It’s only a year left before the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) turns 30 years, and to build up to this, the Fund will be hosting a fun walk with children to mark the Annual Children’s Celebration will be held in Johannesburg.
The fun walk will begin at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, the Fund’s biggest project to date. The 5km trail will include key landmarks. It will end at Johannesburg Zoo, where there will be different festivities, such as face painting, dancing, and poetry. This will be on 13 July 2024.
As it has become a tradition and the norm during this month of Nelson Mandela’s birthday, the Fund will always prioritise having children as the main guests, the same way Madiba did, prioritising celebrating his birthday with children.
Over the years, the Fund has ensured that children remain a part of the national agenda; hence, the fun walk will further indicate that we are serious about going the extra mile so that vulnerable children don’t have to.
The fun walk is part of the 10-year commemoration of Madiba’s passing, with the organisational theme of Gone but not Forgotten—Legacy in Action. The theme for the walk is Sports Stars.
Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo, Chief Executive Officer of the NMCF, said: “It’s a fun event and one we take pride in. There will be children and adults from different backgrounds in our society. The purpose here is for children to play, have fun, make friends, and have an opportunity to be children in a safe space.”
The fun walk is yet another statement by the Fund that it cares about our children and will not cease to be an authoritative voice on children’s issues.
Ncube-Nkomo concluded: “We want the children to know more about Madiba, hence there will be related facts and information about Madiba and the Fund itself, which was his first legacy project. As South Africans, we need to continue working on the preservation of Madiba’s legacy. A good start is always to look after the needs of our children.”
The Fund encourages everyone to purchase tickets and choose the package that fits their family. Our child safeguarding protocols require that only registered ticket bearers can participate in the walk. Tickets can be purchased on this website: https://qkt.io/RLfR8u.
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