Using Madiba magic to move mountains

In ten days, the world will celebrate Nelson Mandela's birthday for the first time since his death. But his legacy has not perished, and many South Africans will continue to devote 67 minutes or more from their day to help others.

Widow Graça Machel yesterday met with the Trek4Mandela team, who will endeavour to summit Kilimanjaro to aid Caring4Girls, a programme that donates sanitary pads to impoverished girls .

Caring4Girls founder Richard Nkuna will be among the climbers.

Machel said it made her proud to see a young man dedicating so much of his time to improving young girls' lives.

Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, said Mandela Day showed ordinary South Africans could make an extraordinary difference.

Trek4Mandela and Caring4 Girls have donated 67 000 sanitary pads annually to schools with the support of Lil-lets.

The goal is to ultimately donate 67 million sanitary pads.