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Mandela Month is once again upon us. It is a time dedicated to honouring the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela, a champion of social justice and community upliftment.

This year's Mandela Day theme, β€œπ‘°π’•β€™π’” π‘Ίπ’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝑰𝒏 𝑢𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ƒπ’‚π’• π‘·π’π’—π’†π’“π’•π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘°π’π’†π’’π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š,” serves as a call to action for all. It encourages us to be the change we wish to see in the world by standing up for social justice and making a meaningful impact within our respective communities.

As Nelson Mandela once said, "𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 π’Šπ’ π’π’Šπ’‡π’† π’Šπ’” 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’†π’“π’† 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’…. 𝑰𝒕 π’Šπ’” π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’…π’Šπ’‡π’‡π’†π’“π’†π’π’„π’† π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔."

 

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