REPORT OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY AYC AND MAGNUS BAND ON THEJANUSZ KORCHACK PRIZE PRESENTATION DAY.

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of June, 2010, the Bureau of UNESCO in Burundi in collaboration with theUniversity of Burundi, the CIRID and the Swiss association of the Friends of Dr JanuszKorchack organized the second Day of reflection on the academic excellence and thepresentation of Janusz Korchack Prizewinner of best essay on children’s rights, 2010 Edition.This day organized a day before the world celebrates the International Day of the AfricanChild was an opportunity that permitted a reflection and exchange on the academic excellencewith an Important focus on the Janusz Korczak Prize that sanctions the best essay on theChildren’s rights.

As AYC is one of the Youth Organizations that since its creation put much care on streetchildren, it was the honored guest. It organized with Magnus Band composed by formerstreet children gathered at Magnus’s songs that opened the activities of the day; songs thatdefend the cause of street children. They reminded the audience that street children mustbenefit from the same right as other children; they claimed to be given the necessary to go toschool the source of the academic excellence.

After those songs that touched everyone’s soul, Marie Claire Panafrica, the responsible of oneof AYC commissions, the Peer to Peer counseling Commission in charge of street childrengave a speech in which she thanked the organizers of Janusz Korchack Prize for theopportunity they gave to those former street children who acted as ambassadors of those whoare still in the street to sing songs that defend the cause of the street child.AYC mission is consolidating peace and sustainable development and we saw that we cannotreach our goal when there is a category of people that is street children we leave behind; sheasserted. This opportunity appears as a great moment of calling anyone present here tosupport AYC actions in helping street children in general and the street children in particular;she continued.She called the attention of the actors in the academic domain to extent their efforts to promotethe education for all; the street child included. She ended her speech by asking the audience tostand and attain the excellence in promoting the street child’s rights.At the end of the activities, the audience claimed to listen again to the songs that those formerstreet children not only because of the melody but also because of the message they contain.This second presentation has been the occasion to Gullain Irembo, one of those former streetchildren to address the audience and give the message.