ASL Project Portfolio

Suguna PIP, Coimbatore

Nelson Mandela ~ Faith in Humanity

Name : Jhanavi.M
Class : 11AN1
Register No : 1443
Session :2022-2023
 Certificate of Completion

This is to certify that Jhanavi of class 11 of

Suguna PIP School has completed the
research project ‘Nelson Mandela ~ Faith
in Humanity’ under the guidance of the
English teacher Mrs.Sofia J. She has taken
proper care and shown utmost sincerity
in completing this project. I certify that
this project is up to my expectations and
as per the guidance issued by CBSE.

Internal Examiner Principal

External Examiner
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my special thanks

of gratitude to my English teacher
Mrs.So a J and to our principal
M.Povannan who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful project
on the topic ‘Nelson Mandela ~ Faith in
Humanity’ which helped me in doing a lot
of research and I came to know about
many new things.

I would also like to thank my parents and

friends who helped me a lot in nalising
within the limited time frame.
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 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South

African anti-apartheid activist who served as
the rst president of South Africa from 1994
to 1999. He was the country's rst black head
of state and the rst elected in a fully
representative democratic election. In this
project, few questions answered by him and
about this humanity is explained in his own
words.
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 ACTION PLAN FOR
COMPLETION OF PROJECT

This project is about Nelson Mandela and

her contribution to the society. The efforts
and his contributions are highlighted in this

project. To complete this project and collect

data, I read the interview and referred the
Internet as well. This project is based on her
interview in Reader's Digest in 2005.
 Nelson Mandela ~ Faith In
Humanity

South Africa's former president revealed the faith in

humanity that helped him to endure persecution—and forge
a nation. 100 years on from his birth, we revisit the
interview.

It's a sign of the closeness that South Africans feel towards Nelson
Mandela that so many call him Madiba, his clan name and an
affectionate nickname. For in South Africa Madiba is sill seen as
the warm and wise father of a transformed nation, as well as a
truly global statesman.

He was born in 1918, son of a member of the royal house of the

Thembu tribe. The schools Mandela attended were modelled on
the British system; he later said he was taught to be a "black
Englishman". As a black South African however, his freedoms
were strictly limited. The young lawyer joined the African
National Congress (ANC), dedicated to ending apartheid via
peaceful means. But Mandela was charged with organising an
armed wing of the ANC. Arrested in 1962, he was tried for
treason and sentenced to life imprisonment.
 "I have a lot of weaknesses. I don't
think I have any strengths"

"Free Mandela" became a rallying cry throughout the world,

and in 1990 he walked out of prison after 27 years. Soon, he
was representing the ANC in negotiations with the government
that led to the first elections open to all South Africans; these,
in turn, led to Mandela's election as South African president in

Now South Africans of all races take pride in their country's

peaceful transition from white minority rule to multi-racial
democracy—and give Nelson Mandela credit for leading that
transition.
Leaving office after a single five-year term, Mandela (86) has
maintained a schedule that would exhaust a man half his age.
He shares both his joys and sorrows. In January, for instance, he
revealed that his son Makgatho had died from Aids, though few
knew he was even ill.

In the Cape Town of ce of the Mandela/Rhodes foundation,

Reader's Digest had a conversation with the guy going by
the name Madiba.

~When you finally achieved political freedom you chose the

path of reconciliation. Are you at all surprised at how powerful
a force it has been?

Mandela: Well, how you relate to people a ects how they

react. They'll respond violently if you approach them in that
way. However, if you state that we want stability and peace, we
may take a lot of actions that will advance our society.

~You occasionally made references to Reader's Digest story

characters while serving as president. You used to read the
magazine on Robben Island?

That is correct. It has some fascinating stories! One was

about a young man in Canada who had cancer in his right leg
and was advised to have it amputated. They did, but he
refused to sit in a corner and cry. He was near the Atlantic but
decided to walk to the Paci c on one leg.
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~Has religion played an important role in your life?

It's critical to avoid hating on the beliefs that the majority of

society has embraced, whether they are Christians, Hindus, or
Muslims. A person's relationship with his or her deity is a
question of personal choice.

In general, religion has had a positive impact on world history.

The only change is that di erent religious organisations are
now competing with one another. I would advise against that.
But it is bene cial for humanity that there is a commonly held
notion that a superior being oversees our activities.

~You criticised the US and UK governments for intervening in

Iraq without the UN's consent. People have recently waited for
the UN to act to stop ethnic cleansing in Sudan's Darfur
province, but it has been unable or unwilling to do so. Does this
not demonstrate the UN's shortcomings?

No institution in the entire world is without aws. We must

work to ensure that the goals for which those institutions
were established are met. We must struggle within those
organisations. It is improper to leave an organisation that
represents the entire world and take unilateral action.
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~You served as president of South Africa for only one term.
And you once famously observed that "some leaders do not
know when to leave". Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe for
25 years with increasing repressing. Is it time for him to
leave?

It is not good for any democracy when its leader remains in

power so long. However, this is something for the people of
the country to decide.

~When you finally achieved political freedom you chose the path
of reconciliation. Are you at all surprised at how powerful a force
it has been?

Well, people respond in accordance to how you relate to them.

If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how
they'll react. But if you say we want peace, we want stability, we
can then do a lot of things which will contribute towards the
progress of our society.
 ~How would you like history to
remember you?

I would like to be remembered as an

ordinary human being with virtues
and vices, rather than some deity.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/
celebrities/archive-interview-nelson-mandela
 INDEX

Certi cate of Completion - 1

Acknowledgement -2
Statement of Purpose -3
Action plan for completion - 4
of project
Content (Nelson Mandela) - 5-10
Bibliography - 11
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