1.
Township
Schools
Greening
Project
PROPOSED
BY
:
-‐
SA
TOWNSHIPS
BUSINESSES
NETWORK
CHAMBER
G
COMMUNITY
HALL
KWAMASHU
4360
PROJECT
MANAGER
–
JABU
MHLANGA
CELL
:
082
924
6569
EMAIL
:
satobec@aol.com
2. INTRODUCTION
Over
the
past
few
years
there
has
been
a
drasVc
reducVon
in
poliVcally
moVvated
violence
and
related
social
problems
in
the
country,
with
the
deepening
of
democracy
since
the
1994
democraVc
elecVons.
The
insVtuVons
of
democracy,
which
include
judiciary
and
legal
system,
security
system,
and
social
reconstrucVon
programs
are
fast
changing
the
character
of
the
South
African
society.
However,
new
challenges
are
developing,
stretching
a
new
democracy
to
its
limits.
There
are
fundamental
challenges
facing
townships
in
the
country,
parVcularly
KwaMashu
in
environmental
issues.
Kwa-‐Zulu
Natal
communiVes
in
environmental
parVcipaVon
are
challenged
precisely
because
of
the
geopoliVcal
and
socio
economic
condiVons
perculiar
to
the
Province
itself.
Therefore,
any
intervenVon
requires
deeper
appreciaVon
of
these
condiVons,
and
therefore
intervenVon
programmes
that
provide
sustainable
soluVon.
The
main
characterisVcs
of
Kwa-‐Zulu
Natal
townships
not
parVcipaVng
in
environmental
issues
are
as
a
result
of
:
• Rapid
popula*on
growth.
• The
high
poverty
trends
in
the
Province.
• Lack
of
environmental
related
informa*on
to
the
public.
• Lack
of
health
and
educa*on
services
to
promote
environmental
awareness.
• Lack
of
industrial
par*cipa*on
in
figh*ng
against
hazardous
waste.
• Ineffec*ve
waste
collec*on
and
street
cleaning
systems.
• Lack
of
law
enforcement
against
illegal
dumping
and
liBering
• Lack
of
waste
avoidance
and
minimisa*on
technology
• Lack
of
government
par*cipa*on
in
promo*ng
environmental
programmes.
• Lack
of
community
training
in
environmental
related
programmes.
• Ineffec*ve
recycling
methods.
…………………………
Hence
KwaMashu
Ecological
Excursion
to
build
and
understanding
to
school
going
children
3. THE
PROPOSED
SOLUTION
The
challenges
facing
our
communiVes
in
Kwa-‐Zulu
Natal
Townships
as
summarized
above
require
a
carefully
thought-‐out
soluVon,
whose
characterisVcs
must
be
the
following:
•
A
comprehensive
and
integrated
soluVon,
unleashing
energies
and
resources
of
various
stakeholders.
•
A
small
coordinaVng
team,
tapping
into
exisVng
insVtuVons
and
organizaVons,
rather
than
duplicaVng
or
creaVng
a
new
bureacracy,
and,
therefore
efficient.
•
Accountability,
transparency,
and
empowering.
•
Sustainability,
through
creaVng
capacity
within
communiVes,
exisVng
insVtuVons
and
organizaVons,
and
individuals.
•
Independent
in
all
aspects,
in
order
to
ensure
speedily
delivery
and
objecVvity.
Our
project
is
an
integrated
environmental
programme
designed
to
mobilize
school
going
youth
in
the
township
of
KwaMashu,
in
order
to
gain
amongst
the
few
green
colours
in
their
hearts
and
come
back
to
help
their
communi*es
they
come
from.
4.
The
objecVves
of
the
programme
to:
•
To
mobilise
our
youth
and
communiVes’
energies
towards
a
massive
awareness
campaign
of
environmental
educaVon.
•
To
develop
and
implement
a
high-‐profile
environmental
awareness
•
Campaign
involving
the
community
from
incepVon
to
implementaVon.
•
Develop
and
implement
a
recycling
programme
amongst
our
communiVes.
•
Organize
workshops
around
all
environmental
Campaigns.
•
Develop
and
implement
training
support
programme
for
environmental
issues.
•
Promote
the
community
involvement
in
our
environment
awareness
campaigns
•
System
development
in
fighVng
brown
waste
collecVon
and
cleaning
in
our
townships.
5.
