Ahmed Kathrada remembers heroes of the struggle on Mandela Day

The ethos of International Nelson Mandela Day is to take action and inspire change – not just on Madiba’s birthday, but every day.

Across the globe individuals and groups take part in Mandela Day in various ways, from helping out at care centres and schools to planting trees and handing out food parcels to those in need.

This year Ahmed Kathrada, a trustee at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and a former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist, took part in two very different Mandela Day activities.

To read more about the activities Mr Kathrada took part in this year, please click here.