Today we figured out from first hand experience why Kimberley is known as the city of diamonds. We might not have found a hidden bag of jewels, but what we did find was something far more valuable. A diamond in the rough, unspoiled treasure, with a shine so radiant that it lit up the entire room. Twelve year old Rethabile Senye of White City, Kimberley, showed herself … [Read more...]
Who were we waiting for?
'Many hands make light work'. This idiom was particularly true for the Climate Train on Monday, 7 November, when the entire team came together for a collaborative AMbush (guerrilla gardening) on the corner of Market and George Street, Krugersdorp. A once dirty and filth ridden corner is now a cleaner, unpolluted area. The Climate Train team had removed a total of 25 garbage … [Read more...]
Dry, polluted spaces turn into lush gardens
'She is the frame of the unexpected. A young girl with no rank and no title, just two small hands that carry her entire community. There are no facilities here; there are no green bins that line the streets, just her understanding.' On Saturday, 5 November these profound words of poet Mbali Vilakazi came to life in the dusty community of Kanana, Klerksdorp. With a heart … [Read more...]
Klerksdorp – where climate change is more than talk
For the past week we've been doing a lot of climate talk, tree planting and painting with the aim to raise awareness about climate change. We've travelled through four cities and worked with over 3000 children and adults, but when we arrived in Klerksdorp on Friday, we were taught a couple new moves. Known as the 'city of people' the footprints of the first gold miners still … [Read more...]
