As society embraces the legacy of Nelson Mandela today, many organisations, small and large, are doing their bit to preserve the legacy of our great struggle icon, as well as change the lives of those around us. The Zoleka Mandela Foundation and Ichikowitz Family Foundation and joining forces in 2016 year as they also pay homage to Mandela’s humanitarian heritage.
Johannesburg, Monday 18 July 2016.
Bringing The Ichikowitz Family Foundation’s Citizen Call to Action Campaign to Learners of Orlando West High School.
In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Monday 18 July 2016, The Zoleka Mandela Foundation and The Ichikowitz Family Foundation commemorated the legacy of Mandela by changing the lives of learners from Orlando West High School and their communities with an afternoon of activities that confront current challenges facing high school youth.
In homage to Mandela’s humanitarian heritage, South Africa and the world are called to pledge their active citizenship to help those in need throughout the month of July. Today The Zoleka Mandela Foundation and The Ichikowitz Family Foundation offered the School donations of library resources, classroom chairs, and sanitary pads for girls.
As part of the celebration, the learners of Orlando West High School were treated to a performance of The Ichikowitz Family Foundation’s interactive Beat Box performance that creatively promotes the #IAMCONSTITUTION campaign, calling on the nation to breathe, walk and live the Constitution the same way that Nelson Mandela did. To live the “Bill of Rights” enshrined in our Constitution is one of Mandela’s greatest legacies, and today’s Mandela Day event with Orlando West High School encourages South Africa to honour Mandela’s legacy throughout the year by taking action and exploring the many ways to give back, whether it’s a gift of time, money or expertise, no matter how small.
For more info contact Lindsay McDonald: +27 (0) 76 1010 421 | lindsay@invictuscomm.com
The feisty and fierce daughter of Lithuanian Jews who immigrated to South Africa, Helen Gavronsky Suzman became the leading opponent of apartheid for 36 years within the dark chamber of the Afrikaner dominated parliament. Refusing to be indifferent towards the injustice around her, she consistently challenged discriminatory legislation and the spate of security laws. Suzman […]
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Learning about the Constitution is as easy as riding through the city and touring Con Hill. Constitution Hill celebrated the youth with a fun-filled day of beatboxing with the first #IAMCONSTITUTION Beat Box education experience launched in celebration of Youth Month by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation.
Wednesday 15 June 2016 saw the first #IAMCONSTITUTION Box education experience launched in celebration of Youth Month by The Ichikowitz Family Foundation in partnership with Constitution Hill. This next phase of the #IAMCONSTITUTION campaign offers innovative workshops and performances using the thrilling urban music genre of Beat Boxing for primary and high school learners. The campaign combines education with entertainment to offer youth a unique interactive opportunity to engage with the Constitution through contemporary creative arts.
The Youth Month event whisked away learners from Chief Albert Luthuli Primary and High Schools on a new adventure around the City of Joburg with the City Sightseeing Red Bus tour ending with an interactive Beat Box performance in the Old Fort prison cells at Constitution Hill. For the first time, these learners visited some of Joburg’s renowned heritage sites, revealing their city and history while learning about the significance of Youth Month and the Constitution.
As part of the celebration, the Luthuli Primary School learners showcased a short extract of their energetic theatre piece about the Constitution and South African history. The exchange of Jean Kitenge’s Beat Box urban style with song and dance by Luthuli School learners, highlights the strength of future generations to engage in dialogue no matter what their age.
The Ichikowitz Family Foundation Chairman, Ivor Ichikowitz: “The Constitution is a roadmap for our nation, and in a multicultural country like ours, it is our most precious asset. We have a duty to protect it for the future of our youth. Our Foundation asks South Africans to review the dreams and hopes of all those who have gone before, to look at our Constitution and determine how far we have come and what we can do to support its values for future generations. We do this by working with those making a difference, those playing their part to promote active citizenship and to continually innovate new ways to engage with our heritage and Constitution.”
#IAMCONSTITUTION is a national campaign encouraging citizens to read, embrace and live the Constitution, to celebrate the achievements of South Africa and constructively confront challenges to reach the country’s fullest potential.
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The #IAMConstitution initiative aims to promote the values and benefits of the Constitution and Bill of Rights among all South Africans. eNCA spoke to Ivor Ichikowitz and Jean Kitenge, two of the people behind the project.
Johannesburg, 9 June 2016. In celebration of Youth Month, The Ichikowitz Family Foundation launches the next phase of their #IAMCONSTITUTION campaign for high school learners with innovative workshops and performances using the thrilling urban music genre of Beat Boxing.
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Durban, Sunday 8 May 2016
Through wind, rain and shine, The Ichikowitz Family Foundation in partnership with Constitution Hill and joined by Durban Refugee Social Services lit up the Durban beachfront today in celebration of the defining moment the Constitution was passed in Parliament 20 years ago today on 8 May 1996.
Making their mark with a bold sculpture by local sea sand artist, Lucas Mahlangu, and declaring the Kwa-Zulu Natal seaside as a destination to connect heritage and tourism, the team was accompanied by Travel Massive, a global group of adventurers, explorers and change agents. The traveling team aims to showcase South Africa’s magnificence beyond its physical beauty on a nationwide road trip in an initiative to get South Africans talking about what the Constitution means to them.
The ocean activation forms part of the Tourism INDABA 2016 with the #IamConstitution campaign encouraging the nation to read, embrace and live the Constitution, to celebrate the achievements of South Africa and constructively confront challenges to reach the country’s fullest potential. The innovative campaign created by The Ichikowitz Family Foundation aims to promote the values and benefits of the Constitution by encouraging interaction and dialogue among all who live in South Africa.
Interview with Mandy Jacobson (Foundation Director) – SAFM 8 May
With the South African Constitution in the limelight of the national debate, struggle stalwart, national luminary, and eldest daughter of Chief Luthuli, Dr Albertina Luthuli (80) holds a commemorative celebration at the Luthuli Museum in Groutville, KwaDukuza.
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