The conflict that broke out in South Sudan on 15th December 2013 has left thousands dead and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Vulnerable populations continue to flee ongoing fighting in South Sudan as seasonal rains worsen their already dire living conditions. Oxfam are currently supporting people affected by the conflict with clean water, sanitation and emergency food … [Read more...]
Community wants drinking water and sanitation
Thanks to OXFAM Australia, World Water Day was marked by a memorable Community Dialogue at Woza Moya, rural KwaZulu-Natal's community-based NGO. People from all over the Ufafa Valley were bussed in for a lovely and productive day. Woza Moya W.A.S.H. co-ordinator Alan Hofland and field worker Bheki Mchunu, presented the findings of their Survey. This was followed by LIMA … [Read more...]
Famine in Somalia: A desperate call for help
"As the hunger took its toll a husband and wife left their two children in the 'forest'. They could not bear the thought of their children dying in front of their eyes nor did they want their children to sense that they (the parents) were dying". This is Somalia; a monumental African tragedy that requires an urgent, co-ordinated international response to alleviate a massive … [Read more...]
Solar water heater campaign
Let's buy South Africa four million solar water heaters, not 40 years worth of carbon dioxide, coal pollution and climate change! As part of the 2010 Climate challenge and in partnership with Project 90 by 2030, OXFAM, 350.org and Urban Sprout, Activist is running the Solar Water Heater Campaign. South Africa is warming up three times faster than the rest of the world. While … [Read more...]
