Mandela Day News
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Nelson Mandela International Day
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Nelson Mandela International Day, observed on 18 July: Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual call to action for people around the world to make a difference in the communities where they live and work by taking time to serve others.
Play your part for Madiba this Mandela Day
On 18 July 2015, the world celebrates former president Nelson Mandela's birthday, which was declared by the United Nations in 2009 as Nelson Mandela International Day. South Africa will commemorate the legacy of Tata Mandela – as he was affectionately known – for the whole month of July.
Cotton On Foundation hands over Mandela Day container library to learners of Batsogile Primary
The Cotton On Foundation, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE), recently handed over a Mandela Day Container Library to the learners and their families of Batsogile Primary in Soweto, Johannesburg.
SA celebs get their hands dirty for Bikers for Mandela Day 2015
Bikers for Mandela Day is one of the many activities taking place under the broader Mandela Day campaign.
Business leaders brace for the gruelling Trek4Mandela Executive Climb 2015
The 4th annual Trek4Mandela Executive Climb – in support of vulnerable girls – is drawing near, and preparations are being finalised.
Stop Hunger Now invites you to take up the Mandela Day Million Meals challenge
The Stop Hunger Now Southern Africa Million Meal Challenge is a massive three-city (Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban) volunteer meal packaging drive that will see thousands of corporate volunteers attempt to package one million meals in four 67-minute shifts on 17 July 2015. The meals will provide a healthy and nutritious meal for 5 000 children for one year.
One month to go until Mandela Day 2015
In a month, Mandela Day 2015 will be upon us – that special day of the year when we take the focus off self and pledge our help to those around us to honour Madiba’s humanitarian legacy. Not as a gesture of charity, but as a call of justice.
Trek4Mandela champions to tackle Kilimanjaro in support of Caring4Girls
An intrepid team of celebrities and businesspeople from South Africa will summit Mount Kilimanjaro on Mandela Day, 18 July 2015, to raise funds and awareness for the Caring4Girls initiative.
More than 700 schoolgirls to receive Trek4Mandela donation in Tembisa
The Trek4Mandela/Caring4Girls campaign officially gets under way on Wednesday 10 June 2015 at the Winnie Mandela Secondary School outside Tembisa.
Foundation supports Back to School for a Day on Mandela Day
The Back to School for a Day movement has received a major boost with the announcement this week that The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) is supporting this important initiative.
Happy Science hands over container library to Tshifudi Primary
Happy Science, a Tokyo-based international religious organisation, recently handed over a Mandela Day Container Library to Tshifudi Primary School in Tshifudi Village, Vhembe Municipality, Limpopo, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF).
Botswana schools illuminated by GIA GemKids educational program
Over 80 children living with the Bobonong area in Botswana recently took part in a fun, educational GemKids program, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.