The Madiba Do Up

Called the Madiba Do Up, the project was initiated in 2018 in celebration of Mandela’s centenary and focused on addressing key needs at two schools in Limpopo and two in the Eastern Cape.

The result was the construction of additional classrooms, installing media centres with Wi-Fi connectivity, and improving ablution facilities and sporting infrastructure, including the provision of a multi-purpose sports field at each school.

Based on a needs’ assessment in support of the Department of Basic Education’s School Infrastructure Programme, pupils from selected schools participated in an arts and culture competition commemorating the life of Nelson Mandela for the sought-after prize of a school makeover.

To promote this initiative, Africa’s most-loved storyteller will broadcast a special edition documentary titled The Madiba Do Up, produced by black-owned production company Passion Lane Productions – a beneficiary of the MultiChoice Innovation Fund. Turning away from the regular style of CSI documentary shows, The Madiba Do Up will share the story of the four schools in a TV makeover format, unpacking the selection criteria and transformations undertaken at each school, as well as looking at the impact this has made on the respective communities.