July 18th marks the international celebration of one of the greatest leader of our time: Nelson Mandela. But the aims of the holiday reach further than just the actions of one man. This is a time to
Corey Engelen is the President of the United Nations Services Corp. His work frequently takes him to Africa to plan, fund, and carry out humanitarian development projects.
Honoring Nelson Mandela's Legacy Beyond #MandelaDay (@CoreyEngelen)
1. B E Y O N D
# M A N D E L A D A Y
H O W H O N O R I N G N E L S O N M A N D E L A ' S L E G A C Y G O E S
C O R E Y E N G E L E N
C O R E Y E N G E L E N . O R G
2. O N J U L Y 1 8 , T H E
W O R L D C E L E B R A T E S
T H E A C H I E V E M E N T O F
T H E E X T R A O R D I N A R Y
N E L S O N M A N D E L A .
B U T , A S T H E O F F I C I A L
M A N D E L A D A Y
W E B S I T E P R O C L A I M S :
“ I T ’ S M O R E T H A N A
C E L E B R A T I O N O F
M A D I B A ’ S L I F E A N D
L E G A C Y . I T I S A
G L O B A L M O V E M E N T T O
H O N O U R H I S L I F E ’ S
W O R K A N D A C T T O
C H A N G E T H E W O R L D
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3. T H E N E L S O N M A N D E L A
F O U N D A T I O N S T R I V E S
T O M A K E E V E R Y D A Y A
M A N D E L A D A Y , B Y
P R O M O T I N G P E O P L E T O
C A R R Y O U T G O O D
W O R K S O N T H E I R O W N .
A L O N G T H O S E L I N E S ,
T H E F O U N D A T I O N H A S
C R E A T E D A N O N L I N E
P L A T F O R M T O A L L O W
I N D I V I D U A L S F R O M
A C R O S S T H E W O R L D T O
P L E D G E , P R O M O T E ,
E N C O U R A G E , A N D
O R G A N I Z E G O O D
W O R K S .
4. E D U C A T I O N A N D
L I T E R A C Y
F O O D S E C U R I T Y
S H E L T E R A N D
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
E N V I R O N M E N T
A L L Y O U N E E D T O
D O I S C R E A T E O R
J O I N A N A C T I O N I N
A N U M B E R O F
A R E A S :
5. O N E W O M A N
I S C R E A T I N G C A R E
P A C K S F O R M O T H E R S
A N D N E W B O R N S
T H E S H O E B O X
P U R C H A S I N G S C H O O L
S H O E S F O R C H I L D R E N
W H O N E E D T H E M
T H E M A J O R I T Y O F T H E S E A C T I O N S A R E
F O C U S E D O N I N I T I A T I V E S I N S O U T H A F R I C A .
6 7 L O A V E S
I S P R O V I D I N G 6 7
L O A V E S F O R 6 7
F A M I L I E S F O R 6 7 D A Y S
6. V O L U N T E E R S F R O M T H E M U N I C I P A L I T Y O F S A N
P O L O D ’ E N Z A , I T A L Y W I L L G A T H E R I N F R O N T O F
S U P E R M A R K E T S T H R O U G H O U T T H E A R E A T O
G A T H E R F O O D F O R F A M I L I E S I N N E E D .
A L L T H E W A Y B A C K I N R O C K V I L L E , M A R Y L A N D
T H E O R G A N I Z A T I O N T H E V E L O C I T Y O F B O O K S
W I L L B E G I V I N G A W A Y 1 0 , 0 0 0 F R E E B O O K S I N
T H E T O W N S Q U A R E .
A N D I N C O S T A R I C A T H E R E I S A N I N I T I A T I V E
T O P L A N T A T R E E F O R E V E R Y F A M I L Y I N T H E
G U A N A C A S T E P R O V I N C E .
B U T T H E R E A R E A N U M B E R O F I N D I V I D U A L S
W H O A R E S P R E A D I N G T H E N E L S O N M A N D E L A
L E G A C Y A C R O S S T H E E A R T H .
7. A fundamental concern for others
in our individual and community
lives would go a long way in
making the world the better place
we so passionately dreamt of.
N E L S O N M A N D E L A
8. C O R E Y E N G E L E N G . O R G
H O W D O Y O U Y O U P L A N
T O M A K E E V E R Y D A Y
M A N D E L A D A Y ?
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