Cotton On Foundation sows seeds of literacy in the Western Cape

On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Cotton On Foundation will launch an interactive Mandela Day Library at Valley Farm School on the Altydgedacht Wine Estate in Durbanville, the Western Cape, on 23 February 2015.

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Media invite: Handover of Long Walk to Freedom in Braille

On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Eqstra will formally handover a braille version of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom at Prinshof School in the CBD of Pretoria. This unique handover seeks to make Madiba’s legacy readily available to our visually impaired children.

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The Mandela Bangle Schools programme hits its first home run for 2015 at Crown Mines Primary School

The excitement of 490 kids is hard to contain when you open a new Mandela Day school library, especially when you have so many honoured guests and programme supporters at the launch.

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Mafikizolo takes Reunited Tour to the youth of South Africa

On 16 February 2015, Afro-pop group Mafikizolo, together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, launched the six-city Mafikizolo Reunited South Africa Tour at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg.

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Still time to donate books for the Nelson Mandela Book Drive

The Nelson Mandela Book Drive continues to attract support from all corners of South Africa, with donors living Madiba’s legacy in helping realise a better quality of life for all. One such donor is Johannesburg resident Mary Murphy, seen here handing over a generous collection of reading material to the Nelson Mandela Foundation recently, which will be donated to schools and charities in need.

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KnitWits for Madiba to unite in Ekurhuleni

Ekurhuleni – get your knitting needles and crochet hooks ready: 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is coming soon!

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67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day celebrates its first birthday

2014 was the year when knitting became trendy again, thanks to a group of passionate “KnitWits for Madiba” and their cause, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day.

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Breadline Africa brings Mandela Day library #53 on board

On 8 December 2014 teachers and learners at Merrydale Primary School in Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, received an early Christmas present – a Mandela Day container library.

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Mandela Day Library arrives at Ineeleng Primary School

On 4 December the small community of Lokaleng village, in Mothibistad, North West Province, gathered, in a tent at Ineeleng Primary School, to celebrate their new library.

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Media invitation - Tiger Brands, Mandela Day food parcel project

On 10 December 2014, the Tiger Brands Foundation, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Department of Basic Education, will be distributing over 13 400 food parcels to learners for the December school-holiday period.

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Help keep Madiba’s legacy alive with Mandela Day book drive

The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with The Book People, today launched its book drive initiative which aims to collect 67 000 books and promote literacy over the next three months.

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Three more Mandela Day container libraries donated to Limpopo schools

Thanks to ThyssenKrupp, the Mandela Bangle programme was able to deliver three container libraries to different schools on the outskirts of Lephalale in Limpopo – Majadibodu Secondary School, Batlhalerwa High School and Mosima Primary-2.

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