Being a part of the Miss Earth Mandela Day activities was a beautiful experience. I took so much from the couple of weeks leading to Mandela Day, and the actual Day. I grew so much as an individual and I appreaciate the fruit of team work. One [...]
On the 6th July 2015, the Rock Girls visited Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens as part of the holiday programme presented by the Cape Leopard Trust. Rock Girl is a grassroots movement to inspire, encourage, and invest in girl-initiated and girl-focused projects in the private and public sectors. This amazing organization connects [...]
FNB made such a wonderful donation to these little children. All of the stationary provided is made out of recycled paper and plastic which makes it 100% eco friendly.Recycled paper and plastic contributes to a greener and a more eco friendly environment for us all to live in. Recycled papers save our [...]
Planting 30 Trees at Three Schools in Mamelodi East. Date: 12 June 2015 Greening young eager minds one tree Plantation at a time. Because, "He that plants trees, loves others besides himself"- I have pledged to challenge myself to go above and beyond the normal call of duty [...]
The implementation of my food garden project at Ikageng Itereleng Aids Ministry was an incredibly rewarding experience. “[Nutritional support] is one of the key interventions to the constant challenge of child headed households, and other orphaned and vulnerable children in Soweto; including those with chronic conditions. We are aware that [...]
The Big O2 Challenge was a concept that came from an initial desire between Milanie, Celetia and I to team up for a big project that would end off our time as Regional Semi-Finalists with a BANG! After tirelessly throwing around ideas, we settled on planting a large amount of [...]
I read a quote once that says that a reader lives a thousand lives. I hope that the children at Emanzini Primary are able to experience that, to travel in their minds, to be anything they want to be, to imagine, to be creative, to learn. A special thanks to Tales [...]
World Environment Day was a busy day for me as a Miss Earth South Africa Regional Semi-Finalist. As I went from one school to the next ‘Greening Young Minds’ through tree planting and waste management education. At Brandwag Primary School, I was welcomed by a group of 304 learners who waited [...]
"When life gives you waste, plant vegetables!" I had such a memorable day with the fun-loving children of Bloem Shelter on Tuesday 23 June! We planted a Miss Earth South Africa vegetable garden and learnt more about waste management, recycling and all things green. The reason I chose this location is [...]
On World Environmental Day, as a Miss Earth Regional Finalist, I had an opportunity of planting ten fruit (peach) trees with 50 Grade 8 and 9 learners from Kutlwanong High School in Odendaalsrus Free State. It was a cold morning, but all of us – the teachers and external stake [...]