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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Youth and Student Delegation 2011 |
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Delegation Blog
The 2011 Youth and Student Delegation took place between 4-15 September. The group of 12 from a variety of British organisations visited Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa and a number of areas in Swaziland. The group gained an understanding of the successes and ongoing challenges facing the new South Africa and an insight into the struggle for democracy and rights in Swaziland. They shared ideas with their counterparts in trade unions and youth and student organisations, gained an understanding of South Africa’s history and the legacy of apartheid and looked at development in the region.
Throughout the delegation the group kept a blog of their activities:
4th September, Cape Town: Robben Island and Signal Hill
5th September, Cape Town: District 6 Museum, Langa and an evening with Denis Goldberg
6th September, Cape Town: Parliament, Swaziland Democracy Campaign and Cape Point
7th September, Cape Town and Johannesburg: Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
8th September, Johannesburg: Congress of South African Trade Unions, ANC Youth League and National Youth Development Agency
9th September, Johannesburg: Coca-cola, Honeydew and Alexandra
10th September, Johannesburg: Apartheid Museum and Soweto
11th September, Johannesburg to Swaziland: Treatment Action Campaign and Swaziland National Union of Students
12th September, Swaziland: United Democratic Front, Swaziland Democracy Campaign, Trade Union Congress of Swaziland, International Research Academy for Labour and Education and Swaziland Youth Congress
13th September, Swaziland: Swaziland Positive Living, Foundation for Social and Economic Justice and Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly
14th September, Pretoria: Department for Higher Education and Training, British High Commission and Department for International Development
15th September, Johannesburg: Earth life Johannesburg and return to the UK
These blogs were written by participants in ACTSA’s 2011 Youth and Student Delegation. They do not necessarily represent the views of ACTSA.
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