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Brother and sister again invited to One Young World Summit

“A dream to go once, an absolute privilege to return. And even better to do it again.”

“A dream to go once, an absolute privilege to return.
And even better to do it again.”
These are the words of Dean and Mandy Benjamin who  have been invited once again to the prestigious One Young World Summit supporting a new generation of global, socially conscious leaders. The summit will be  held in Ottawa, Canada from 28 Sepember till 1 October.
Last year, a total of 1 500 delegatesbrote –   1 300 of whom are the world’s brightest, most inspiring, powerful young leaders from 196 countries, attended the summit.
In the Summit’s history, only two South Africans have been invited to speak on stage. Dean spoke at the 2014 summit and was invited back last year as a returning ambassador. Last year, Mandy took the world on about how we can use technology to create a better life for those on the African continent and beyond.
Dean and Mandy are the children of Colin Benjamin of Feldman & Benjamin Mica Hardware in Parys.

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Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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