Founded in 2013, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation represents one of the
world's most iconic leaders, and his life-long partner.
The Foundation strives to ensure their uncompromised bravery is celebrated,
communicated and curated for posterity.
The core of the Foundation's work is
THE COURAGE TO HEAL
This is supported by three strategic programmes

LATEST NEWS
Showcasing moral and ethical leadership – launching the second of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s inspiring 2022 TutuTalks series
For immediate release Monday, 16 May 2022 Showcasing moral and ethical leadership – launching the second of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s inspiring 2022 TutuTalks series The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation represents one of the world’s most respected leaders in Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Tutu was…
Individuals and Organisations who Foment Xenophobic Violence must be Prosecuted for Hate Crimes
Statement from Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Chairperson of the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, and Mr Niclas Kjellstrom-Matseke, Chairperson of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation Populist politicians seeking to fuel and exploit anxieties that undocumented migrant workers are the cause of widespread poverty, unemployment and crime in South Africa must…
BULLETIN
The Covid-19 pandemic is a revolutionary event; in future, people will speak of the first global lockdown, and pre-virus and post-virus eras. It is a moment requiring the kind of collective response that many predicted would first be forced on humanity by climate change. Like just about everyone else in the World, the Tutu Legacy Foundation is adapting to our changed realities.
Whereas much of our pre-virus focus involved using our extraordinary physical space, now we realise the fundamental importance of developing parallel digital track…to reach out across lockdowns, social distancing and whatever else tomorrow brings. (Without having budgeted for it, of course.)
As we sharpen our pencils and tweak our plans, to stay ahead of the curve, so to speak, the words of former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ring in our ears: “It always seems impossible until it is done.”