Lyoness Child & Family Foundation opens Nelson Mandela School in South Africa (BILD)

Graz, Austria (ots) -

After a project time of only nine months the Lyoness Child &
Family Foundation opened the "Nelson Mandela No-Moscow Primary
School" in Qunu, South Africa, on 15th March. Famous project patron
of the charitable school project is Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,
winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

With an emotional speech Luvuyo Hlanganani Mandela opened the
"Nelson Mandela No-Moscow Primary School" in the South African
village of Qunu on 15th March. "To offer the children in Nelson
Mandela's birthplace a proper school education is very important to
me and our family. We would like to thank the Lyoness Child & Family
Foundation for its social commitment in South Africa", Nelson
Mandela's great-grandson emphasised in the presence of international
guests, including Meme Mable Kgagara, Nelson Mandela's assistant,
Hubert Freidl, CEO Lyoness, Nina Passegger, Director Child & Familiy
Foundation as well as representatives of the South African Ministry
of Education.

In Nelson Mandela the Lyoness Child & Family Foundation has found
a famous patron and name giver for the school. The 94-year-old winner
of the Nobel Peace Prize and former South African president has
always been committed to children and their right to education. That
is why the Mandela family has been supporting the school project of
the Child & Family Foundation in South Africa since the beginning of
the project in July 2012. "Qunu still is an extremely poor region
and education is an effective tool for the children living here to
break the cycle of poverty", Garça Machel, Nelson Mandela's wife,
acknowledges the importance of the new school in that region.

The "Nelson Mandela No-Moscow Primary School" has been realised
within only nine months. All financial means were provided by the
Lyoness Child & Family Foundation. The modern school building will
replace the desolate previous building from now on and provides an
adequate learning environment for about 228 children. The premises
include besides seven class rooms and sanitary facilities, a
nursery, two handcraft rooms, a computer room, a library and a new
play and sports ground.

About the Lyoness Child & Family Foundation According to the CSR-
and sustainability efforts of the internationally active shopping
community Lyoness, the Lyoness Child & Family Foundation was founded
in 2008 as an independent charitable organisation, which supports
national and international aid projects under the motto "Education.
Opportunities. Future.". Each Lyoness Member contributes actively to
the Foundation's social projects with a part of their purchases.
These are mainly educational projects for children and teenagers in
economically deprived countries worldwide. You can find further
information at www.lyoness-CFF.org.

About Lyoness Lyoness is an international sector spanning shopping
community as well as a Loyalty Programme for trades. It is active in
32 countries throughout Europe, as well as in the USA, Canada,
Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and South Africa and in the
Asian Pacific region in Hong Kong, Macao, Australia, Thailand and in
the Philippines. Currently, more than 2.7 million Members use the
Lyoness Benefits at 29,000 Loyalty Merchants worldwide. You can find
further information at www.lyoness.com.

Press photo: Opening ceremony of the "Nelson Mandela No-Moscow
Primary School" in Qunu: Lyoness CEO Hubert Freidl (front left),
Luvuyo Hlanganani Mandela (middle) and Meme Mable Kgagara (front
right) cutting the barrier tape. Credit: Lyoness.TV More photos can
be provided on request.

Contact:
Silvia Weihs
Lyoness Management GmbH
Tel.: +43 664-85 55 241
Email: silvia.weihs@lyoness.ag