Since 2010, Nelson Mandela Memorial Day has been celebrated annually on July 18, the birthday of the former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
International Mandela Day stands above all for humanitarian behavior, peace and justice. Mandela dedicated 67 years of his life to his fight against the cruelty of apartheid. And just as Nelson Mandela sacrificed his 67 years of life for a humane, just and free South Africa, people all over the world are called upon to take 67 minutes on this day to help others and do something good.
The employees of the Ndlovu Care Group also got involved. The staff of the Ndlovu Medical Center, for example, served soup and bread to the patients. The Ndlovu Wits Audiology Team distributed handmade rattles for babies in the clinics. The sound of the rattles makes babies sit up and take notice and stimulates their localization skills. Rattles also help to increase attention span and train fine motor skills.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir gave a concert on the occasion of Nelson Mandela Day. They performed for 67 minutes and it was streamed. Among other things, they also presented their new song “We will rise”. All proceeds were donated to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Hugo Tempelman also has his say on this special day:
This morning I’m sitting in the Ndlovu Research Center and thinking about what has happened since the lockdown in March
No alcohol
No nicotine
No drugs
No shaking hands
No visits
For this
Social distancing
Manual sanitization
Face masks and gloves
COVID has changed everything forever
We don’t know what the new normal will be
But we can contribute to this…
A good crisis should never be wasted:
Ndlovu Care Group has very quickly transformed from ‘center-based care’ to ‘home-based service delivery’
Ndlovu Care Group employs STARS
Everyone has helped to make this possible
4012 people have access to our food parcels
278 food gardens have been planted in the various households and more will follow
The Ndlovu Youth Choir continues to bring hope and respect
Tonight they are contributing to Mandela Day with a 67-minute live streaming concert and donating to a charity of their choice, the Nelson Mandela Foundation
The title of their latest single is “We will rise”.
Inspiring and full of youthful hope
That is what we need in these difficult days
Look at the person on your left
Look at the person on your right
Help each other to keep their heads up and be strong.
In the spirit of Nelson Mandela, this country will also overcome this
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