In celebration of Water Week 2016 Green Beings is hosting River Rehab at the Klein Jukskei Spruit on Saturday the 12th of March from 8:00 - 13:00. River Rehab is a family friendly initiative whereby community members, businesses, forums, organisations and passionate individuals join together to remove rubbish from the river banks, introduce indigenous flora, take out alien … [Read more...]
Jukskei River clean-up connects children with nature
Last Sunday 170 children tackled the heavily polluted banks of the Jukskei River in an endeavour to grow into hands-on active citizens, who know what the state of their environment is and are prepared to roll up their sleeves and do something about it. On Sunday the 1st of November 2015, 170 children from various organisations in Diepsloot got involved in a river clean-up … [Read more...]
Community collaboration and con-TREE-bution for the next River Rehab
The next Green Beings River Rehab action day will take place at the Klein Jukskei Spruit on 24 October and volunteers are being called to come and help. Green Beings’ on-going River Rehab project positively transforms our waterways. Through collaboration with community and local businesses, our river is cleaned and biodiversity is increased. The event will focus on planting … [Read more...]
Creating awareness begins with you
It is that time of year again when Green Beings conducts an annual campaign called Ethoma ka wena (Sepedi for: begins with you) in celebration of Arbour Week and National Clean up Week. The Campaign is hosted in eight Cosmo City schools, North of Johannesburg. The aim of the campaign is to create awareness of the importance of trees and a clean community. This year Green … [Read more...]
Building a better future for under privileged schools
Cool upcycling projects brought home the value of waste in creative ways at Redhill school during a collaboration with Green Beings over 3 days. The initial workshop was supposed to be held at the Cosmo City schools, however due to the recent unrest in Cosmo City the workshops were conducted at Redhill school. Grade 10 learners built chairs from old tyres and 38 vegetable … [Read more...]
O + H2 = the greatest treasure
One oxygen atom and two hydrogen molecules can create treasure. The greatest treasure on this planet is not actually gold, diamonds or a rare painting by Picasso. Our greatest wealth and our most prized possession is … water. Johannesburg based environmental NGO, Green Beings, teamed up with Cosmo City schools, Rand Water and Smokolo to promote water conservation and … [Read more...]
Join the River Rehab Revolution
Green Beings River Rehab initiative kicked up a notch this year and all nature-loving residents are invited to join in on the fun. Green Beings, an environmental education focused NPO, has conducted numerous River Rehabs over the past four years. River Rehab is an on-going multi-stakeholder initiative whereby Government Departments, ward councillors, NGO’s, businesses, … [Read more...]
Local rangers to bring nature conservation into Cosmo City
A team of ten local residents are being trained to bring nature conservation to a neglected conservation area in Cosmo City. A new inspiring project funded by the EPWP (Expanded Public Works Program), facilitated by Joburg City Parks and implemented by Green Beings NPO has started in Cosmo City. This project will run from February - June 2015. Green Beings has employed 10 … [Read more...]
Environmental NGO connects corporates with local communities
“Directly connecting corporate members with their beneficiaries is an integral part of the process which allows for a deeper understanding of its positive effects. It is important for us to starting thinking long-term if we want to benefit future generations. We can do this by communicating with the generation of today and equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need … [Read more...]
