The Jump4Life mission is to combine starpower influence with food industry expertise to affect social change and promote good nutrition among sports-minded youth and young adults in Kenya, specifically focusing on curbing the tide of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and improving the quality of life for those living with the disease.

The Washington-based nongovernmental organization celebrated its partnership with professionals from the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Land O'Lakes, an American dairy company, at a fund-raising reception October 28 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington.

Adrienne Goodson is accustomed to using her basketball skills to entertain fans not only in the WNBA but on courts around the world.

From living in Africa to city streets to Penn State, Stephan Bekale has come a long way to improve the drinking water in his home in the Republic of Gabon

Stephan Bekale left his home in Gabon with a teenager's dreams of a U.S. college education and a career in the sport he loved, basketball.

Land O'Lakes International Development Division and Hoops4Africa, a D.C.- based non-profit corporation, are fund-raising to support a campaign to educate at least 2 million people in Africa about preventing HIV/AIDS,

Stephan Bekale came to the United States in 1995 from Gabon. He was 14-years-old.