Celebrate Nelson Mandela CAFOD hero

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CelebrateNelson MandelaCAFOD hero
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Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa from
1994 to 1999. He was the first black president
and the first president to be democratically
elected by a fair vote in South Africa.
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But his journey was hard. He was arrested for
active campaigning to bring down the apartheid
system (separating people of different
races). He was sentenced to life in prison in
1964.
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Mandela served 27 years before he was released
and could help his party to negotiate a
multi-racial society, giving everyone a voice.
Philip McKay, leader of BOCAP, Liberia, taking
part in a radio discussion on HIV and AIDS
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Yet Nelson was famously humble, championing
reconciliation and respect for all It is
better to lead from behind and to put others in
front, especially when you celebrate victory.
A CAFOD volunteer with a Millennium Stars
footballer in Liberia
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He told a packed Trafalgar Square during the 2005
Make Poverty History campaign Sometimes it
falls upon a generation to be great. You can be
that great generation. Let your greatness
blossom.
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He has inspired thousands of people across the
globe to make the world a fairer and more
peaceful place.
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Young people campaigning in London for care of
creation
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Maristely lives in São Paulo in a favela. She
runs Bible classes for children. My dream is
that the community becomes more united.
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CAFOD Young leaders visited St Johns Sports
Society in Kenya
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Let freedom reign. Nelson Mandela
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A good head and a good heart are always a
formidable combination. Nelson Mandela
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"I think Madiba (Mandela) would like us to
celebrate and not be sad, to have smiles on our
faces." Muhammad Choonara, 24-year-old
student, before Mandelas memorial service
Brazilian and UK young people at World Youth Day
2013 in Rio, Brazil
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Let me say to the people of Africa, and young
people around the world You can make his life's
work your own. US President Barack Obama at
Mandelas memorial service
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Nelson Mandela 18 July 1918 5 December 2013
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Photo credits Victoria Ahmed, Shea Bradley,
Wilde Fry, Paul Green, Louise Norton, Thomas
Omondi, Angela Page, Sarah Smith-Pearse