Blessing Nduku
With a focus on promoting children’s rights, education, and welfare in Africa, the Midlands community belatedly observed the Day of the African Child last week at Gunde Adventist High School in Chiundura, underscoring the need for collective action to protect and empower Africa’s future generations.
“This gesture serves as a reminder of the importance of protecting and empowering young people in the province as well as in the country.
“Speaking during the commemorations, Junior Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Ndambami, encouraged all young people to revalidate their commitment to create a brighter future.
“As we commemorate this day of the African Child, let us all reaffirm our commitments as African children to create a brighter future for ourselves. Let us work together to ensure that we have access to quality education, quality health care, and opportunities to reach our full potential.”
Ndambami went on to encourage all young people to empower themselves to be new innovators as well as leaders of tomorrow through their talents.
“We all have talents and gifts as well as our maximum potential. Let us use all that we have to empower ourselves to become leaders, innovators, and change-makers in our communities.”
”We urge the government as well as office bearers to listen to our voices, amplify our stories and support our dreams, together we can build a brighter future where the African Child can grow, learn and strive.”
Young people around the Midlands Province came in numbers and displayed a lot of talents through poems, arts, and music. The Day of the African Child, observed every year on June 16th, is a day to honor the resilience of children and reflect on the progress made in ensuring their rights across Africa.
The Day of the African Child was established out of a tragedy – in response to the Soweto Uprising on June 16, 1976, when thousands of Black schoolchildren in South Africa protested against poor educational conditions and the imposition of Afrikaans as the language of instruction.
The protest ended in violence and loss of young lives, inspiring the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union,n to create this day to commemorate the courage of those children and to champion the well-being of all African children.
The Day of the African Child is a crucial platform for the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Midlands community commemorates the belated Day of the African Child.
