International Day of African Child 2020: A Day Honouring Students Who Took Part in Soweto Uprising

Every year since 1991, June 16 is observed as the Day of the African Child when it was first initiated by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The International Day of the African Child honours those who took part in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. It also aims to raise awareness about the situation of children in Africa.