South Africa: Durban Mandela Day event — more than 180,000 meals packed for children

Volunteers were in high spirits as they toiled in a makeshift production line at the Station Urban Event Station space in Durban on 18 July to make their Mandela Day contribution.

They packed dry foods such as rice, lentils and beans into 500g packets, stacking them in boxes destined for early childhood development (ECD) centres, especially unregistered ones in underprivileged areas. They weighed and sealed the packets as quickly as they could within 67 minutes. At the end of the day,…