South Africa's Mandela Day School Project

Schools across South Africa are joining together to break a Guinness World Record and raise millions for charity.

A National First. A World Record. A Living Archive.

Your School Has Been Invited to Take Part in Breaking a National Guinness World Record - as school students across South Africa join forces in this historic collaboration.

We are bringing together schools across South Africa to create the largest collaborative photographic artwork ever created - while raising millions of rands for children and animals in need.

Schools will join together to break two Guinness World Records:
  • The largest collaborative photographic artwork
  • The highest number of schools united in a single fundraising initative

On Nelson Mandela Day 2026, thousands of South African students will come together to create the largest collaborative artwork ever produced in the world.

Registration closes 25 June 2026

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Schools confirmed after this date cannot be included in the official Guinness World Record submission.

Register Your Child

Why Join The Mad Art Project?

Your School Becomes part of a Guinness World Record.

Participating schools gain valuable media coverage and press exposure.

A permanent engraved aluminium artwork returned to your school.

Students become part of a historic national collaboration.

Millions of rands raised for charity.

Your school receives a new digital camera to use for the project & keep.

Funds raised will be donated as follows:

The Lunchbox Fund

R10 Million will be donated to The Lunchbox Fund

The Kolisi Foundation

R10 Million will be donated to The Kolisi Foundation

SPCA South Africa

R10 Million will be donated to the SPCA

Together, South African schools can help close the gap between privileged and underprivileged communities while creating a powerful symbol of unity.

How Your School Participates:

  • Parents receive a secure sign-up link from Mad Art
  • Each parent registers their child online and contributes R120
  • Every participating school will capture a photograph of each grade within their school community.
  • The Mad Art team will professionally print these photographs onto brushed aluminium sheets in black and white, with each school’s name permanently engraved on it.
The process takes less than two minutes per student to sign up.

Every participating student becomes part of the official Guinness World Record artwork and contributes to life-changing donations.

Each participating school will receive:

  • A professional digital camera gifted to the school
  • A brushed aluminium artwork engraved with the school’s name
  • A permanent installation piece for the school campus
  • National recognition as part of a historic collaborative project

On Nelson Mandela Day, all artworks will be installed together to form one monumental national installation captured by drone on a large football pitch.

Founding Mad Art Schools

The first 50 schools confirmed will be permanently recognised as founding participants in the national artwork.

Benefits:
  • Listed first on the website
  • Highlighted in media announcements
  • Priority engraving placement in the final installation

We invite each participating school to nominate one rival school to take part.

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