We honour Mandela
by building for the future
Libraries with Heart - Learning with Choice
From container libraries to digital classrooms, the Mandela Education Programme is quietly creating access to books, stories, and knowledge across South Africa.
We’re not pushing a curriculum — we’re building spaces where children can discover the world, in their language, at their own pace.
Who
we are
A Library is More Than a Room Full of Books
The Mandela Education Programme is a small, focused initiative working to create meaningful literacy access in South Africa — without complication, politics, or noise.
We’re not here to impress donors or make headlines. We’re here to make it easier for a child to walk into a space, find a book in their home language, and feel like they belong there.
That feeling of being welcome, of being curious, of not being rushed or tested — that’s what drives us.
And that’s how learning begins.
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