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The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund was founded by Nelson Mandela soon after South Africa's truly democratic election in 1994. It was his personal response to the misery and hopelessness that poverty had inflicted on South Africa's children, the most innocent part of any society. He committed one-third of his annual presidential salary to found and perpetuate the Fund, a generosity that has been met in a variety of ways, by people from all walks of life throughout the world.

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund supports organizations implementing programmes and projects that empower children and youth from impoverished backgrounds to improve the quality of their lives. The Fund places emphasis on creative, innovative and participatory initiatives that have the potential to change the ways in which society responds to children and youth.

Programmes include:

The Wellbeing of Children
Children with Disabilities
Education and Development
Leadership and Excellence