JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 16 May 2008 -- UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Hamburg Society today signed a memorandum of understanding at the foundation's headquarters in Johannesburg to consolidate their partnership promoting the six-nation 'Schools for Africa' campaign. The initiative is expected to reach its $50 million fundraising target by year-end, three years ahead of deadline. The funds are being used to provide millions of children in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe with: • Improved learning environments that are safe, protective and accessible • Newly built or rehabilitated classrooms • School furniture, including blackboards, desks and chairs • Teaching and learning materials • Safe drinking water and separate sanitation facilities for girls and boys. "The Schools for Africa initiative is an ideal vehicle to help achieve Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3, which set specific targets for universal primary education,...