ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB SCHOOLS PROGRAMME - KUILS RIVER CATCHMENT AREA, CAPE TOWN

We work with five high schools in the Kuils River Catchment Area, mainly in Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and Makhaza, towards environmental health through campaigning for protection of rivers and wetlands, cleaner communities and schools.

The environmental clubs programme aims to promote an environmental community, working collectively towards the reclaiming and cleaning of the Kuils River with projects that support the community to address symptoms of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

Our objective is to incorporate environmental education in the daily lives of pupils and to encourage youth to put environmental education at the centre of their learning. The environmental clubs programme consists of 30 learners each from five high schools and two representative Geography and Science teachers. The learners are 14 to 18 years of age and in grades 8 to 12.

The environmental clubs programme has been facilitated activities including, but not limited to, celebration of environmental calendar days with thematic activities, annual organising and protest action with climatee movements, leadership camps, nature reserve excursions, participatory research along the Kuils River, waste management awareness and cleanups, creative arts for social change, and information-sharing workshops.