Lentswe, Klerksdorp - You can join the Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run from anywhere in the world. It will take place in Johannesburg on Saturday July 20, but it is open to virtual participation, so you can walk or run alongside participants from anywhere in the world.
No matter where you live, you can join thousands of people who are taking steps towards a better, more prosperous and equitable world by taking part.
The foundation is aiming for 10 000 people to walk or run 5km, 10km or 21km, either in Johannesburg or from anywhere else in the world, in commemoration of the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
“Bring your whole family. Your presence and participation will go a long way towards commemorating the legacy of Madiba during the month of his birth and will support the Nelson Mandela Foundation in its mission to mobilise Nelson Mandela’s legacy towards dismantling poverty and inequity. Join us by making a donation of your choice via https://www.fundnation.org/nelsonmandela,” says, Gushwell Brooks, head of Mandela Day at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Virtual participants receive their own special race number. Wear your race number proudly on your T-shirt as you walk or run from any corner of the globe. Take photos and tag them on social media using the hashtags: #MandelaDay2024 and #ItIsInYourHands.
The Nelson Mandela International Day theme for 2024 is “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity”. Across the world, inequity continues to grow.
Many countries and regions are still reckoning with the destructive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, war, populism and economic despair.
