The Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha, in partnership with the Anne Frank House Museum in Lower Saxony, Germany, took 11 students from South Africa to attend the Annual Educational International Youth Camp.
This camp is being held at the Anne Frank Haus Museum from September 9 to 22.
According to the statement issued by the museum, the Nelson Mandela Museum has a long-standing collaboration with Anne Frank House which dates back to 2007.
The partnership between the Nelson Mandela Museum and Anne Frank House has benefited more than 200 young South African students.
“Through the existing education/cultural exchange with the Anne Frank Haus Museum, selected Youth from various provinces of South Africa travel to Germany annually to engage in cultural and social backgrounds, democracy, and human rights issues.
The camp will further expose participants to the atrocities of the holocaust and help them understand the consequences of racist oppression endured by the Jews under Adolf Hitler. The camp seeks to encourage participants to foster social cohesion, cultural tolerance, and nation-building within their countries to attain peace, human rights, and justice,” read the statement.
Selected students that represent South Africa are:
- A student at the University of the Western Cape, currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Psychology, Bianca Roberts.
- A post-graduate student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, Cham Zondeki.
- A student at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts, Esihle Ndwangu.
- A post-graduate student at the University of Fort Hare, Mihlali Nicole Jara.
- A Law student at the University of Mpumalanga, Ndiwanga Murena Overcome Muravha.
- A student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) currently doing a post-graduate degree in Sports and Leisure Management, Nhlanhla Candy Skosana.
- Percival Nkateko Mathebula, a post-graduate law student at the University of Mpumalanga.
- Nozipho Dube, a law student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- A student at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, Penelope Mvinjelwa.
- A learner from Jongintaba Senior Secondary School at Mqhekezweni Great Place, Andisiwe Hlobo.
Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Museum, Dr Vuyani Booi, said the existing partnership between the institutions will propel South Africa’s democratic objectives, the Nelson Mandela Museum, and its educational programmes to unprecedented heights.
He said the selected delegation will learn from Germany how the systems of injustice were overcome, and how strong democracies were built in both South Africa and Germany.
Booi added that this exchange programme will further give these young people a chance to deal with their history self-critically, knowing very well that democracy not only has to be built but also preserved.
“The museum is very much committed to sharing the values, philosophy, and legacy of Nelson Mandela with all the people of the world, irrespective of their cultural backgrounds, political persuasions, and creed. We aim to entrench the values of Nelson Mandela to create bridges of peace, justice, freedom, reconciliation, and social justice throughout the world,” said Booi.
The selected representatives left South Africa on September 7, from OR Tambo International Airport.
