Mandela Day News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Breadline Africa launches 51st Mandela Day Library
Lujecweni in Flagstaff, Eastern Cape, is a traditionally rural community and Lujecweni Junior Secondary School is a home away from home for over 400 learners from grade R to 9. State-owned company Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) sponsored this Mandela Day Library.
Mandela Day Library Book Club launch
McIntosh Polela, author of the popular autobiography, My Father, My Monster, former police spokesperson and TV journalist, was the ideal person to launch the Mandela Day Library Book Club at Protea Glen Secondary School in Soweto on 5 November 2014.
Mandela Day container library arrives at grateful Sekutupu Primary School
Teachers and learners at Sekutupu Primary School in Limpopo were overjoyed to receive a container library stacked with books and e-readers, handed over on 29 October 2014.
Better SA becomes Mandela Day partner
The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce that Better SA is now a partner of the Mandela Day initiative. The organisation was founded this year, with the aim of making it as easy and rewarding as possible for South Africans to volunteer their time and skill to worthy causes.
Caring4Girls nominated as a finalist in Public Sector Innovation Awards
The Caring4Girls project, one of the main Mandela Day partners, has been nominated by the Centre for Public Service Innovation as a finalist in the upcoming 2014 Public Sector Innovation Awards.
PPC makes every day a Mandela Day with Mandela Day Literacy Project launch in Soweto
PPC has given true meaning to the Mandela Day mantra, “Take action. Inspire change. Make Every Day a Mandela Day”, with its Mandela Day Literacy Project, launched in Soweto. In 2013, PPC identified an opportunity to make an impactful difference in the lives of many South African high school learners.