Going green with environmental awareness among Sowetans
They also engaged residents with Environmental Awareness education.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), City of Joburg and Gauteng province embarked on a four day cleaning and awareness campaign in different parts of Diepkloof from 25 – 29 July.
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They also engaged residents with Environmental Awareness education.
The Good Green Deed activities: COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, CLEAN-UP AND GREENING PLAN was aimed at getting the public involved on environmental awareness education.
Speaking about the event, project initiator Monde Mtenjana said the activities were coordinated to educate about forms of responsible consumption.
“I pulled in the Department after seeing the behaviour of certain individuals who do not care about cleanliness, doing illegal dumping and littering.
Everyone seems to not understand the impact of waste on their health, well-being and environment. Children are no exception,” he explained Mtenjana citing that education needed to begin first with grown-ups who would be a better example for the younger generation.
“We have decided to engage school children and promote environmental awareness through sports events and education in primary schools on how to minimise waste, reduce, reuse and recycle.
Participation in clean up campaigns in their parks and open spaces is also encouraged. This will prevent harm to wildlife and human beings,” he said.
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The community leader added that the extensive campaign was an indication that there was a severe need for continuous engagement with the community about the environmental effects and to make people aware of the impact of waste on their health, well-being and the environment.
The outreach campaign had 26 volunteers from the Diepkloof community, 25 Student Graduates from Environmental College and 15 Representatives from the DFFE.
“Our mission through the campaign was to create awareness about effective waste management practices that can help reduce, reuse, recycle and recover the waste we generate in homes and to encourage a shift in consciousness, attitudes and behavioral habits of businesses, organizations and households when it comes to illegal dumping and littering,” Mtenjana concluded.
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