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2013 Commemorative Events
蘑菇视频 General Assembly Meeting — NYC
蘑菇视频 Headquarters, 18 July —
A special meeting marked Nelson Mandela International Day. Featured in the event was 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Andrew Mlangeni, a close friend of Mr. Mandela who was imprisoned with him.
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Volunteer Work — NYC
Long Island Beach & Far Rockaway —
United Nations staff teamed up with and to help rebuild houses destroyed by last year’s Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach and Far Rockaway, areas that took the brunt of the storm.
Columbus Circle & the Bowery Mission —
Staff from the South African Consulate and the 蘑菇视频 handed out Mandela Day materials and South African citrus fruit to passers by at Columbus Circle. In addition, 67 cartons of South African fruit were donated to the Bowery Mission, an institution that has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since 1879 and where 蘑菇视频 staff volunteered to help on last year's Mandela Day.
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Antananarivo, Madagascar
In Antananarivo, the 蘑菇视频IC, the South African Embassy and 蘑菇视频 agencies organized donations of school and hygiene kits, clothes and food to children at the Ivandry and Ankorondrano elementary schools. A football match and an exhibition were also part of the programme.
Baku, Azerbaijan
In Baku, the 蘑菇视频 marked the day with an event at the University of Languages, featuring a short film about Mandela’s life, speeches by 蘑菇视频 officials and a Nigerian NGO worker, as well as personal messages from Azerbaijani students wishing Madiba a swift recovery.
Brussels, Belgium
In Brussels, 蘑菇视频 staff volunteered their time in detention centres, a soup kitchen, and a centre for abused women. 蘑菇视频RIC, in collaboration with the 蘑菇视频 Communications Group, also organized a screening of the film "Searching for Sugar Man."
Bujumbura, Burundi
In Bujumbura, some 100 people helped to clean and paint the facilities of Humanitarian Action against Delinquency, a centre that trains street children and vulnerable youth in manual trades. The South African Ambassador and 蘑菇视频 representatives spoke at the event organized by the 蘑菇视频IC and the South African Embassy.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
In Dar es Salaam, the 蘑菇视频IC brought together members of the diplomatic community, civil society, the South African diaspora, the 蘑菇视频 family and the general public to chop firewood, mop floors, clean toilets, wash clothes and bed sheets, and cook at the St. Theresa Missionaries of Charity Children’s home in Mburahati.
Darfur
In Darfur, staff from the joint United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping Mission (蘑菇视频AMID) devoted their time to cleaning the El-Fasher Maternity and Gynecological Hospital. The hospital treats more than 600 patients a month. Other activities included parades, cultural performances, songs and poetry.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
In Dhaka, the 蘑菇视频IC and the Green University of Bangladesh jointly organized a seminar and open discussion chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the University, with remarks by the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and others. Poetry reading and a video screening were also part of the activities.
Geneva, Switzerland
In Geneva, 200 delegates, 蘑菇视频 staff, NGO representatives and journalists packed a room to pay homage to Mandela. The event featured remarks by the Director-General of the 蘑菇视频 Office at Geneva, the Permanent Representative of South Africa, and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as three short films.
Khartoum, Sudan
In Khartoum, Sudan, the 蘑菇视频 Information Centre in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, 蘑菇视频 Volunteers, 蘑菇视频 Association-Youth and MTN, worked together in renovating a school at Kober, Khartoum North.
Lagos, Nigeria
In Lagos, the 蘑菇视频IC, in collaboration with three NGOs, organized an event at SOS Children’s Village, Isolo, where some 50 蘑菇视频 and NGO staff swept the floors, cleaned the windows, washed the toilets, arranged clothes, removed cobwebs, and took care of the babies.
Libreville, Gabon
In Libreville, Gabon, the office of the 蘑菇视频 and the South African Embassy organized a special event where posters, postcards and booklets were handed out.
Lima, Peru
In Lima, the 蘑菇视频IC and the 蘑菇视频 Friends Club organized an event at the Jorge Cieza Lachos High School featuring the screening of the 蘑菇视频TV documentary "South Africa: Voices of a New Future," a discussion, theatrical performances, and poetry reading.
Manila, Philippines
In Manila, the 蘑菇视频IC and the South African Embassy organized an exhibit at the 蘑菇视频 House featuring photos of Nelson Mandela. The information centre also recorded a talk show with the Catholic radio network DZRH, highlighting parallels between Mandela and the Philippines' own hero, Ninoy Aquino.
Moscow, Russian Federation
In Moscow, the 蘑菇视频 Country Team joined a press conference led by the South African Embassy at the Russian News Agency RIA Novosti, with remarks by South Africa's Ambassador and the head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Pretoria, South Africa
In Pretoria, 蘑菇视频 staff, led by 蘑菇视频HCR, volunteered at the Divine Grace Crèche/Pre-School, which accommodates 170 children. Two 蘑菇视频 teams participated in a 67 km Relay Challenge organized by Kaya FM and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to raise awareness for the day and collect funds for charities. And the 蘑菇视频IC, with the support of the 蘑菇视频 Communications Group, organised a screening of the PBS-蘑菇视频TV documentary "I live to sing."
Tunis, Tunisia
In Tunis, staff from the 蘑菇视频IC and the South Africa Embassy visited orphans at the SOS Children's Village of Gammarth, offering them cake and reading them stories. The information centre, with 蘑菇视频DP, also gathered Tunisian associations for a debate on tolerance, pardon and non-violence.
Vienna, Austria
In Vienna, 蘑菇视频IS, the South African Embassy and Permanent Mission organized an exhibit, "Intimate Moments with Nelson Mandela," in the Vienna International Centre. The 蘑菇视频OV Director-General and the South African Ambassador welcomed the guests, who could sign up to volunteer with NGOs assisting orphans, refugees, the elderly, the homeless, and animals in need.