http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/03/hummanitarian-spotlight-nkosi-johnson/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/03/hummanitarian-spotlight-nkosi-johnson/#comment-347 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:04:31 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/03/hummanitarian-spotlight-nkosi-johnson/#comment-347 [...] For now the question remains, will we see a true leader for this years prize, the winner of the first Mo Ibrahim Prize is to be announced on 22nd October 2007. However even in a continent such as Africa, true leaders have emerged, most notably, Nelson Mandela, who appears to be the forerunner of the prize. For others it may appear that the foundation shouldn’t look to the unlikely leaders in Africa, for a recipient of the prize, but maybe some of the victims of Africa’s worst political struggles…the countless children on the continent struggle to overcome hardship on a daily basis. Children who where thrust into adulthood at an early age, many of whom accept their fate with pride and strength, leading others down the same path. Children like Nkosi Johnson, Kimmie Weeks, The children leading the Children’s Parliament in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and so many others. [...] […] For now the question remains, will we see a true leader for this years prize, the winner of the first Mo Ibrahim Prize is to be announced on 22nd October 2007. However even in a continent such as Africa, true leaders have emerged, most notably, Nelson Mandela, who appears to be the forerunner of the prize. For others it may appear that the foundation shouldn’t look to the unlikely leaders in Africa, for a recipient of the prize, but maybe some of the victims of Africa’s worst political struggles…the countless children on the continent struggle to overcome hardship on a daily basis. Children who where thrust into adulthood at an early age, many of whom accept their fate with pride and strength, leading others down the same path. Children like Nkosi Johnson, Kimmie Weeks, The children leading the Children’s Parliament in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and so many others. […]

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