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PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM THE NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN’S FUND REGARDING COVID-19

3/27/2020

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As our country enters a national lockdown following a call by the South African government to limit the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF)’s wishes to express its support and compliance of this directive. NMCF would also like to take this opportunity and assure all friends, donors and stakeholders of the organisation of its continued mission during this period. 

In the past week leading up to the announcement by Honourable President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on March 23, 2020, NMCF had already taken measures to protect its staff and various stakeholders including programme beneficiaries, by requesting staff to work remotely where possible and restricting physical interactions. 

Our flagship project, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, the second dedicated children’s health facility in the region, also implemented various strategies in the lead up to this period. This includes measures to protect patients, families and staff at the facility informed by guidelines from the Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation and National Institute for Communicable Disease.

Our work on the ground promoting the safety and protection of children and sustaining their families’ livelihoods remains pertinent particularly in these challenging times when they are the most vulnerable among us. Aimed at capacitating families to cope with vulnerable situations we remain confident that our interventions will play a fundamental role in supporting them during this challenging period.

In support of the call by the South African government to “flatten the curve”, we further urge all South Africans to abide by the restrictions imposed by our government during the following 21 days. This will ensure that our health system is not overburdened and that together, we strive to combat the spread of Covid-19. 

We further encourage our broader community to exercise necessary hygiene by frequently cleaning surfaces, practice covering coughs and sneezes in the crook of their elbows and washing hands frequently and supporting children to do the same. 

We would also like to remind our supporters of the urgent need to continue supporting the important work of NMCF to alleviate some of the challenges presented to our most vulnerable communities due to this pandemic. Whilst, we cannot accept physical donations at this time, we encourage those who feel moved to pledge their support by visiting the donate page on our website to offer a contribution.

In these times, we must remain hopeful and optimistic. In the words of our founder, Nelson Mandela, we are all reminded that, “Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.”
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Our children deserve no less. May God bless South Africa
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Bringing joy into the life of children

6/27/2016

 
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*Children playing with Comic Relief personnel during the New Jerusalem Visit
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund is made stronger by caring organisations of its ilk in supporting initiatives to make communities a safer place for the children.
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The Fund has for many years partnered with Comic Relief in reaching out and changing the lives and dire situations that most children live under. The partnership was founded in 2006 with Comic Relief funding various projects across two of the Fund’s previous strategies, namely Sakha Ikusasa I and II. The Fund still enjoys support from Comic Relief through its Sexual Violence Against Girls In Schools in South Africa (SeVissa) project; which aims to protect young girls and see them through their development.

Comic Relief Visited one of the Fund’s implementing partners to witness the wonderful life-changing work the Fund is involved with on a daily bases.
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