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“Environmental education is key in keeping our Earth beautiful and self sustainable for all to live in.” - Brynmor Coolman, Chairman

INTRODUCTION

EnvironMentorz is a Non profit Environmental Development organisation based in Eldorado Park, South of Johannesburg, South Africa. The organisation was established in 2016 after a community assessment confirmed an environmental deterioration within the area. Since its inception the organisation has worked to ensure sustainable environmental development within the community. EnvironMentorz has been responsible for leading the adoption of new concepts in combining environmental development with community development, youth and kids development, skills development, economic development and social development. This will take our organisation to the next level in developing our communities across South Africa. Our organisations goals and strategies are supportive and in line with the request of our communities. With 7 members, 5 young women and 1 young man. As a youth entity our focus lies in empowering our young people across the board.

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEMS In order to provide relevant, sustainable and high impact services, EnvironMentorz partnered with the City of Johannesburg and other organisations to embark on a series of community Environmental assessments in the Johannesburg South region. Environmental audits were done to gather research and evidence that shows how we as individuals contribute to Environmental deterioration in communities.

THE ISSUES WE ENCOUNTERED FROM THE ASSESSMENT

•Most people do not follow basic hygiene practices such as proper waste disposal. (theft of refuse bins)

•Too many informal settlements in 1 yard, this overcrowding leads to poor refuse disposal, illegal dumping and sanitary problems in open spaces nearby. (unemployment, accommodation brings an income)

•The lack of food security brought upon by poverty and unemployment within communities. (hunger)

•Water wastage due to burst pipes and stolen water meters. (theft).

•Electricity wastage, illegal connections and cable theft. (theft).

•The most common is the lack of open space maintenance. (Crime).

WHAT ARE THE ISSUES YOU SEE EVERYDAY AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOU? ROOT CAUSES (Community engaged and contributed to the survey )

• Community Social Ills e.g.: • Unemployment • Poverty • Crime (theft) • Substance Abuse • Lack of Infrastructure maintenance • Lack of service delivery • Lack of Environmental Education and Awareness

WHAT ARE THE ISSUES YOU SEE EVERYDAY AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOU? EFFECTS (Community engaged and contributed to the survey)

• Deterioration in community infrastructure • Unhealthy environment which causes disease spread • Pest problems • No recreational facilities for leisure activities • Unhappy communities • Hunger • No access to natural resources

THE SOLUTION

•Working together to empower our communities, importantly our Young people. •Implement Environmental education and awareness at schools and communities. •Implement Environmental skills development workshops to schools and communities.

COMMUNITIES REQUESTED SUPPORT WITH:

• Environmental education and awareness programmes. • Strengthening the referral system between the municipality and community environmental conservation organisations. • Skills development training in environmental conservation. • Job creation. • Solutions to social ills and development for our future leaders.

PROJECT GOAL

Our community based programmes provide an integrated model of Environmental conservation, education and skills development training. This empowers individuals to improve their communities and their quality of life on their own.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND ENTITIES

•Children age 6 to 17 •Youth 18 to 35 •Mid years 36 to Elderly •Disabled

•Businesses, •NGOs, NPOs and FBOs •Communities and Schools Individuals

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

EnvironMentorz has used the results of the community Environmental assessment to refine our community based programmes to ensure we are meeting prioritised needs. The following processes are implemented:

Environmental education and awareness • Practical and theory education • Environmental calendar events and awareness programmes • Youth skills development training workshops • “I am an Eco Scout” programme • Competition and award based programmes

Sustainable Agriculture: • small scale farming (door size community gardens) • medium scale farming (schools vegetable gardens with vegetable tunnel) • food security programmes • tyre and vertical gardens programme • Competition and award based programmes

Litter and Waste Management: • recycling programmes for schools, businesses and homes • clean up programmes • waste transformation programmes (up cycling of waste products transformed into toys, games and gifts) • Competition and award based programmes

Water Conservation: • Water recycling and harvesting programmes • river and wetland rehabilitation programmes • water quality and purification programmes • Competition and award based programmes

Energy Conservation: • energy saving programmes • solar and renewable energy programmes • Competition and award based programmes

Greening: • basic landscaping programmes • Land care and beautification programmes • community greening programmes • schools greening programmes • Competition and award based programmes Biodiversity Conservation: • Fauna, flora and animal care programmes Air Quality Conservation: • air quality issues programmes

PROJECT EDUTAINMENT

EnvironMentorz has developed Environmental Games to bring fun to education such as: •Recycling game: separating waste while being blind folded •Water relay race: fill a bottle using a cup of water (grey water) transferred from cup to cup be careful not to spill as time will run out •Load shedding race: keep the flame alive on your candle while running or walking to the finish point •Waste collection race(obstacle course): go through the obstacle course collecting as much waste as possible heading to the finish line

