If the reporting verb introducing direct speech is in the past tense, the verb in the indirect speech must be changed into the corresponding past tense.
According to the rules, the present continuous tense changes into the past continuous tense in the indirect speech.
Events the organization has held in order to create awareness on its project being run Mandela day. The Agape Seeds projects donate fruit and vegetable seeds to needy individuals through a network of churches to provide sustainable source of food for underprivileged communities.