Government asked to hold International Children’s Day commemorations in rural areas to give hope.

  Members of the civil society have asked the government to hold commemorations of international children’s related events in rural areas to give hope and empower young people in such communities. The call is made by Michael Mwase, the Director of Rainbow House of Hope Uganda ahead of the Day of the African Child commemorated every June 16th. The day is meant to remember the SOWETO children’s uprising of 1976, during which thousands of South African students protested the apartheid government’s use of Afrikaans as their language of instruction in Bantu schools. While interacting with the local community in Maya, Mpigi District yesterday during an early commemorative event, Mwase said that will help raise awareness about child rights protection and ensure or a […]