Mamelani Projects partnered with Soil for Life to celebrate
the world’s first annual Mandela Day last Saturday, July 18th by
planting 67 container gardens with spinach plants which will be given to women
who are beneficiaries of Mamelani’s Wellness Programme.
This is in line with a number of
projects which took place around the globe to honour former president Nelson
Mandela’s birthday and his 67 years of service to humanity. People around
the globe were asked to spend 67 minutes of their time to do something which
makes a difference to the world around them.
The 67 container gardens will be receivedby women currently
attending Mamelani’s Wellness Workshops, many of whom are unemployed. The
workshop, currently in the seventh week of an eight week programme will present
attendees with a spinach plant on completion of their course. The container
preparation and planting took place at the Soil for Life resource centre on Saturday, July 18th 2009.
Mamelani would like to thank Onsite Training (www.onsitetraining.co.za) for making the
day possible, and for volunteering their time to join Mamelani and Soil for
Life (www.soilforlife.co.za) in planting the seeds of change.
