Clarisse Machanguana, a member of the ODU Sports Hall of Fame and an All American in women's basketball, has been appointed UNICEF Ambassador for her home country of Mozambique, as announced by UNICEF this week.
A member of the 1997 Lady Monarch team that adbvanced to the NCAA finals, Machanguana has been an activist for children's rights in Mozambique since her retirement from basketball. This spring she began a three-month trek across her country, walking 50 kilometers a day, to bring awareness to the HIV epidemic in Mozambique. That story can be found by clicking here.