Nelson Mandela Foundation

Caring Schools Dialogue continued through publication

Feb 28, 2008 – A booklet recording the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Caring Schools dialogue has been published to promote further dialogue.

Children’s needs were at the centre of the dialogue, held in the Free State town of Clarens on November 26, 2007. The Foundation’s Centre of Memory & Dialogue convened the gathering to discuss and debate how schools can become centres of caring for orphans and vulnerable children.

Children at the centre

Nov 28, 2007 – The needs of children were firmly at the centre of discussions at a dialogue convened by the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) in Clarens, Free State, on Monday.

Representatives of government, civil society, schools and communities talked about how schools could care for children made vulnerable by poverty, HIV/AIDS and other causes.

Lessons from caring schools

Nov 21, 2007 – On November 26, 2007, the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) will convene a multi-stakeholder dialogue in Clarens, Free State. This will bring together representatives from government, civil society, schools and the community to share lessons on implementing a caring school model for orphans and vulnerable children.