{"id":4831,"date":"2013-06-07T04:06:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T04:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4831"},"modified":"2013-06-07T04:06:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T04:06:45","slug":"soweto-pupils-to-represent-south-africa-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4831","title":{"rendered":"Soweto pupils to represent South Africa in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4832\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/squatter-camp_soweto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4832\" title=\"squatter-camp_soweto\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/squatter-camp_soweto-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/squatter-camp_soweto-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/squatter-camp_soweto.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene in Soweto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eight pupils from the Winnie Ngwekazi Primary School, in Soweto, will represent South Africa at a children&#8217;s parliament in France this week, it was announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The eight 12-year-olds were being sent to the event by the arts and culture department and the Nelson Mandela Children&#8217;s Fund, they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Democracy required the participation of all citizens, including the youth, said Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This programme gives them a valuable opportunity to raise their voices on key issues; to debate and discuss how better to improve aspects of freedom, democracy and liberty,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;They also get to share their experiences and aspirations for the future with other children from around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moipone Buda-Ramatlo, of the Nelson Mandela Children&#8217;s Fund, said it was honoured to send the pupils to France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This is squarely in line with our key objectives&#8230; of facilitating child and youth participation in issues that affect them, and in shaping a society that is attentive to children, their rights, needs, abilities and aspirations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 500 children from various countries were expected to attend the parliament. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight pupils from the Winnie Ngwekazi Primary School, in Soweto, will represent South Africa at a children&#8217;s parliament in France this week, it was announced on Thursday. The eight 12-year-olds were being sent to the event by the arts and culture department and the Nelson Mandela Children&#8217;s Fund, they said in a statement. 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