{"id":3605,"date":"2014-06-18T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2015-08-03T13:45:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T13:45:06","slug":"an-open-letter-to-african-leaders-and-global-opinion-leaders-from-the-pwn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/an-open-letter-to-african-leaders-and-global-opinion-leaders-from-the-pwn\/","title":{"rendered":"An Open Letter to African Leaders and Global Opinion Leaders from the PWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Untitled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3606 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"396\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span lang=\"en\">06 May 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>An open letter to African Leaders and Global Opinion Leaders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Written by the Positive Women&#8217;s Network<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>ACT NOW IN DEFENCE OF AFRICA\u2019S GIRL CHILD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">We, Women in the Positive Women\u2019s Network appeal to you to hear the 239 families, who have lost their daughters, whilst they were at school, and were abducted by vicious men, as punishment for pursuing education- a basic and universal right for children of the world, and now we are told the girls will be sold into slavery. We appeal to you to intervene in order to secure their immediate and safe return to their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">By now it is known that on 15 April, 2014 230 young girls were abducted from Chibok Government School by Boko Haram Terrorists, under the cover of darkness. Since then, more than 21 days and nights have passed, there has been no indication of where the girls are, nor the conditions under which they are being kept. As women we know and share the debilitating anxiety and pain which comes from not knowing where or how our loved one\u2019s might be. We are concerned that the shared hope we hold, that seeking the education that was to transform their lives has led into this unimaginable horror and nightmare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">We urge that it is of utmost importance that the girls are found and restored to safety, for the future of all young girls in the Continent. We believe that unless the perpetrators of this vile act are apprehended and brought to justice, the right of every young women, to education, is at stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Yours sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Prudence Mabele<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Positive Women&#8217;s Network<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Suite 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">2 Hood Avenue<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Rosebank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">2196<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Tel: +27.11.447.7063<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Fax: +27.11.447.7313<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:pmabele@pwn.org.za\">pmabele@pwn.org.za<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Email: pmabele@mweb.co.za<\/span>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[472],"class_list":["post-3605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","tag-bringbackourgirls"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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