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09 - 13 FEBRUARY: VISITING SOUTH AFRICA
The final step of the humanitarian journey of Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover took place in South Africa.
Between Cape Town and Johannesburg, Her Royal Highness witnessed the
various actions supported by AMADE Mondiale, and had the opportunity to
conclude Her trip with an unforgettable memory: meeting Mr. Nelson
Mandela.
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09/02 - The day of Her arrival, Her Royal
Highness visited the Consulate of Monaco in Cape Town, in the presence
of Mr. Francis Kasasa, Consul of Monaco and Secretary-General of AMADE
Mondiale, who joined the Princess of Hanover all along this african
journey.
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10/02 - On the next day, the Princess of
Hanover attended a presentation by the Department of Social Development
of the Western Cape Province and the local NGO "Centre for Early
Childhood Development".
The presentation's main purpose was to explain to Her Royal Highness
the living conditions of children in the townships where they provide
their assistance, as well as to inform Her of the progress in the
construction of three ECD facilities financed by the International
Cooperation Bureau of the Principality of Monaco, for the benefit of
south-african children: Sandhills, Khanyisa and Masiphumelele.
Following this introduction, The Princess of Hanover visited one of the
three ECD facilities, located in the Masiphumelele township. She also
went to Khayelitsha – another township of Cape Town - in order to
inaugurate the Khanyisa Educare Centre.
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The day ended with a courtesy call to Mr. Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape Province.
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11/02 - The President of AMADE Mondiale left
Cape Town for Johannesburg. At the Johannesburg General Hospital, She
met the children suffering from facial malformations who had benefited
of facial surgery, thanks to a project created by the local NGO Smile Foundation, which had been financially supported by AMADE.
In the afternoon, accompanied by the Consul of Monaco and his wife,
H.R.H. The Princess of Hanover had a private meeting with the President
of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki and his wife at the
Presidential Palace in Pretoria.
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12/02 - Her Royal Highness and Her delegation
visited the Hospice Association of the Witwatersrand; this association
aims to relief the suffering of chronically ill children, coming from
underprivileged areas of Johannesburg. AMADE Mondiale had the chance in
2006 to bring its financial support to their activities, through the No end to caring hospice.
In Houghton, the Princess of Hanover visited the paediatric palliative
care professional training centre and the pilot Paediatric Palliative
care Ward. In Soweto, She noted the progress in the construction of the
new Diepkloof Hospice, to which the Paediatric Palliative Care Ward
will be very soon transferred.
Finally, She visited the Mapetla Day Care Centre where the association
takes care of the children of persons affected with VIH/AIDS. During
the visit, the Princess of Hanover enthusiastically offered to serve
lunch to the children.
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The evening before Her departure, Her Royal Highness participed in the
charity Gala organized by AMADE Mondiale at the Saxon Hotel in
Johannesburg. During the gala, a brooch exclusively designed for AMADE
by Repossi Jewellers, was auctioned for the sum of 1.1 million Rand,
approximately 123.000 Euros. The funds collected on this occasion will
be allocated to the projects of AMADE Mondiale in Africa.
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13/02 - The humanitarian trip to the african
continent ended in a wonderful way with the visit to the Nelson Mandela
Foundation where, after a presentation of the Foundation's and the
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund's activities, to which AMADE Mondiale
made a financial contribution in 2006, Her Royal Highness talked with
Mr. Nelson Mandela over the needs of south-africain childhood.
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| Photos © Marie-Laure de Decker |
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