{"id":3326,"date":"2025-06-07T14:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T14:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:03:34","slug":"inauguration-of-the-soong-ching-ling-mauritius-foundation-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/inauguration-of-the-soong-ching-ling-mauritius-foundation-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration of the Soong Ching Ling (Mauritius) Foundation Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3326\" class=\"elementor elementor-3326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba1a08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dba1a08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb63532 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class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9568cce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9568cce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e882294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e882294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Memorable and happy moments spent in Chinatown yesterday morning during the inauguration of the Soong Ching Ling (Mauritius) Foundation Library \u2014 the first dedicated reading space for children and youth in this vibrant part of our capital.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">I thank all volunteers and members of the foundation and the Chinatown community for this laudable initiative.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">This project is living symbol of what we can achieve when we come together with heart, purpose, and a shared vision for our children.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">We must continue to nurture a culture of reading, writing, imagination, originality and reflection \u2014 both offline and online &#8211; in this age of constant digital evolution and noise.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">I invite the organizers to transform the library into a Human Library that goes beyond the love for reading and provides opportunities for rich human interactions, exchanges of stories and experiences, and that promotes intercultural understanding and 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