Mary Benson Libri

The study highlights the positive impact of a 16-week yoga program on physical fitness in children with visual impairment, addressing a gap in their participation in physical activities. Conducted with 83 children aged 9-16 in a residential school in south India, the research revealed significant improvements in various fitness metrics, including muscle strength, flexibility, and respiratory health. The findings underscore yoga's effectiveness in enhancing physical capabilities for this underserved group, promoting overall health and well-being.

Nelson Mandela has become a legend in his own lifetime; the embodiment of the struggle for liberation in South Africa and the symbol of its triumph. In this biography, the author describes Mandela's life, work and ideas from his childhood in the royal family of the Thembu people to his membership of the African National Congress, including the many years in captivity on Robben Island and the birth of the hope that came with his release.

Nelson Mandela became a legend in his own lifetime. The son of a chief, he qualified as a lawyer, then was one of the leaders of the African National Congress whose long, heroic struggle against the infamous system of Apartheid is vividly described in this biography. Accused of treason by the South African government, Mandela was incarcerated for twenty-seven years, years in which he was honored as the world's most famous political prisoner. Mary Benson follows his political and philosophical development as well as his personal life. The fascinating story of Mandela's delicate negotiations with the government, leading to the release of fellow prisoners and to his own dramatic emergence from prison in 1990, is captured along with South Africa's progress towards democratic elections. In that election Mandela and millions of his black fellow citizens voted for the first time in their lives. The final chapter, which concludes with Mandela's inauguration as president, conveys the significance and profound joy of this historic event.

Eine Biographie Nelson Mandelas (Jg. 1918), der zur Symbolfigur für den Kampf der Schwarzen in Südafrika gegen das Apartheid-System und für Freiheits- und Menschenrechte geworgen ist. (ab 12).