At Project 90, we work with many communities all around South Africa, and so we decided that it would be good to work in our own community too! We hosted an informative session for the local residents in Harfield Village, where our office is based. We discussed how the energy crisis is affecting our local communities and presented some of the practical solutions available.
I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Heritage Day yesterday! One of our volunteers, Nokubonga, has written a blog post on her thoughts around our current path of development not catering to preserving our natural heritage. She says: healthy ecosystems are the birthright of all, and are central to our unique cultures, traditions and religions. We need to ensure that meeting our needs today does not compromise on the ability for future generations to meet theirs.
Over 30 people turned up to help Project 90x2030 create an inspirational community vegetable garden for the 10/10/10 Global Work Party yesterday. This was one of over 7,000 work parties accross 188 countries to show global leaders that the climate movement is more diverse and more determined than ever and we simply won't give up until our planet is safe. We spent the day digging holes and trenches, shovelling clay, sifting sand, raking soil and planting, until the heavens opened and we ran for cover.
Daniel and Olivia went to a talk by Lewis Pugh, the acclaimed environmental campaigner and swimmer extraordinaire. We learnt that sometimes almost drowning can be a good thing. (and that the sea in the North Pole is cold, very very cold)
September is World Biodiversity Month, and there is lots to do - including planting a tree for Arbour Day, joining a beach clean-up for World Clean-up Day, or leaving your car at home on World Car-Free day.
Robert Fischer went along to watch the installation of a Biogas Digester at a household development in Newlands, Cape Town.
Can you be a hot-shot radio producer and ride a bicycle instead of driving a fancy Mercedes? Vuyo Sangweni thinks so, and he wants to break the stigma around using bicycles.
Ecobuzz have released an excellent short film of our 2010 Climate Challenge - watch our Project 90 team cycling up one of the biggest hills in the Cape.
What can citizen's of planet earth do now in a post-Copenhagen world? Coalition of the Willing have an answer, graphically portrayed in this excellent 15 minute film.
It's our third birthday this week and we take a look at how far we've come over the past three years.