The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Imbumba Foundation and the Kolisi Foundation have partnered in an initiative to help with food security during the coronavirus lockdown. It’s called #Each1Feed1.
The crisis we face is unprecedented. #COVID19 has fundamentally disrupted the economic and social fabric of society. SA communities are in dire need of support & together we can lend a helping hand. #Each1Feed1 #Ubuntu pic.twitter.com/xJfZ2RK4H1
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) May 9, 2020
The name of the initiative is inspired by the old Congress of South African Students mantra “Each one, teach one” and is adopted in honour of struggle stalwart Oliver Reginald Tambo, affectionately known as OR Tambo.
The partnership has distributed food in Mvezo, Nelson Mandela’s birthplace as well as the global icon’s hometown of Qunu.
Media Advisory: Audio clips from today’s #Each1Feed1 distribution in Qunu and Mvezo – @SiyaKolisi_Bear and @NkosZwelivelile https://t.co/WUUKjSirOf pic.twitter.com/Gm0Yrvg6ZU
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) May 9, 2020
Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi and Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, roped in local chiefs to better distribute the food to the needy.
“We have been able to bring together 500 food parcels for 500 beneficiaries. As Madiba’s community when we received the news of this gesture, we immediately contacted the immediate surrounding chiefs of this area,” explains the Mvezo chief.
Our efforts to support people detrimentally affected by the #COVID19 pandemic & lockdown have only been possible because of the generosity of each & every one of you who have shown your solidarity with our people #Each1Feed1
Support a family today at https://t.co/u2pDHvdQyn pic.twitter.com/oShKKtF47Z
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) May 9, 2020