Mandela Day News
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.
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.
Cotton On Foundation hands over container library to learners of Bovet Primary
On 19 May 2015, the Cotton On Foundation, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE), handed over a Mandela Day Container Library to the learners and their families of Bovet Primary in Johannesburg.
Nelson Mandela Foundation announces Mandela Day 2015
The Nelson Mandela Foundation today announced Mandela Day 2015, urging the public to register their actions on www.mandeladay.com.
Thousands heed the call of 67 Blankets for Mandela Day
As the sun rose over the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 21 April 2015, thousands of “KnitWits for Madiba” gathered to lay their blankets at the feet of Mandela’s iconic statue. A sea of colour was spread out across the lawns, a symbol of the goodwill and humble service adopted by those who responded to the call of the 67 Blankets for Mandela Day campaign.
Knitting and crocheting blankets is uniting a nation in the name of Tata Nelson Mandela
What started out as an initiative for Nelson Mandela Day has grown into a 67 Blankets movement, endorsed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, uniting South Africans in a single cause - knitting blankets in the name of Madiba.
Caring4Girls takes a step forward into Africa
Caring4Girls has moved into Africa, starting with Mozambique, thanks to the support of Mrs Graca Machel and Premier.
Nelson Mandela Day 2015: it’s not about us and them, but all of us
Nelson Mandela’s service to South Africa was “continuous and infectious”, even when he was not physically able to serve any more, former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said today.
Speaking at the launch of Nelson Mandela International Day 2015 activities at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s offices in Johannesburg, Manuel said the building of democracy and uplifting of communities was an inclusive process.