International Mandela Dialogues on Memory Work: ''Creating Safe Spaces Across Generations'', 2016 held in South Africa and Sri Lanka with participants from Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka as well as United States of America.
The Tenth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture and activities with Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation, Climate Justice and former President of Ireland. The theme of the lecture was “Freedom, Truth, Democracy: Citizenship and Common Purpose”.
The 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2016 was delivered by Bill Gates on the eve of International Mandela Day at the University of Pretoria’s Mamelodi Campus. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, addressed the theme “Living Together” in his lecture.
Dialogue programme and meetings of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organizations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment.
15th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture and related activities by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Researched and used photographs and documents for the exhibition ''Remember Africa – Remember Sobukwe'' in honour of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, founding member and first President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).
Research for the Exhibition ''Between States of Emergency''. Only photographs of 8 of the 40 participating photographers are included. The PDF file contains 2 photographs per photographer and all the text of the exhibition.
Researched and used photographs for the exhibition ''The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela'', organised by copyright holders in 3 folders, with subfolders. Mix of low and high res copies.
An early photograph of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, his release from prison, CODESA negotiations, his presidential years, visit to the USA and his funeral.
Photographs used in the ''Poisoned Past'' exhibition. Poisoned Pasts is a joint project with the Institute for Security Studies and aims to provoke questioning about difficult pasts and honour the victims of South Africa's chemical and biochemical warfare programme. Period in which the photographs were taken varies. The PDF file contains the credits list.
Researched photographs for the exhibition ''Mandela- Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesman. Exhibition for the Apartheid Museum celebrating the life and times of Nelson Mandela. Opened in 2008 as part of the celebration of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.
Two Openings of the exhibition “Mandela – Character Comrade Leader Prisoner Negotiator Statesman” at the Apartheid Museum and Constitutional Hill. The red Mercedes was part of the exhibition.
Opening of the exhibition "On the Frontline" at the Nelson Mandela Foundation and at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown as well as 2 sets of photographs of the exhibition
The launch of the Award-winning South African group, Mafikizolo's Album ''Reunited''. The event was held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The group announced that part of the proceeds of the sale of the album will go to the Foundation.
Launch of the trailer of the movie and two press conferences with the director and members of the cast of the movie "Long Walk to Freedom"at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Researched and used photographs for the first edition of the book ‘The Authorised Portrait’, published by Wild Dog Press in association with PQ Blackwell. The photographs are organised in 3 parts. The pdf files contains the credits for the photographs.
Researched photographs for the "Dare not longer"publication. The NMF copyrighted photographs are excluded but can be founded in the PDF file with the credits.
The Great Park Synagoge hosted a 67 minutes drive to collect blankets, clothes and non-perishable foods. The Friends of the Inner City spent 67 minutes cleaning Lorna Court in Johannesburg's CBD as part of their ‘ Build your Neighbourhood’ initiative. The Conference Connection donated food and gifts to St Martins’ Children’s home and blankets to Reservoir Hills residents in Durban The DEC planted trees. Scorpion Legal Protection provided lunch to the Durban Children’s Home Free State Treasury planted trees A baby named after Mandela Moyo restaurant took party packs, face painters and drummers to the Umthombo Street Children in Durban and the Charlotte Maxeke hospital in Johannesburg. They also provided entertainment at a care centre for disabled children in Khayelitsha. Roedean School collected blankets and food for organisations which care for orphans and vulnerable children.
The departure of the 'Trek4Mandela' from the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This expedition was established in 2012 when Richard Mabaso, Chief Executive Officer of the Imbumba Foundation, overheard a fearful conversation between his mom and niece about puberty. Richard invited his friend Sibusiso Vilane, the first black person in the world to conquer the Three Poles Challenge (reaching the South Pole, North Pole and Mount Everest), to lead him on his first expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The objectives of the climb were to: Create awareness about the challenges facing impoverished girls in rural and poor schools during their monthly cycles; Raise funds to purchase sanitary towels so that needy girls can go to school when having their menstrual period and to Educate people about Mandela Day and the need to take action beyond 18 July, thereby helping to make every day a Mandela Day.
Nelson Mandela Day Initiative at Hillbrow boxing club made possible by Nelson Mandela Foundation Staff contributions that were meant to buy staff member Khalil Goga a wedding gift, Johannesburg.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Operation Hydrate and Proudly South African joining forces and launching the country's biggest “Water Drive”, in an effort to bring much needed and urgent relief to communities in drought stricken areas across the country.
Challenge 67’, the Global Mandela Day initiative by Norton Rose Fulbright: building of Menzi Home for handicapped children. Launch of the Challenge at the NMF and work at the site.
Peter Magubane donates his 3rd photo slide show to the NMF. The Nelson Mandela Foundation staff in photos are: Sahm Venter, Lee Davies, Razia Saleh, Zanele Riba, Lucia Raadschelders and Victoria Hill.
