July 18 marks what would have been the 106th birthday of the late former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
In 2009, the United Nations proclaimed Madiba’s birthday as Nelson Mandela International Day and urged people across the globe to do acts of service on this day to honour the life and legacy of Mandela.
Indeed, with the day drawing closer, several Boksburg organisations and individuals are rolling up their sleeves to engage in various charitable causes, aimed at making a positive change in their community.
The campaign, which asks the world’s citizens, including groups and corporates, to pledge at least 67 minutes of their time to do humanitarian work, will this year be celebrated under the theme: ‘It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity’.
Some activities taking place in Boksburg to celebrate the 2024 Mandela Day and Mandela Month include:
July 17
• ATKV will descend on Lakeside Primary School in Reiger Park to provide vegetable garden training from 9:00 to 15:00.
July 18
• Unilever and Thusang Community Development will visit Ekukhanyeni Primary School. Their mission is to donate food, cleaning products, and other essential items to support the school’s feeding scheme.
• Tetra Pak will donate non-perishable food and milk to the St Francis Care Centre. They will also help to paint the organisation’s hospice.
• East Rand Mall will provide lunch for learners at New Comet Primary School.
• Boksburg SPCA will have a spay day where over 30 animals will be sterilised.
• Ward 32 Clr Marius de Vos and about 10 local businesses are gearing up for a day of action outside the Boksburg Civic Centre from 10:00 – 12:30 to celebrate the day. They will be engaged in several activities, including feeding the hungry. Organisers are calling for volunteers and donations, including clothing and food items. For more information, contact de Vos on 081 524 6950.
July 19
Ulundi Day Care and Pautha Sechaba Pre-school and Day Care in Vila Liza will be donating food and clothing to various charity homes within the Vila Liza area.
July 20
•Birchwood Spur and Air Products will provide meals to 50 underprivileged people at the Urban Ruins Community Centre in Plantation on July 20.
• Thrive Church will host a blood drive at their premises from 09:00 to 17:00. The church invites eligible donors to support the good cause.
Please share your acts of kindness for Mandela Day. How you are going to make a difference this Mandela Day?
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