“Real change only comes from being actively involved in communities and the environment.” This was proven by an inspiring story where a powerful corporate company reached out to a struggling school and more than transformed it into a shining example of success, but also spirited it into a leadership position inspiring other schools to follow. I am talking about Nedbank’s … [Read more...]
Changing behaviour demands re-minding a generation
In order to change the behaviour patterns of our communities we need to change the mind-set of a generation. These were the words by Cheri Scholtz, CEO of PETCO, who has worked hard this year to help reduce waste in schools, increase recycling awareness, to create cleaner spaces for the learners and communities and impart the culture of caring for the environment. One of … [Read more...]
World Youth Day will leave an environmental legacy
In recent decades, mankind has made many efforts on behalf of the environment. With the recent news of scientists about the rapid melting of glaciers and the intensification of global warming at an alarming rate, individuals and institutions have taken numerous actions towards reversing this process and many others that affect the existence of life on the planet. This is where … [Read more...]
Clean Up & Recycle Schools: winners announced
Plastics|SA has announced the names of the winning schools that entered its sixth annual Clean-Up & Recycle Competition. According to Douw Steyn, Director Sustainability, Plastics|SA, this year’s competition again attracted entries from across South Africa. “The aim of this competition was to create awareness of and educate learners on the positive attributes of plastics … [Read more...]
Environmental sector responds to Green Paper
The greening of SA's economy can create 460 000 new jobs, says the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Green Paper on post-school education and training. Many of these jobs would be at an intermediate skills level. There therefore exists considerable potential to generate mid-level green skills through FET colleges that could be geographically focused around … [Read more...]
Japanese gardeners help Gauteng school
120 volunteers from Japan visited Swartkop Valley Primary School to help improve their food garden. The school, near Muldersdrift in Gauteng, initiated a permaculture food garden with funding from Woolworths, while Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) have been providing permaculture training and materials since 2006. The gardens have been visited as a food security model. On … [Read more...]
Learners tackle 10% challenge with fun
On World Environment Day Project 90 took seven of their Western Cape school clubs on an outing to Goedgedacht Farm near Malmesbury. Fifty learners from seven schools joined us for a day of fun in the sun. Project 90 clubs are tasked with reducing their school's carbon footprint by 10% each year. Clubs decide on how they are going to do this and formulate a project, getting … [Read more...]