METHODOLOGY
In
order
to
implement
the
programme
speedily,
smoothly,
whilst
enforcing
synergies
among
parVcipants,
several
methodologies
will
be
applied.
More
than
one
method
will
be
applied
in
each
project
within
the
programme,
depending
on
the
intended
objecVve.
The
following
methods
will
be
of
central
focus:
•
Workshops
•
Conferences
•
Debates
•
Training
•
Student
speaker
forums
•
Role-‐models
speaker
forums
•
Beauty
Contests
•
Excursions
and
summer
camps
•
Entertainment
(concerts,
exhibiVons,
fesVvals
etc.)
•
Sports
CompeVVons.
Our
team
has
concluded
that
the
above
methods
will
ensure
that
the
youth
are
directly
involved
in
project
development,
management,
and
implementaVon.
This
approach
will
ensure
that
the
youth
in
schools
is
not
“preached-‐at”
but
a
more
boiom-‐up
and
parVcipaVve
approach
advanced
6.
PROPOSED
PROJECTS
Economic
health
and
stability
•
CreaVng
jobs
with
improvements
to
school
faciliVes.
•
Saving
schools
money
with
conservaVon
measures
(Solar
Use,
HarvesVng
Water
etc)
•
Preparing
students
for
the
green
economy.
•
Strengthening
the
naVon's
energy
security.
•
Conserving
criVcal
natural
resources
(Water
Leakage
Project
to
all
schools)
Student
Achievement
•
health,
wellness,
and
achievement
•
well-‐rounded
educaVon
•
OUR
ARMS
CODE,
FLAG
&
NATIONAL
TREASURES
knowledge
and
engagement
•
college
and
career
preparedness
•
civic
skills
and
values
7.
MANAGEMENT
TEAM
Community
Environmental
IniVaVve’s
Project
Team
will
be
a
lean
team
operaVng
out
its
offices
at
KwaMashu
G
-‐
SecVon
Hall.
The
team
comprises
of
a
carefully
selected
mulV-‐disciplinary
skills
ranging
from
educaVon,
health,
arts
and
culture,
business,
and
communicaVon.
The
team
includes:
a.
Aurah
Msane
(Environmental
Health)
b.
Ms.
Jabu
Mhlanga
(AdministraVve
Management)
c.
Mr.
Thami
Mdletshe
(
Human
Resources)
d.
Mr.
Xolani
Radebe
(Business
Management)
8.
SCOPE
OF
PROGRAMME:
The
scope
of
the
programme
will
include
all
black
township
communiVes
of
the
eThekwini
Municipality
as
follows:
•
KwaMashu
•
AmaoV
•
Inanda
•
Ndwedwe
•
Claremont
•
Umlazi
•
Harmmasdale
•
Umbumbulu
•
Etsheni
Elimnyama
etc….
9. PROPOSED
BUDGET
The
following
budget
is
inclusive
of
all
acVviVes
from
programme
concepVon,
development,
implementaVon
and
evaluaVon.
Only
broad
figures
are
given
here.
Detailed
budgets
are
designed
according
to
each
acVvity,
and
aiached,
with
specific
project
proposals
as
this
budget
is
mainly
for
AdministraVon
of
projects
to
be
iniVated.
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
OUTPUT
COST
1.
Concept
Development
-‐
Research
and
WriVng
Proposals
and
Budgets
5,500
2.
Community
-‐
MarkeVng,
Events
Community,
150,000
CoordinaVon
Management,
Events
Management
Materials
etc.
EducaVon
Materials
3.
Training
-‐
Workshops,
Programmes,
Skilled
250,000
Training
of
Trainers
Manpower,
Enviro-‐Campaigns
4.
Development
of
-‐
Publicity,
Campaign
PresentaVon
Materials
150,000
Materials
Banners
&
Fliers,Media
Campaign,
DocumentaVon
PrinVng
etc.
5.
Programme
-‐
Venue,
Security,
Booking
of
Conference
100,000
LogisVcs
Equipment,
Meals,
Halls,
Audio
and
Video
Equipment,
Food
&
Drinks
for
ParVcipants
6.
Transport
-‐
For
organizers,
Rented
Cars,
Buses
100,000
Events
ParVcipants,
and
Community
7.
Consultants
-‐
Research,
Tests
Proper
implementaVon
60,000
&
infrastructure
of
the
programme
8.
AdministraVve
-‐
Project
Management
EffecVve
55,000
Fees
ImplementaVon
TOTAL
R870,500.00
