The importance of Education: Revisiting Nelson Mandela quotes on Education and what his Legacy means to the African child.
NELSON MANDELA QUOTES ON EDUCATION : L essons L earnt . By: Barigye Doreen Nelson Mandela was a man well respected globally . He carried varied and numerous titles throughout his life. Connie Loo of the Borgen Project describes him as a revolutionary, nonviolent anti-apartheid activist, philanthropist, human rights activist, the first black president of South Africa, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mandela had a passion for education . T hroughout his life , he made an enormous contribution to education. He put education in such a prime position because he believed that ; and I quote, ` through education all would have an equal opportunity to the world. And these equal opportunities would then guarantee freedom, democracy and a harmonised society . ` He fu r ther said , ` Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world . ...