basketball exhibition team, and a group of Rome-based schoolchildren, visited FAO headquarters as part of a campaign for healthy diets and reducing food waste.Learn more
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Emphasis on the need for a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins