1. Unit 21 Constitutional rights and responsibilities Nation Building

2. Nation building:
Definition: The process of building a national identity to FOSTER social harmony and economic growth.
A nation is more than a country
In other words it’s a country and all the people who live in it.

3. Nation building: The process of building a nation is more than:
Just voting for a government,
Building infrastructure like roads,
Schools and building hospitals,
Making sure that everyone has access to jobs or housing.

4. What’s the meaning?
Bulding a nation means creating a united sense or feeling of what it means to be South African.
Mandela Specifically spoke of South Africa as the Rainbow nation.

5. Nation building for beginners:
The concept of Ubuntu
Def. “the essence of being human”
Ubuntu states:
That you cant exist as a human being in isolation.
Our interconnections
Activity 21.1

6. Ways of promoting Nation building:
Recognising natural and cultural heritage:
Heritage sites of South Africa:
1. The Cape Floral region
2. St. Lucia wetlands
3. The Vredefort Dome

7. 4 Cultural World Heritage Sites:
1. The Cradle of Humankind
2. Mapungubwe
3. Robben Island
4. The Richtersveld
Activity 21.2 homework

8. Heritage Day: Public Holiday 24 September Created after 1994 elections
South Africa is made up of a vast diversity of cultures, beliefs and traditions.
Heritage day encourages us to think about all the aspects of the South African culture: food, land we live in, languages, history etc.

9. Ways to promote nation building:
1. Supporting local companies
2. buying products and making use of services that are made in South Africa.

10. LEKKER MELKTERT!!!

11. Ways to promote Nation building:
3. LEADSA
LEAD SA is a campaign to boost nation building and build national pride.
Goals: To remind people that we do have the power to change ourselves and our country for the better.

12. Contributions of women and men towards nation building:
Gift of the Givers : Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman
Clover Mama Afrika – Ukwkha Isizwe
Zakhe Rammekwa
Mama Agnes
Mama Dawn Irons

13. Individuals contributed to nation building:
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Ghandi
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