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EBC Financial Group volunteers spent a day in Soshanguve as part of Nelson Mandela International Day, giving hands-on support to a children's home.
EBC Financial Group (EBC) marked Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July 2026 by spending the day in Soshanguve, a township north of Pretoria, supporting a children's home and the surrounding community.
The United Nations declared 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day in 2009, recognising Mandela's years of work in public service. Each year, people around the world are encouraged to give 67 minutes to community service, one minute for each of the 67 years Mandela spent in public service.
Nelson Mandela ended a 2007 speech with five words that have since become closely tied to the day named after him: "It is in your hands." At the home, volunteers worked alongside staff to repaint communal areas and set up games for the children to join. Meals were prepared and served through the day, and the team handed out giveaways before everyone sat down to eat together.
The day's work also reached beyond the home, in the same spirit. Volunteers delivered groceries to families in the area and joined residents in tidying up the neighbourhood.
"Mandela Day is a reminder of how much a little time and care can mean to others," said Bontle Ratau, Project Manager for EBC's Mandela Day Initiative. "For EBC Financial Group, being part of a community means being there, giving our time and doing what we can to support the people around us.
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