AWARDS

Certificates of merit are awarded for our programmes to add to your portfolio for: • eco-community business • eco-community school • eco-community member • school eco-club member • eco-community organisation • I am an Eco Scout

PROGRAMME OUTCOME

•Environmental development: to implement education and awareness programmes about environmental conservation and self sustainability • Social development: to encourage communities to work hand in hand and promote UBUNTU • Community development: to encourage communities to take action and come up with ideas to eradicate environmental problems • Youth and kids development: to develop young people in Green business encouraging them to be more innovative • Skills development: to host Environmental workshops and training • Economic development: to promote and provide Green Jobs in communities

I am an Eco Scout is an after school and school holiday initiative. The initiative develops young people (age 6 to 13) in becoming future environmental ambassadors. Our aim is to promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, character and spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential as responsible citizens to improve society. It provides an active and creative initiative where young people will learn through environmental education(theory, practical and environmental awareness). It focuses on basics of our Earth: how it was created and why it was created. The initiative educates them how the Earth works, how it benefits us as humans and how to conserve it. This will empower our young people to eradicate the social ills that plague their surroundings, to improve their communities and their quality of life on their own. The initiative offers young people the opportunity to visit sites of environmental significance.

I AM AN ECO SCOUT PROGRAMME OUTCOME

PROJECTS DURATION DESCRIPTION

Schools Greening Project July/Aug 16 @Kliptown Primary School with COJ EISD, EPWP

Building of Feeding Kitchen and Vegetable Garden/ Water tanks

June/July 16

@Eldorado Park Primary School with Acorn Foundation, Klipstone, Unitrans

Seeds Project Aug/Dec 16 Provide veggie seeds for community projects

School Eco Clubs July/Dec 16

@Primary schools in Community environmental education project

World Environment Day June 16 Youth, Community and school engagement

Nelson Mandela Month July 16 Launch of new feeding kitchen@Eldorado Park Primary School with Acorn Foundation, Klipstone, Unitrans

Arbor Month Sept 16 Tree Planting and Vegetable seedling planting @Kliptown primary with Acorn Foundation, Glocell

Year end awards ceremony Dec 16 Community and school engagement, distribution of certificates

PROJECTS DONE YEAR 2016/2017 (events are subject to change) *

PROJECTS DURATION DESCRIPTION

Official Launch April 17 Engaging with Community

World health and Mother Earth Day

April 17 Education and Clean up Campaign with Pikitup Community engagement

I am an Eco Scout programme

May to Nov 17

After School and Holiday Programme, UJ, Spar

International Day of Biological Diversity

May 17

Community and school engagement, plant and animal importance month

World Environment Day June 17 Youth, Community and school engagement

Nelson Mandela Month July 17 Clear Rivers campaign, DWS, Eldos FM, community and stakeholders

National Women's Month Aug 17 Women against climate change

Arbor, Recycling and Clean up Month

Sept 17 Tree planting, Boekenhout Primary, Mrs Africa Earth, Community Councillors

ECO Guides Jan to June 17

Environmental education, COJ EISD, ABEMS Environmental Services

EPWP Camp Nov/Dec 17 GDARD, JHB City Parks

PROJECTS DONE YEAR 2016/2017 (events are subject to change) *

COMMUNITY WE NEED YOUR HELP BY GIVING YOUR:

•TIME: Volunteer work and assistance for programmes and events. •TALENT: Providing your talents and expertise to assist us in making our programmes a success. •TREASURES: In the form of funding and donations, to keep the programmes sustainable. • WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT

CONCLUSION

Please regard this as an invitation to you and your colleagues to visit us or any of our sites to experience our work first hand. Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. On behalf of the communities we have cared for, those we are caring for now – and those we are still to encounter, we thank you. Sincerely, EnvironMentorz Environmental Development Organisation

ANNUAL IMPACT STATS

40 + Environmental(green) Jobs

Created

ANNUAL IMPACT STATS

1 000 + Environmental Education

REFERENCES

Local, Provincial and National Entities •COJ City of Johannesburg EISD(Environmental infrastructure and Service Department) Somahle Cele 011 080 9219/ 076 291 9391/ 061 425 5178

Hlobisile Twala 079 956 8669 (School greening projects) •GDARD (Gauteng Department of Agriculture) Mathews Mankoe 011 240 3515/076 431 0012 •COJ City of Johannesburg Region G

