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| Looking up to Mandela as the Role Model |
Hope for the Needy Association- HOFNA Cameroon has made a clarion call for young people to value and engage in service. Harping on the Mandela model during Mandela Day celebration in Bamenda last July 12, 2018 the Founder and Executive Director of HOFNA Cameroon Christelle Bay who was flanked by Mandela Washington said “This day is particularly important this year because it should have been Mandela’s 100th birthday.
The Bamenda mixed boys and girls football
tournament that greased the event was described by impressionists as one of the
best tools in behavioral change for youths. This was the first time that both
boys/girls played a football match in front of many and it was innovative. The
YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative) Network also used the occasion to call
on YALI members to do something to leave their own legacy, to emulate Mandela’s
life. To Christelle Bay “we choose this
day to bring the young people together; we decided to celebrate it in our own
way; we call it the YALI-selves event promoting service; we brought adolescents
together..”
The Nelson Mandela International Day
2018 marks 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela. The Centenary according
to the UN Secretary General Antonio Gueteres provided an occasion to reflect on
his life and legacy, and to follow
his call to "make of the
world a better place."
Mandela the UN notes “embodied the highest values of the United Nations. One
hundred years after his birth, Mandela’s example of courage and compassion
continue to inspire the world.”
The Nelson Mandela Foundation dedicated this year's Mandela Day to Action Against Poverty, honouring Mandela's leadership and devotion to fighting poverty and promoting social justice for all.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation dedicated this year's Mandela Day to Action Against Poverty, honouring Mandela's leadership and devotion to fighting poverty and promoting social justice for all.
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