On Tuesday, several players from the National Basketball Association and the Women's NBA left Washington for Kenya, where they will promote AIDS awareness. The Jump4Life program is organized by the group Hoops4Africa with U.S. government and corporate support. "About one of every 17 Kenyan girls between 15 and 24 is infected with HIV/AIDS -- a rate five times that of males in the same age category," said Chastity Melvin of the Women's NBA Washington Mystics. The players, who will take part in basketball clinics and exhibition games, will work to educate Kenyans about HIV prevention and to help those already infected. Others making the trip include Coach Marianne Stanley of the New York Liberty, Rodney White of the Golden State Warriors, and retired NBA players Jerry Reynolds and Steffond Johnson.

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