Honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela - Climate, Food and Solidarity

 Honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was tireless in his efforts to uplift his community, country, Africa, and the world. This year, let us showcase the importance of community and volunteerism.

Mandela Day 2023 - Climate, Food and Solidarity 

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Madiba’s passing in December 2013. To commemorate this, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has themed the 10-Year Remembrance call to action “The Legacy Lives on Through You”.

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on 18 July every year in honour of the first democratically elected President of South Africa, the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009 and was first officially celebrated in 2010. 

Nelson Mandela’s vision for South Africa, the African continent and the world depend on each of us who have survived him. Indeed, the state has an integral role in making the Constitution a lived reality for all. However, it is also incumbent on the business sector, civil society, faith-based communities, and ordinary people to take responsibility for advancing Madiba's legacy.

The call to action for Nelson Mandela International Day 2023 is “Climate, Food & Solidarity” and reflects some of the most urgent challenges facing people worldwide. This year we will focus on dismantling poverty and inequality by taking action against climate change and creating resilient food environments.

While the Foundation will always recognise the importance of immediate relief efforts, including providing shelter, food, clothing and many other necessities, we need to focus on sustainable interventions owned by communities and embrace the fact that Madiba’s legacy lives on through us. 

An excursion to Angola Handicraft Square

The Craft Market is the largest square in Angola where pieces that represent the national culture and a little of the history of Africa are sold, it is located in the south of Luanda, the square has been operational for over 30 years.

What to find on the market

In the Craft Market you can find the following:

- Musical instruments: reco-reco, the batoque, the marimba and the quissanje;

- Baskets made of straw;

- Clothing and jewelry;

- Masks, Maps and other Statues made from tree trunks;

- Hand-painted pictures, there are also pictures on the market that are - made only with sand, that is, made with sand instead of a brush and paint.

Meet the black trunk used to make a statue

The statues in the Craft Market are made of brown, white and black wood trunks. The trunk of black wood is a rare wood that only exists in Angola and is used to carve the works, this black wood is born in the middle of a trunk of brown wood.

In the Artesanato Market you will find the history of the Angolan people who are divided by tribes, in Angola you will find 3 ethnic groups, first we have the sheep, most of the population belongs to this ethnic group, secondly we have the kicongos, in third we have the bacon which is represented by the smallest number of the population.

Statue of the thinker