Make Your Mandela Month Matter

Every July, South Africans are encouraged to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela by taking action to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

At Rise Against Hunger Africa, Mandela Month is one of the biggest moments in our annual calendar. Throughout July, we bring companies, employees, donors and volunteers together at meal-packing events across the country, turning 67 minutes of service into thousands of nutritious meals for children in need.

Pack Meals. Build Teams. Change Lives.

Our Mandela Month events provide organisations with an opportunity to combine employee engagement, team building and meaningful social impact.

For a donation to Rise Against Hunger Africa, organisations can participate by sending teams of approximately 12–18 employees to one of our meal-packing events. During the experience, volunteers work together to pack nutritious meals while learning more about food security, Early Childhood Development and the communities their support helps us reach.

We also partner with companies interested in hosting Mandela Month meal-packing events at their own venues, creating opportunities for even more employees to get involved.

It Starts With a Meal

The meals packed during Mandela Month support Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres through Rise Against Hunger Africa’s programmes.

Good nutrition during a child’s formative years plays an important role in supporting healthy physical and cognitive development. By providing consistent access to nutritious meals alongside education and other development initiatives, we help create an environment in which young children have a stronger foundation from which to learn, grow and thrive.

This is the thinking behind our message:

It Starts With a Meal.

A meal may seem like a simple intervention, but it can be the starting point for education, development and opportunity.

Get Involved Next Mandela Month

Planning for Mandela Month starts well before July.

Whether your organisation would like to sponsor meals, send volunteer teams, host an event, provide a venue or support the campaign in another way, we would love to start the conversation.

Join Rise Against Hunger Africa next July and turn your organisation’s 67 minutes into lasting impact.

Register your interest for next year’s Mandela Month or contact our team to explore how your organisation can get involved.