Mandela Day News

Align-Ed project elevates learning and choice to a national conversation

Empowering principals to become change leaders

Living the legacy

Giving humanity a home

Education, the most powerful agent of change
Nelson Mandela once said that education is the most powerful weapon that can be used to change the world.
Watch this video to see how much to heart the Cotton On Foundation has taken these words in its Mandela Day campaign ...

Ephangweni Primary School gets Mandela Day present
Loskop, KwaZulu-Natal, is off the beaten track and close to the magnificent foothills of the Drakensberg. This is where 586 children are taught at Ephangweni Primary School.

Adopt-a-School Foundation making every day a Mandela Day

67 Blankets puts 'Action Against Poverty' in your hands
“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” – Nelson Mandela
Watch this video to learn more about the global 67 Blankets™ campaign, which gives practical expression to this famous quote ...

67 Blankets puts "Action Against Poverty" in your hands

Mandela Day book drives
Mandela Day initiatives continue to make a significant difference in many lives, with over 800-million people reached globally since July this year.

NMF joins city clean-up
The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, in partnership with Pikitup, recently launched a monthly clean-up campaign in Yeoville. The project encourages community members to take part in the initiative. The clean-up campaign seeks to assist in the reduction of crime and litter within the Johannesburg area. Mashaba said no investors will show interest in a dirty city, thus the need to establish the project.
