Thandiwe Chama, Children’s Peace Prize winner of 2007, wrote:
I am going to mark this day as one of the most memorable meetings I have ever attended. It was my pleasure and honour to participate in this timely and important occasion.
The theme was Violence against Girls. We know that we are the victims of violence the most, but that doesn’t mean that I cannot fight for Children’s Rights. I was really honoured to meet Mrs. Hillary Clinton and Minister Amorim, and not forgetting the Minister from the Netherlands, Mr./Sir Maxime Verhagen (see Mayra and me on the picture with Mr. Verhagen… and Leggy!)
I hope that whatever I said or we said, that action should be taken was taken seriously, because I believe in acting when I see all the problems around me. Not forgetting all the people present at the side event and hope the best for all the children who are suffering.
3 Comments
Hey, good hearing that you participated in that important gathering. I believe violence on girls can be reduced through acting on the resolutions made from the meeting.
Mike Mubanga,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
Hi Thandiwe,
I am writing from a school in the United Kingdom.
We think your story is an inspiration to our children and we have named a house after you. Chama house!
It would be cool if we could contact you and get a message from you.
Hello. I am a teacher from Friends School of Baltimore. My students are studying Nobel and Children’s Peace Prize Winners. I have two students who are studying you! It would be so wonderful if we could contact you via Skype or email. We would be so honored to communicate with you.
Sincerely,
Heidi Hutchison
hhutchison@friendsbalt.org