JOIN THE HOPE REVOLUTION THIS MANDELA DAY

Download resources for the challenge here.

 

Watch the Woza Join Us OFFICIAL Music Video by The Bhambayi Project

 

Download the song HERE

 

  • SHARE THE MESSAGE

    Challenge 1

    Share the song ‘Woza Join Us’ and its message with 3 other people.

    Tag the Bhambayi Project when you post pictures or a video of yourself doing the dance with friends or work colleagues.

  • IBA USHINTSHO. BE THE CHANGE.

    Challenge 2

    Be the change by igniting hope in someone else.

    For example, help someone who may feel they have little worth to see the value they add to the world.

  • LIVE ON LESS

    Challenge 3

    Live on less than R15 per person for one day in Mandela Week.

    This is what most people are living on daily in SA.

“REMEMBER THAT HOPE IS A POWERFUL WEAPON EVEN WHEN ALL ELSE IS LOST.”

— Nelson Mandela —

 
 

Challenge 1

SHARE THE MESSAGE

The Message of Woza Join Us (by the Bhambayi Project):

Every one of us can ignite hope. No matter how young we are or how little we think we have, we can change the world for good. Why don’t you come and join us?

Iba ushintsho. Be the change.  

This message is captured in the music video which opens with a single child in the community of Bhambayi inviting others to join the change. As the video progresses you will watch this message of hope spread within the community and then around Durban, into South Africa, and how much further it spreads is up to you…

The song’s message of hope is that much more powerful coming from a disadvantaged community in KZN struggling with desperate realities, exacerbated by Covid, the July unrest and the recent floods.

 We want every individual in KZN, in South Africa, and even the world to know their worth and their potential to bring change for good.

Why don’t you join the hope revolution?

The Link below is a tutorial to learn the dance…have fun learning this with your friends, family & colleagues. Please send us your videos of you doing the dance to this number: 061 817-5575

“KEEP ENCOURAGING BECAUSE YOUR WORDS MAY BE PILLARS OF STRENGTH TO SOMEONE WHO IS PULLING THEMSELVES UP TO STAND AGAIN.”

— Anon —

 
 

Challenge 2

IBA USHINTSHO. BE THE CHANGE.

There are many ways to be the change. We would like to offer a different angle:

Heroes make heroes.

  • The most powerful hero is not the one who is widely acclaimed for their good deeds, but the one that builds courage in another, even when unseen.

  • This Mandela Day, instead of looking to be the hero, why don’t you ‘be the change’ by empowering someone else to be the hero? Here is how you might do that:

  • Think about someone you know who is often ‘invisible’ to others or seen as ‘less than’. Do you also see them that way? Spend time thinking about their strengths and their worth.

    1. Everyone has a story- find out theirs. Also, find out what they love doing. Most importantly, listen.

    2. Encourage them (plant courage in them) to see their own potential and giftings and how they can make a difference in the world. This may even mean helping them get training or a job in something that they love doing.

“A GOOD WAY TO START BEING THE CHANGE IS BY WALKING IN ANOTHER’S SHOES, OR, RATHER, EATING FROM ANOTHER’S POT!”

 
 

Challenge 3

LIVE ON LESS

R15 per day is what the majority of people in our country are living on.

Remember:

  • Go for the inexpensive version. e.g rice does not mean jasmine rice!

  • Include the price of all ingredients. - Don’t forget to add the cost of stock, curry etc.

  • Toast is a luxury since it requires a toaster. Fresh milk is considered a luxury too.

Some ideas:

  • Mealie meal porridge

  • Plain bread or bread with marg or a cup of powdered soup or an egg

  • Peanut butter/ jam/ polony sandwich/ hotdog.

  • Dombolo/ jeqe. (Check online for recipes)

  • Vetkoek (Dombolo/ jeqe fried in hot oil.)

  • Curried potatoes or fried chips

  • Egg fried rice with cabbage/ carrot/ spinach

  • Pasta and chickpea salad. Add spinach/ cabbage/ tomato/ oil/ vinegar.

  • Samp with beans/ soya

  • Sugar beans/ Other beans / Baked beans in a tin (usually for 2 people)

  • Cabbage/ butternut/ pumpkin/ spinach

  • Tinned fish/ chicken feet/ chicken gizzards/ chicken necks/ kidneys/ tripe/ soya

  • Add flavour with curry powder/ stock/ soup powder/ tomato/ onion/garlic or chilli.