DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT

for Mandela Day

18-31 JULY 2026

BE A #doDifferent ACTIVIST

Small Challenges for You • Big Impact for NGO’s
Image of NGO logos for Bridges Retreat, C.H.A.N.C.E Children's Home, Cape Mental Health , Chaeli Campaign, Cherished Trust, Grace Factory, Hamba Bamba Funda, Inhlansi Yethemba Community Care & ECD Center, IQF Foundation, Kenosis Community Trust, The Kingsway Centre of Concern NPC, Lutheran Community Outreach Foundation, MCM Miqlat, Reach For A Dream, Sisanda FunDaytion, Soulbent Project and Sparrow Schools and an art motif of coloured triangles in shades of yellow, green, blue and red.

It’s time to #doDifferent this Mandela Day!

MAKE EVERY DAY A MANDELA DAY #ITISINYOURHANDS

For Mandela Day, we’re going to add something a little extra… We’re going to #doDifferent.

From Mandela Day (18th July) till the end of July, we’re giving you the chance to use your hands and double the difference you make. When you become a new #doDifferent Activist for your NGO project, instead of allocating your NGO R500 for completing your “Become an Activist” Challenges, we will allocate R1000 to help fund your NGO project! Doesn’t that sound like such an easy way to #doDifferent?

Each week, we will send you new challenges for you to #doDifferent and get more funds for your NGO project – at no cost to you! These challenges range from completing physical activities to giving back to the community, enabling everyone to get involved and make a difference.

So if you are passionate about making a difference, choose one of these NGO projects between 18 – 31 July 2026 and become a #doDifferent Activist for Mandela Day.

Become an activist for one of these projects between 18 – 31 July 2026

Image of primary school learners with their hands in the air at an experiential learning camp at Bridges Retreat Centre in Franschhoek, providing a life-impacting outdoor education experience - a mountain in the background

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Learning Through Adventure

by: Bridges Retreat Centre Franschhoek NPC

Image of of the empty and broken swimming pool at the C.H.A.N.C.E. Children's Home

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Summer Fun at C.H.A.N.C.E. Children’s Home

by: C.H.A.N.C.E Children’s Home

Image of an intellectual disabilities teacher teaching a boy through play with their hands in a container with objects and water

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Educate a Child

by: Cape Mental Health

Image of three athletes, one in a wheel chair with South African flags

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Dignity Delivered: Inclusive Community Health Support

by: The Chaeli Campaign

Image of a young, blonde lady looking out a window framed by lights at night

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Hope Again

by: Cherished Trust

Image of maternity packs containing essential items for vulnerable mothers and newborns in Gauteng, the Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal. Visible at the top of each bag is a soft blanket and toy

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Helping Moms and Babies in Need

by: The Grace Factory

Image of Monja Boonzaier (NGO Founder) and three babies on blankets during a support session / skills-development workshop to improve caregiver wellbeing, responsive parenting skills and early childhood development.

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Thriving Together Marikana

by: Hamba Bamba Funda

Image of an ECD teacher showing a story book to 4 children on the mat in class

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Making Space for Growing Minds

by: Inhlansi Yethemba Community Care & ECD Center

Image of 3 young teenagers playing football in blue soccer outfits with a white ball with red stars printed on it

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Neuro-Football Training in Zandspruit

by: IQF Foundation NPC

Image of orphaned pre-school learners in a classroom with their teacher, working with pencils and pictures at a Kenosis Early Childhood Development Centre

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Renewable Energy Project Part 2

by: Kenosis Community Trust

Image of two ladies scooping dry maize meal into lunchbox containers held by children in a line

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Building Brighter Beginnings at Kingsway Christian School

by: The Kingsway Centre of Concern NPC

Image of of teenage school children in blue uniforms looking at hydroponically planted vegetables in the grow tunnel on a rooftop in a high-density urban environment

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Rooftop Resilience: Powering Urban Farming

by: Lutheran Community Outreach Foundation

Image of 11 young children holding up children's books and smiling in a library with their 3 teachers

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Protect Little Lives: Creating Safe Spaces for Play

by: Miqlat NPC

Image of a smiling young child at a games arcade with an unopened PS5 Box with a Reach for a Dream representative in the background

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Making Dreams Come True – Dreams Matter

by: Reach For A Dream

Image of 11 primary school learners working together to solve a clue in a game

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Resilient Youth, Thriving Communities

by: Sisanda FunDaytion

Image of 13 people wearing hats, overalls and gloves cleaning up the environment at a big drain under a bridge with brooms and plastic bags

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Pretoria Community Clean Up

by: Soulbent Project NPO

Image of 6 neurodiverse primary school learners sitting around a square table busy with crafts

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Sparrow Schools Hub of Hope

by: Sparrow Schools Educational Trust

Here is a step by step guide on how to become a #doDifferent Activist

VIEW THE ACTIVIST GUIDE

The Essence of Mandela Day

Take action, inspire change, and make every day a Mandela Day – is more important than ever before.

Mandela Day is celebrated on the 18th July every year. No matter how small your action, Mandela Day is about changing the world for the better, just as Nelson Mandela did every day.

By giving a little of your time each day to making a change that’s close to your heart or by giving a little of your time to make a difference to the life of someone else, you can start changing the world around you.

There are so many ways to make a difference. Start with what you are passionate about and where you know your actions will have a lasting impact.

#ItIsInYourHands #MandelaDay #doDifferent