The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Ms Lulu Xingwana, will, on Saturday, join hundreds of children across the North West province in a march aimed at highlighting the plight of children and to mobilise the whole of society to work together to advance the rights of children. The march is part of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.
The march (known as the Children’s Walk) is led by Ms Gabatshwane Gumede, a 17 year-old children’s rights activist and an International Ambassador at Children’s World Organisation, who is tasked with the responsibility to strengthen the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. She represents South African children and has a responsibility to protect all Aids orphans and to mobilise support and assistance for vulnerable children in the world. According to the organisers, children representing other countries will join the march and share experiences about the situation facing children in their countries.
Through this Children’s Walk, Minister Xingwana seeks to raise awareness around government programmes and policies on the protection of women and children. The children’s march will take place during the entire 16 Days of Activism campaign from Rustenburg to Mpumalanga.
The march will start as follows:
Date: Saturday, 24 November 2012
Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Time: 6h00 – 8h30
The minister will address the children before they depart Rustenburg at around 8h00.
The organisers have also arranged a gala dinner for tonight (Friday, 23 November 2012; 19h00) in honour of children who will be marking. Minister Xingwana has been invited to deliver a keynote address at the gala dinner.
The Minister’s speech will focus on challenges confronting the children of South Africa and how government programmes and policies seeks to addresses the plight of vulnerable children.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Tel: 012 325 0208
Cell: 082 578 4063
Email: Cornelius@dwcpd.gov.za \ cmonama@gmail.com
