{"id":16058,"date":"2002-09-05T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2002-09-05T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetree.site\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2020-05-05T08:51:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T06:51:44","slug":"barnens-motesplats-soweto-sydafrika-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetree.site\/en\/barnens-motesplats-soweto-sydafrika-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Children's Meeting Place
Soweto South Africa 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Children's Meeting Place
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)<\/strong>
In conjunction with the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Globetree is invited to inaugurate the Children\u2019s Meeting Place in Soweto. 500 children from 11 centers in Soweto perform programs of their every-day life in the slum. More than 3000 children took part in the preparation. Guests of Honor: Minister for the Environment Lena Sommestad, the Mayor of Soweto, Ambassadors and Mr. Theodore Oben, Chief UNEP\u2019s outreach, public relations and communications activities for young people and sport organizations.<\/p>

EU-commissioner Margot Wallstr\u00f6m<\/b>
EU-commissioner Margot Wallstr\u00f6m heard of the meeting with the children of Soweto under the Tree. She called Globetree and asked: \u2013 Can I also meet with the children by the tree in Soweto? It was a meeting which touched everyone who came. Read more about this very special meeting!<\/p>

The children of Soweto in the
SIWI Water-dome<\/b>
SIWI (The Stockholm International Water Institute) invites the children from Soweto to perform at the stage, as part of the Swedish official presentation in Water Dome. The children unite water from places they care for and hand over the united water to SIWI Exec. Dir. Anders Berntell and sing the song Let us Join \u2013 You can Count on Us! The children\u2019s singing is on a big screen and all in the Water Dome sing together with the children!<\/p>

Memories of the days in Soweto<\/b>
We had very busy days when we visited children in 11 areas of Soweto. It\u2019s not easy to find your way! We constantly went the wrong direction. When we finally arrived children with many different life experiences are waiting in children\u2019s homes, schools and institutions. One group of children have many physical and mental disabilities \u2013 can only move a finger or blink with an eye. Sisters and brothers to these children assist in the rehearsals and explain what the move with the finger and the eye means.<\/p>

Inauguration of the Children\u2019s Meeting Place<\/b>
The inauguration of the Children\u2019s Meeting Place will be in Oppenheimer Park. There are no chairs. Many other activities are on in the park and we borrow chairs from here and there for the Guests of Honor. They are already on their way coming; The Swedish Minister of Environment and the Mayor of Soweto come together with Ambassadors and Mr. Theodore Oben, Chief UNEP\u2019s outreach, public relations and communications activities for young people and sport organizations. We are all seated and waiting for the official representative from the South African Government. We see a woman coming in uniform and offer her the seat next to the Minister. The children greet all welcome and share their dreams, worries and suggestions for the future with dances, songs, poetry and music. The Minister, the official Government Representative and the Mayor thank all children.<\/p>

In the evening Kajsa Dahlstr\u00f6m, President of Globetree, is invited to the Swedish Delegation Meeting. She sees all ambassadors and the Minister laughing their heads off. The reason? The Official South African Representative who got the seat next to the Minister was the security guard of the Minister \u2013 who without any hesitation took the role as an official!\nThe day after we visited all 11 centers and had farewell party with a lot of food, drinks and dancing with the leaders.<\/p>

\u2013 Can I also meet the children?<\/b>
On the way back to Johannesburg EU Commissioner Margot Wallstr\u00f6m call us and ask: \u2013 Can I also meet with the children. All are speaking of the very special meeting in Soweto. Kajsa says without hesitation: \u2013 Of course you can. When do you have time? \u2013 You decide the time. I will be there! At the next roundabout we drive back to Soweto to all 11 centers. \u2013 Can you come back tomorrow to Oppenheimer Park \u2013 EU Commissioner so much wish to meet with you! All will come. We discuss how we can solve transport and food for all. All is solved. We call Margot Wallstr\u00f6m and set the time. All children are in time. The chairs we borrowed are no longer there. We have no seats for the Guests of Honors! The children sit on newspapers on the ground and in the last second we find a small plastic bucket. That is the seat for the EU Commissioner. The children are sitting very close to her and ask her questions about their worries and problems in their every day life. Soon tears are running down her face and all who are coming together with her \u2013 who are standing around. \u2013 When my father comes to me in the night I don\u2019t like that. What shall I do? Margot explains it is not allowed. It\u2019s forbidden by law. \u2013 If my father goes to prison who shall give us food? All is silence. \u2013 Do you have children. Margot takes out photos of her sons and the photos goes from hand to hand. Tears are running.<\/p>

Children ask about the World Environment Conference \u2013 What do you decide there? Can we get clean water? Our water is very dirty. Questions about the environment get another dimension. After the talking together Margot walk off hand in hand with the children. ED from international companies who came to get some words with Margot Wallstrom didn\u2019t get any words. Margot shows she is here to meet the children. No one else. All of us who were there will never forget this day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Barnens M\u00f6tesplats Soweto Sydafrika 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)WSSD inbj\u00f6d Globtr\u00e4det till ett parallellt program i V\u00e4rldstoppm\u00f6tetet om milj\u00f6n, som \u00e4r invigning av Children\u2019s Meeting Place i Soweto. 500 barn fr\u00e5n 11 centra i Soweto deltar med program som visar barnens vardag i slummen. I f\u00f6rarbetet deltar \u00f6ver 3000 barn. Hedersg\u00e4ster: Milj\u00f6minister Lena …<\/p>\n

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