On 18 July, ForAfrika joins South Africa and the rest of the world in commemorating and celebrating the iconic leader, Nelson Mandela. Madiba fought and stood for education, democracy and equality. He believed that education is the key to unlocking the future as well as to breaking multi-generational cycles of poverty.
Massive investments have gone into education in a bid to secure the future of the country. However, for real change to occur, development must start at an earlier stage. A critical time to shape productivity is from birth to age five when the brain is still developing. Adverse early environments create deficits in skills & abilities that drive down productivity and increase social costs — thereby adding to economic hardships borne by the public.
investing inyoung childrenis the best seed we can sow into the future.
ForAfrika will be honouring Mandela by adopting 67 new Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres from 18 July. Through this campaign, we seek to feed and assist at least 1,000 additional children.
How Can You Get Involved?
You/your organisation can adopt an ECD centre — where you can provide nutritious meals and/or implement infrastructure improvements, agricultural or water and sanitation projects. Get in touch with us and find out how you/your organisation can positively contribute to children’s development and the community at large.
About ForAfrika
Formerly known as JAM, ForAfrika was founded in 1984 and is the largest indigenous humanitarian aid and development organisation working for and Africa that thrives. In South Africa, ForAfrika feeds approximately 120,000 preschool children in 3,000 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres and partners with communities to fight hunger, malnutrition, poverty and barriers to education which lead to equitable development and transformation. To find out more, visit ForAfrika.org.
Make a Mandela-Day Difference
Your support unlocks Africa’s abundant resources for our most vulnerable people. Adopt an ECD centre / Feed a child nutritional meals / Implement community development projects in infrastructure improvement, agriculture or water and sanitation
