Nelson Mandela International Day was Thursday, July 18th. To celebrate, we are sharing some of the public service initiatives readers are doing in communities across Africa!
“The Impact Leaders Club at the University of Calabar reached out to the elderly in our community by providing gifts to the Pope John Paul Home. It is one project I will never forget.”
– Abatang (Nigeria)
“At the BNK Foundation Uganda, we are doing more charity work with local communities, including promoting hygiene around schools and constructing of boreholes to provide clean water”
– Bendaki (Uganda)
“[I am] empowering women in my community by raising awareness about the issue. I intend to gather my students and some volunteers to make it a success.”
-Alpha (Ghana)
“l engaged in mentoring and educating young people in my community about the global sustainable development goals so that no one is left behind so and to accelerate the SDGs’ implementation.”
-Enobong (Nigeria)
“I am a youth who believes that nobody is ‘nobody’ […] I help other other teenagers and youths align [.] I have an academy where I carry out this vision.”
-Solomon (Nigeria)
Learn more about Mandela Day here.
*Quotes edited for brevity and clarity*
