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IMG_0138_0.jpg, After a lighthearted blast on the vuvuzela, Archbishop Tutu
IMG_9938.jpg, Two students from Gaza join the Elders in South Africa
IMG_9962.jpg, Elders Graça Machel, Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson listen
IMG_9942.jpg, A young male student from Gaza at the discussion in South Af
GHB_Elders_4377.jpg, Gro Harlem Brundtland talks with a group of young female stu
GHB_Elders_4350.jpg, The group of female students visiting Norway from Gaza stand
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Twenty Palestinian students leave Gaza for the first time to meet Desmond Tutu, Graça Machel and Mary Robinson in South Africa, and Gro Brundtland in Norway.
In July 2010, ten Palestinian students from Gaza visited South Africa on a human rights study trip, where they met with three Elders: Archbishop Tutu, Mary Robinson and Graça Machel. The following week, a second group travelled to Norway to meet with Elder and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland.
None of the teenagers on the trip had ever left Gaza before. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) organised the visits to encourage young Palestinians to learn more about human rights, as well as to give them an opportunity to experience life outside the Gaza strip.