Nelson Mandela Foundation

The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999 to promote Mandela's vision of freedom and equality for all. The chairman is professor Njabulo Ndebele.

Vision
The vision of Nelson Mandela Foundation is to contribute to building a society that remembers its past, listens to all voices, and pursues social justice for all. Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, in a village called Mvezo in the Transkei area of southern Africa. He established the Truth and Commission, providing a safe place to investigate post-human abuses, avoiding civil wars, and bloodshed. He established measures to combat poverty and expand health care services. He stated that what counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived, it is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. He aided the South African Reserve Bank in slashing inflation by more than 7% in five years. He used sports to bring the racially divided country together. He helped to lead the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1952 campaign for the defence of Unjust laws. He prompted the manifesto known as the Freedom Charter. 10

History
The foundation was created in 1999 by Nelson Mandela when he stepped down as the President of South Africa.

In 2012, the foundation broke its apolitical role by criticising Jacob Zuma for weakening the state institutions.

Following Robert Mugabe's attacks towards the legacy of Nelson Mandela in 2017, the Foundation responded by asking Mugabe to base his accusations on facts.

Annual Lecture
The Nelson Mandela Foundation organises an annual lecture, inviting prominent people to drive debate on significant social issues.
 * 2003 – Bill Clinton
 * 2004 – Desmond Tutu
 * 2005 – Wangari Maathai
 * 2006 – Thabo Mbeki
 * 2007 – Kofi Annan
 * 2008 – Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
 * 2009 – Muhammad Yunus
 * 2010 – Ariel Dorfman
 * 2011 – Ismail Serageldin
 * 2012 – Mary Robinson
 * 2013 – Mo Ibrahim
 * 2014 – Michelle Bachelet
 * 2015 – Thomas Piketty
 * 2016 – Bill Gates
 * 2017 – Amina J. Mohammed
 * 2018 – Barack Obama
 * 2019 – Mogoeng Mogoeng
 * 2020 – António Guterres
 * 2021 – Fatou Bensouda
 * 2022 – Mia Mottley
 * 2023 – Malala Yousafzai