What to do on Nelson Mandela Day 2023

NELSON Mandela Day is celebrated all over the country by people participating in charitable activities. Be part of a good cause and participate in something helpful this year. Here is a list of organisations and activities you can donate your 67 minutes to. 

FoodForward SA 

FoodForward SA is an organisation that works to fight food security. They recover edible surplus food from the consumer goods supply chain and distribute it to community organisations that serve marginalised communities. 

For Nelson Mandela Day, the organisation will be opening their warehouse on 23 Gillits Road, New Germany, for people to spend their 67 minutes. This can be done through sorting food items and packing parcels that will help non-profit organisations like community kitchens, shelters, centres for vulnerable children and elderly care facilities prepare nutritious meals.

Booking information is available on the FoodForward SA website and Facebook page. 

Also read: Call to support baby homes

Hoolah Baby home

The Hoolah Baby home will be opening its doors from July 15 to 22 with the following options available for you to help them: 

 – Spend time with the children at HOLAH
 – Bring a meal for the children and carers
 – Prepare frozen meals that can be kept and used when needed
 – Print, frame and put up photos of the kids in the HOLAH cottages
 – Pressure-hose the driveway and walkways at HOLAH
 – Pressure-hose cottage roofs
 – Bring and plant seedlings in their greenhouse
 – Sand and varnish wooden benches in the play area
 – Sand and seal bathroom walls with waterproofing in the special-needs cottage
 – Bring and put up bathroom curtains in the special-needs bathroom

Also read: The Highway Hospice appeals for useable donations

 – Sort out toys and dress-up clothes
 – Clean windows inside and outside each cottage
 – Wipe down walls and fans inside and outside cottages
 – Do general weeding and clean up garden areas
 – Rout then paint concrete flooring outside toddler house with cemcrete
 – Clean out bunny hutch
 – Repair sandbox lid and bring sand to fill up sandbox

Kim Brown can be contacted on 083 232 5501 for more information. 

Also read: What is Mandela Day?

The Robin Hood Foundation 

The Robin Hood Foundation will be hosting the Mahala Market at the 1000 Hills Community Helpers. The day will give the organisation an opportunity to bring a free shopping experience to 350 pensioners. To make the day a success, the public is invited to donate clean preloved clothes; pairs of decent shoes, boots and sneakers; pillows, blankets and linen, and kitchenware, tablecloths and towels. For more information, the organisation can be contacted on 082 864 5729. 

The Baby Home – Durban North 

The Baby Home is opening its doors to the public with the following activities to take part in to help them: 

 – Book to spend time with the residents for 67 minutes
 – Promote the baby home on Instagram and Facebook to help them get 67 more supporters
 – Shop items for the baby and drop them off at the baby home
 – Prepare a meal for the residents
 – Support the home financially and set up a monthly debit order

The baby home can be contacted on 082 773 0781. 

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