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The Child Survival, Development, and Thriving (CSDT) programme was introduced to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) in 2016.
The Child Safety and Protection (CSP) Programme, has been contributing to solving child protection challenges for South African children for more than 25 years.
The primary goal of the YLP is to promote youth leadership and entrepreneurship skills, as well as encourage civic participation of South African youth in decision-making processes.
The Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (SLP) was introduced to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) in 2009
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund’s Girl Power Against Violence Project:
Aims to address gender-based violence by empowering girls and young women, while also engaging boys and young men in prevention efforts. The project focuses on creating safer environments in homes, schools, and communities by reducing vulnerability to abuse, neglect, and violence.
Powerful conversations and honest reflections shaped today’s thematic deep-dive sessions at the Implementing Partners Session.
Implementing partners engaged in critical discussions on:
• Violence Against Children & GBV
• Youth Participation, Advocacy & Leadership
• Livelihoods, Entrepreneurship & Economic Resilience
• Child Survival, Early Childhood Development & Thriving
The group sessions created space to unpack evidence, share lessons, explore sustainable solutions, and reflect honestly on the challenges experienced throughout the journey. From funding gaps and advocacy strategies to strengthening monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning capacity.
A reminder that meaningful impact is built not only through successes, but also through shared learning and collaboration.
#NMCF30
#LegacyInAction
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From Johannesburg to Cannes. ✨
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund is proud to return to the Cannes Film Festival for our 4th annual gala evening as we continue celebrating 30 years of impact.
What started as a vision rooted in Madiba’s belief in children’s rights has grown into a movement reaching children and communities across South Africa and the continent.
This year’s gathering will once again bring together partners, supporters, creatives, and changemakers for an evening of connection, purpose, and shared commitment to children.
Over the coming days, we’ll also be reflecting on moments from previous years, including powerful voices from our implementing partners and the Children’s Parliament.
#NMCF30Years #ServeLikeMadiba #Cannes2026
Thirty years, multiple implementing partners with one shared mission: a world where every child is safe, seen, and supported.
Today, we opened our Implementing Partners session with one thought in mind, a moment to pause, reflect and extract the lessons from five years of work in communities across South Africa.
From a Free State poultry enterprise that sold over a million eggs and put youth to work, to an Eastern Cape programme that broke the silence on violence against women and children in one of the country's most challenging communities, the impact in this room is extraordinary.
But today isn't just about celebrating. It's about asking the harder question: what exactly did we do that worked, and how do we replicate it?
Because our children can't afford lucky breaks. They need us to identify successful models that will address their needs.
Here's to two days of honest dialogue, deep learning and building the #nmcf30ap#implementingpartners30#LegacyInActionP#khulumamntwanasikuzweon#CommunityImpactSikuzwe
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Tomorrow morning, tune in to POWER 98.7 at 9:45am as the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund’s Anzio Jacobs joins Sello Hatang for a conversation marking International Day of the Boy Child.
This year’s theme, “Flourish and Thrive: Investing in Boys for Stronger Families and Communities”, highlights the importance of creating safe, supportive environments where boys can grow into healthy, compassionate, and empowered young men.
The discussion will explore why investing in boys matters, and the role families, communities, and society play in shaping their future.
#DayOfTheBoyChild #NMCF30Years #ServeLikeMadiba
Oh Anzio, absolutely love the work you do. Keep going 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Boys deserve spaces where they can be heard, supported, protected, and empowered to grow into compassionate leaders.
This International Day of the Boy Child, we celebrate boys across South Africa and the continent, while also recognising the importance of positive mentorship, mental wellbeing, education, and safe environments where every boy has the opportunity to thrive.
Through initiatives like the Boy Joy Summit, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund continues creating important spaces for boys and young men to have honest conversations around identity, leadership, wellbeing, and positive masculinity.
When we invest in boys, we invest in stronger communities and a more equal future.
#DayOfTheBoyChild #NMCF30Years #ServeLikeMadiba
Thank you guys 🍷
Families are often a child’s first place of love, care, protection, and belonging. ❤️
On this International Day of Families, we recognise the important role families and caregivers play in helping children grow, thrive, and feel safe.
Building a better future for children also means strengthening the families and communities around them.
#InternationalDayOfFamilies #NMCF30Years #ServeLikeMadiba
Today we celebrate the nurses whose compassion, dedication, and care change lives every single day. ❤️
At the heart of every healthy child and hopeful family is often a nurse offering comfort, strength, and healing when it matters most.
We are especially grateful to the incredible nursing teams at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospitalpital and across South Africa who continue to care for children with skill, empathy, and unwavering commitment.
Thank you for the vital role you play in protecting and nurturing the next generati#InternationalNursesDaye#nmcf30yearsY#servelikemadibaadiba
Happy Nurses Day to all the amazing nurses out there! You are true heroes!
This #FreedomDay, we reflect on the progress made since 1994 and the responsibility we share to keep building a more equal and just society. For us, that work starts with children. Freedom must mean safety, opportunity, and a future every child can step into with dignity.
As we mark 30 years of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, we are reminded that real freedom is measured by how we care for and invest in the next generation.
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