{"id":24585,"date":"2018-08-08T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/?p=24585"},"modified":"2018-08-07T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T17:19:20","slug":"we-believe-in-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/we-believe-in-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"We believe in youth: \u201cEvery generation has the opportunity to remake the world\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the 18th of July the world celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of the great inspirational leader, Nelson Mandela.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madiba lived a remarkable life; a life devoted to fight for black rights, and campaigned against the laws that kept white and black people apart (apartheid) that led him to be imprisoned for 27 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A worldwide campaign backed his beliefs and called for his release, which did not happen until 1990. In 1993, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former South African president FW de Klerk for their roles in ending apartheid, and later on 1994, Nelson Mandela won the elections to become the country\u2019s first democratically elected leader and first South Africa\u2019s black president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandela\u2019s spirit and beliefs stood firm throughout his long walk to freedom. His persistent struggle for hope, justice and equality was not a one-man task; Mandela\u2019s belief in youth was and has been key to make the change happen, no matter the colour of the skin or background, youth would be the ones to keep on working on behalf of his vision: \u201cevery generation has the opportunity to remake the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24584\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1-230x158.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1-350x241.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Nelson-Mandela-1-480x331.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huffington Post, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us believe in youth, girls and boys who can make the difference in the world. Let us work to the best of our abilities, with good heart and exceed our own expectations. Let us live our values and empower our young people so that they can lead us into the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nelson Mandela<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by Jenny Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa &#8211; Obama Foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa &#8211; Obama Foundation.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrieved July 20, 2018, from http:\/\/www.obama.org\/?source=20180720_MandelaDay_Recap_B&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ObamaFound&amp;utm_campaign=20180720_MandelaDay_Recap_B&amp;utm_content=4+-+Honor+Madibas+life+and+the+way+he+change#mandela<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC &#8211; Home. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why was Nelson Mandela important? &#8211; CBBC Newsround. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrieved July 20, 2018, from http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/25263229<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC &#8211; Home. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC World Service &#8211; Focus on Africa, Nelson Mandela&#8217;s 100th birthday. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrieved July 20, 2018, from http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w172w23lm0n7qwh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC &#8211; Home. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandela 100: Key events and quotes from his life &#8211; BBC News. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrieved July 20, 2018, from http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/world-africa-44880048\/mandela-100-key-events-and-quotes-from-his-life<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 18th of July the world celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of the great inspirational leader, Nelson Mandela. 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