Nelson Mandela International Day
No more violence!
Let’s make every day a Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela International Day is an international holiday in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated on 18 July (Mandela’s birthday). This day was declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first Mandela Day celebrated on 18 July 2010.
Let us be inspired by Mandela
without worrying about how small our actions are.
Let us try to improve the world as Mandela did day by day. The Nelson Mandela Foundation proposes, for the 2022 anniversary, some actions within everyone’s reach to curb the intensity of violence and injustice in this global world.
"Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are"
- Plant and grow fresh, organic and cost-effective produce in or for vulnerable communities
- Plant and grow indigenous trees for the well-being of all, with an emphasis on fruit trees in support of food production for vulnerable communities
- Invest in sustainable food production platforms to the benefit of vulnerable communities
- Embrace home and community planting and growing as a contribution to protecting the environment and addressing the challenge of climate change
To celebrate Mandela is to participate in the personal and collective ecological conversion that people and the Planet need