Mandela Centennial Scholarship

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 17: Graca Machel,Former US President Barack Obama,President Cyril Ramaphosa and Patrice Motsepe looks on during the 16th annual Nelson Mandela lecture at Wanderers Stadium on July 17, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The lecture, in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation, comes a day before Nelson Mandela’s birthday, known as Nelson Mandela International Day and is themed: “Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World”. (Photo by Gallo Images / Lefty Shivambu)

Leaders respond to Global Citizens’ call to end extreme poverty

Some of the leaders include President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Excellency Paul Kagame, his Excellency Jomo Kenyatta and Mrs Graca Machel.

Mandela Centennial Scholarship

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 17: Graca Machel,Former US President Barack Obama,President Cyril Ramaphosa and Patrice Motsepe looks on during the 16th annual Nelson Mandela lecture at Wanderers Stadium on July 17, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The lecture, in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation, comes a day before Nelson Mandela’s birthday, known as Nelson Mandela International Day and is themed: “Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World”. (Photo by Gallo Images / Lefty Shivambu)

Global Citizens have taken an unprecedented number of actions to apply pressure on world leaders to make commitments at the Festival around the issues associated with extreme poverty; gender equality, food security, education, the environment, and global health.

Global Citizen’s aim

Since 18 July, Global Citizens in South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho have taken 3.71 million actions, totalling 33,423 actions per day, which is roughly 1392 actions per hour, or around 23 per minute. Through these actions, Global Citizens are then rewarded with free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100. World leaders, NGOs, and leading corporations will announce major commitments at Mandela 100 in response to the calls of Global Citizen.

Graca Machel and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway will showcase the leadership of South Africa in the fight against HIV, in support of the Global Fund’s 6th Replenishment in 2019 at which it hopes to raise billions more in funding from the international community to continue this fight. Governor Ayade will declare that Nigeria will achieve open defecation free status in Cross River State, home to some 3.7 million people. If successful, it will be the first of Nigeria’s 36 states to become open defecation free.

“Nelson Mandela inspired us all to use our voices and actions to eradicate poverty. Each one of us can take small, impactful steps towards the great goal of ensuring every person lives in dignity, peace, and equality.

I am proud to join Global Citizen in celebrating Madiba’s legacy and urging young people to be the generation to end extreme poverty in our lifetime.” said Graça Machel, Founder, and Chairperson, The Graça Machel Trust.

The seven Global Goals

The Festival will be the culmination of a six-month-long campaign engaging Global Citizens around the world on seven Global Goals:

  1. Poverty: End all forms of poverty everywhere
  2. Zero hunger: End all forms of hunger and malnutrition
  3. Health: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  4. Education: Ensure every child has access to a quality education
  5. Girls & Women: End all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere to ensure that #SheIsEqual
  6. Water and Sanitation: Ensure everyone has access to clean water and sanitation
  7. Life Below Water: addressing the threat plastic pollution poses to the oceans.

How to become a Global Citizen

Fans still have the opportunity to earn their tickets by visiting GlobalCitizen.org.za and taking action on world issues.

Other leaders who will be part of the Global Citizen Festival

Other world leaders to address the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 include Dr. Jim Kim, Ambassador Birx, His Excellency Benedict Ayade, the Honourable Baroness Scotland and Dr.Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Also involved are Amina J. Mohammed , Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, who both serve as co-chairs of the UN Secretary General’s Advocacy Group for the Sustainable Development Goals, President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Director-General of the World Health Organization, Alexander De Croo , Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, David Beasley , Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin , Board Director of The Power of Nutrition, and Peter Sands , Executive Director of the The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Celebrity involvement

Beyoncé & JAY-Z, Cassper Nyovest, D’banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Kacey Musgraves, Pharrell Williams & Chris Martin, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage, Usher, and Wizkid will headline the first Global Citizen Festival to be held in Africa. Trevor Noah will host the Festival with co-hosts Naomi Campbell, Dave Chappelle, Sir Bob Geldof, Gayle King, Bonang Matheba, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Tyler Perry. Oprah Winfrey will deliver a special keynote address at the Festival remembering Nelson Mandela and his legacy.

More information

The FNB Stadium doors will open at 11:00 on 2 December 2018 for the Festival, where ticket upgrades will be available for those who arrive before 14:00.

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