The South African High Commission commemorated the Nelson Mandela International Day 2024 at the Bethany Hope Centre in Ottawa.
The Mission was hosted by Executive Director Sandra Randall, who took the delegation on a tour of the facility.
Members assisted in preparing food parcels for the clients at the Centre and cleaned up their vegetable gardens.
Following volunteering at the Bethany Centre, members were invited for complimentary lunch at Nando’s which held its own Mandela Day event, encouraging customers to donate canned food items that they will donate to the local food bank for a free meal.
18 July was officially declared the International Nelson Mandela Day by the United Nations in November 2009. The day honours the legacy of Nelson Mandela who spent 67 years of his life fighting for justices and for human rights.
