Mandela Day Library opens doors of learning for children at Valley Primary School On 23 February 2015 the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the Cotton On Foundation, handed over the keys to…
‘We are wearing the same blanket’: 21 000 blankets for Nelson Mandela Day What did Carolyn Steyn, founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, do when MC Anele Mdoda handed her the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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”,…