The Nelson Mandela Learning Centre: A Beacon of Hope in Rustler's Valley
It is open!
The Nelson Mandela Learning Centre in Naledi, a beautiful village situated in
Rustler's Valley and the picturesque Maluti Mountains of the eastern Free State, near
Ficksburg.
The Learning Centre, a world-class
eco-friendly centre was launched on July 27 in partnership with the
Nelson Mandela Foundation, in honour of his lasting memory to building
our democracy, one village at a time.
"The dream is a promise we made to our people in 1994 that we will deliver a better life to them," said Jay Naidoo on the iStart2 Show. "Why haven't
we realised this dream in the villages and the rural areas of South
Africa? How do we make democracy work for the people who had so little?"
"Together we are working to rebuild the village of the 21st century. We
can with very little resources deliver the hope - those pathways of hope
and opportunity that Mandela stood for - that countless leaders and
countless people paid with their lives - to deliver a better future to
the children that follow us."
Earthrise
Trust, a non-profit trust, was set up in December 2013 with the
purchase of the Rustlers valley farm by three comrades, Jay Naidoo, Kumi
Naidoo and Gino Govender, who had worked together as social activists
over decades. The book, “Organising Change in the 21st Century”, written by Jay Naidoo, is to be released shortly. Read the full story here.
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