2002 April News
   
Sunday April 15th, 2002

UNESCO Award for Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher received the  prize in Paris on Monday for   his   contributions   to   UNESCO,   having   funded  a Senegalese  school in 1996, a medical centre in Sarajevo in 1997  and  planning  a child  support project in the Peruvian capital Lima for later this year.
Michael said  "I'm very happy and proud, It is education of children  in  the  most  difficult  circumstances  that I have wanted to focus on."
Ferrari driver  Schumacher  shares  the award with French judo Olympic gold-medalist  David Douillet, whose work for UNESCO was also rewarded.
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