After preparing for a couple days before all the students arrived, the South Asian students presented on their cultures for the international students. You can read more here, and see a few student interviews here, beginning with Olga!
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Today it was amazing and a special day for South African we celebrating Nelson Mandela’s born day and 67 years of injustice. South African make this day unique and great, each individual has a power to transform the world and have the ability to impact.
This year was blissful and amazing. I shared this special day with people around the world and we all made the difference in the community and we were so united. It was great to spend the time with young children we played some games and they thought us few dance moves of Indian culture even though it was hard to communicate with them but I appreciate the opportunity and time I got to celebrate Madiba’s birthday. I am proud that I actually transform the community to be a better place for all.
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Stefani with a group of children.
Imprisoned, taken away from your wife, separated from your children, tortured and discriminated only because of your skin colour and desire to see a South Africa which is free from the shackles of bond age. this in short summarizes the effects of the cruel apartheid regime in the life of the the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and many other non-white people in South Africa during the Apartheid era. Nelson had a choice to sit back and decide to conform to the cruel government or to stand and use his skills to fight against the oppression. He chose to stand.
Now here’s a question, how do you celebrate the life of a man who has given 67 years of his life for the fight against poverty, a man who has fought for social justice for 67 years of his life. I say in turn give 67 minutes of your time doing good deeds and community service especially on his birthday, this is the whole message and idea behind Nelson Mandela day, Today marked the 102nd birthday of the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela affectionately known by many South African people as Tata meaning father as he is titled the father of the nation and Madiba. Today we had a chance to celebrate Nelson Mandela day by going to a nearby school and spending our time there with the children as a way of celebrating Mandela day. We spent some time with these children and as we were playing games with them I was moved and felt an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction, being able to put a genuine smile on a person’s face is one of the most satisfying feelings ever. I can only imagine that this might have been Mandela’s feeling and desire to put a smile on everyone’s face regardless of their race, culture, ethnicity, gender and religion. I always wondered how could Mandela have preached peace as a solution to end the apartheid regime and truth be told I saw Mandela as an insane man . I saw him as the Dalai lama of the white people of the apartheid regime until yesterday seeing those smiles on those children’s faces truly blessed me and has made me truly realize that Mandela understood that a society where there is peace and inclusion is a perfect society.
Sajed with a group of children.
Yesterday- 18:07:2019- we celebrated Nelson Mandela day and offered our 67 minutes to a government Indian school- ..it was so fantastic to be around the children. The 67 minutes was putting our time into doing good for people and showing respect. Nelson Mandela fought for political justice for South Africa and that is the reason for doing what we have done yesterday. We south Africans believe in giving time and doing good and that’s why we encourage our leaders Elijah and Sridar to give us the time. We as the 360plus students handed apples, bananas, and plums to the children and we also gave the school some items that they can use for the children. It was a great feeling being around them and interacting with them, reason being, I enjoy spending time with children and today was really good being with them. The children played games with us and they ended in teaching us a train game They were so sad when we had to leave but also the smile on their faces was still there even though we had to leave.