Busisiwe Tshabalala 011 211 8859/ 083 260 7556

Mickey Padayachee 011 211 8824/ 076 423 8645

•COJ City of Johannesburg Youth Directorate

Phemelo Kebinelang 011 407 6420/ 073 997 0019

•Pikitup

Michael Titus 083 260 1776

Smith Radingwana 071 362 4420

•Eldorado Park Police station

Captain Monegi 079 525 1498

•CWP (COJ Community Work Programme) Ruwellyn 078 256 3617

•Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) Mosa Rametse 011 989 2395/ 072 152 7003

Dinesh Sinah 011 027 9512

•City of Johannesburg Ward Councillors Peter Rafferty 011 945 3696/ 073 368 6948

Fazel Jaffer 076 981 5383

•Department of Environmental Health

Robert 076 480 4022

Thabiso 011 211 8950/083 281 3427

•Department of Water and Sanitation

Aifheli Makumbane 082 603 5442/ 079 488 2071 • Department of Agriculture Forestry an Fisheries (LANDCARE) Happy Baloyi 082 051 5553/ 079 873 7811

Businesses •Build It Eldorado Park

Allistair Moffat 083 318 1257

•SPAR Eldorado Park

Owen Coetzee 082 965 4904

•Maps Industries

Amani Sithole 072 299 0040

•Abems Consulting

Nokuhle 079 042 8307

Anathi Gontshi 072 687 5270

•Travel drafters Matshepo Tsoka 076 043 0936

•Sicelo Nkosi Consulting

Sicelo Nkosi 081 463 3616

•Boyce Investments Eva Sandamela 083 923 6340

•Bojas Trading

Brian Le Roux 083 560 8062

•HFG Development projects

Henry Lalla 073 099 5153

•Caxton Urban Newspaper Enver Wessels 076 323 1765/ 084 510 6557

•Plastics SA

Jacques Lightfoot 011 314 4021/ 011 653 4792/ 078 460 0044

•RC Squared

Rob Greenlees 071 488 6837

Organisations •Eco Culture Sergio Goncalves 083 411 0809

•Trees for Africa EduPlant Tshepiso Senetla 011 656 9802/3 ,072 810 7780

•Acorn Foundation

Rudy Joles 011 847 7730/ 083 551 4969

•SOMOHO (Soweto Mountain of Hope) Mandla Mantoor 079 668 0664

•EHSRO (Eldorado Park Health Sports Recreation Organisation) Tom 082 591 9840

•Eldos FM

Lorreal Ferris 084 698 9099

•Sharing without Shame Rehabilitation Centre

Dereleen James 084 714 1796/ 073 446 4036

•LDAC (Local Drug action committee) Cheryl Pillay 061 410 1734

•LDECA (Local Development and Economic Civil Association) Majiet Armien 072 842 2373

•Go Green and Clean

Rashid Juma 082 668 5478

•Abnormal Talent Delano Michael 071 898 7201/ 072 493 5243

•Ukhamba Development projects

Mzwake Nhlapo 072 702 6424/ 073 712 5512

•Victory Walk

Boitumelo Sebone 074 091 9712

•Soweto Environmental forum

Gift Malapane 071 884 9689/ 083 979 6555

•Riendzo Development Ishmail 074 097 1818

•Green House projects

Hloni Ndlovu 074 954 9321/ 062 127 5683

•Enviropaedia Ecologic awards

Linda Baker 072 046 2595

•Agents of Change

Shiela Sempre 078 573 8010

Schools/Institutions •Nancefield Primary School Mrs Mahlangu 084 583 9473/ 076 047 1317

•Delrado Primary School Mr Davids 011 945 4114

•Kliptown Primary School Mr Banks 011 945 2811/ 072 495 2025

•Eldorado Park primary School Mrs Klassen 011 945 4415/ 083 260 3532/ 074 146 8619

•Boekenhout Primary School •Don Mattera Special Needs School Colin Nzima 072 451 5356

•UJ (Dept Geography, Environmental Management

and Energy studies. Faculty of Science) Professor Lee-Ann Modley 084 599 9968/011 559 3928

NPO: 195-580

NPC: 2016/322472/08 PBO No: 930054173, BBBEE Level 1, Section 18A Receipts

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7 Tieroog Street, Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, 1811 Physical Address:

1914 Cuming Road, Eldorado Park Sports Stadium, Ext 9, Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, 1811 Office: + 27 (011) 039 2249 office hours 8:00am to 16:00pm

Cell: + 27 (0)79 299 7743 office hours 8:00am to 16:00pm Cell: + 27 (0)82 726 6383 after hours 16:00pm to 18:00pm

Fax: + 086 602 0709 Community interaction WhatsApp: + 27 (0)81 343 3847

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