http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php en Nelson Mandela Foundation Copyright 2009 2009-07-03T13:13:25+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/nelson_mandela_honoured_by_fifpro/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/nelson_mandela_honoured_by_fifpro/#When:13:13:25Z July 3, 2009 – The worldwide representative organisation for all professional football players, FIFPro, honoured Nelson Mandela today at small ceremony at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in Johannesburg, in recognition of Mr Mandela’s contribution towards non-racism and peace and his commitment to football. Receiving the award on his behalf was Foundation trustee Tokyo Sexwale. Foundation 2009-07-03T13:13:25+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/nelson_mandela_visits_freedom_park/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/nelson_mandela_visits_freedom_park/#When:13:24:56Z July 2, 2009 – Nelson Mandela today visited Freedom Park in Pretoria. This was Madiba’s first visit to the park. ‬‪ In 1999 Nelson Mandela said “the day should not be far off when we shall have a people’s shrine, a freedom park, where we shall honour, with all the dignity they deserve, those who endured pain so we should experience the joy of freedom.” He was describing Freedom Park, which he visited today. Foundation 2009-07-02T13:24:56+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/hunger_for_freedom_wins_prestigious_award/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/hunger_for_freedom_wins_prestigious_award/#When:07:53:47Z July 2, 2009 – Hunger for Freedom: The Story of Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela has won a Special Jury prize in the “Oscars” of food books from around the world. The prize for the book, published by Jacana Media in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 2008, was presented at the 14th Gourmand World Cook Book Awards ceremony in Paris, France yesterday evening. Memory, Representations, Books 2009-07-02T07:53:47+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/call_to_celebrate_mandela_day_on_july_18/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/call_to_celebrate_mandela_day_on_july_18/#When:15:20:15Z June 29, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the 46664 campaign, in association with their sister organisations, have called for Mandela Day on 18 July to be recognised as an annual international “day of humanitarian action” in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy. Mandela Day serves as a catalyst for each and every person around the world to realise that they have the ability to change it through small actions. We hope that this will lead to an international movement for good. Foundation, General, Mandela Day 2009-06-29T15:20:15+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/mandela_organisations_plan_work_for_mandela_day/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/mandela_organisations_plan_work_for_mandela_day/#When:13:48:26Z June 29, 2009 – The call by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and its sister organisations to celebrate Mr Mandela’s birthday on July 18, as Mandela Day is gaining momentum with communities planning activities in different parts of the country. Mandela Day is a global call to action for all people to follow in Mr Mandela’s footsteps by doing good in their own communities. This is in recognition of his decades of sacrifice for humanity. Foundation, Mandela Day 2009-06-29T13:48:26+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/healing_starts_with_understanding_history/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/healing_starts_with_understanding_history/#When:04:30:06Z June 26, 2009 – The need for healing to overcome the divisions of the past emerged as the central concern at a community conversation in Atteridgeville, near Pretoria, on June 20. Organised by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the Sonke Gender Justice Network, the Jesuit Refugee Services, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, the National Children’s and Violence Trust, and the Somali Association of South Africa, the community conversation in Atteridgeville was the first of a series of community dialogues in Gauteng province to promote social cohesion in communities affected by violence and xenophobia. Dialogue, Dialogue Events, Community Conversations, Community Conversations 2009 2009-06-26T04:30:06+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/bafana_bafana_meet_nelson_mandela/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/bafana_bafana_meet_nelson_mandela/#When:13:59:24Z June 24, 2009 Nelson Mandela met the Bafana Bafana football squad today to wish them well ahead of their Confederations Cup semi-final against Brazil tomorrow. The informal meeting at Mr Mandela’s office in Houghton was attended by the 23 players who make up the squad and their support staff. Foundation 2009-06-24T13:59:24+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/seventh_annual_lecture_public_participation_announcement/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/seventh_annual_lecture_public_participation_announcement/#When:04:00:05Z June 22, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation launched its public participation invitation process today to attend this year’s Seventh Annual Lecture on July 11, 2009, at 2:15pm, at the Johannesburg City Hall through various print media and the Foundation’s website. This year’s Annual Lecture will be delivered by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Dialogue, Annual Lecture, Annual Lecture 2009 2009-06-22T04:00:05+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/more_south_africans_use_condoms_but_women_are_still_at_risk/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/more_south_africans_use_condoms_but_women_are_still_at_risk/#When:13:33:24Z June 9, 2009 – South Africa’s HIV statistics were updated when the results of the third National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey were released at an event in Cape Town today. Conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the survey attempts to determine the levels of HIV prevalence in South Africa as well as the sexual behaviour of the respondents. Foundation 2009-06-09T13:33:24+00:00 http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/clarence_seedorf_becomes_a_legacy_champion/ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/news/article/clarence_seedorf_becomes_a_legacy_champion/#When:13:13:56Z June 5, 2009 – International football star Clarence Seedorf announced at a press conference after a meeting with Nelson Mandela today that he had become the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s latest Legacy Champion. He joins Patrice Motsepe, Tokyo Sexwale, David Rockefeller, Peggy Dulany and Bill Clinton, who are also members of a select group of philanthropists who are helping to ensure that Mr Mandela’s legacy lives on. Foundation 2009-06-05T13:13:56+00:00