GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - The leadership structure of Vrygronde, Camdeboo National Park, Support Centre for Land Change (SCLC) and the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust, conducted a strategic planning session to discuss collective efforts to promote the protection of the environment and the empowerment of women and youth on Wednesday.
The residents of Vrygronde, in collaboration with the Camdeboo National Park and SCLC, have already dedicated five days to the environment in celebration of Earth Day during the week of 19 to 25 April and are now in process of intensifying their efforts.
Earth Day is a globally coordinated event on 22 April annually to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was celebrated for the first time on 22 April 1970 and is now celebrated by an estimated 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
On 19 and 20 April, a delegation from Vrygronde visited the Camdeboo National Park for team building and an information session on the ecosystem, the impact of pollution on the environment, and the importance of protecting the environment. Twelve members of the Vrygronde community also had the opportunity to spend the night at the park’s campsite.
Earth Day was dedicated to cleaning up in the Vrygronde community and the theme of the day was "restoring our environment to restore our dignity."
The Vrygronde residents celebrated Earth Day by cleaning up their community.
On Friday 23 April the Vrygronde community launched their newly established agro-ecological hub. Rosemary Scheepers, Socio-Economic Transformation Officer of the Camdeboo National Park, explained the ecological value of spekboom and demonstrated to the youth how spekboom cuttings should be prepared and planted.
This was the first plant variety that was planted in the hub.
The Vrygronde residents ended off their 2021 Earth Day celebrations by participating in the Camdeboo National Park’s snare hunt on Saturday 24 April.
An agreement was reached between the Camdeboo National Park and the Vrygronde residents that identified members of this community who will be on the lookout for snares and will voluntarily guard the park against vandals and thieves who damage and steal the park’s fencing.
The Vrygronde residents would like to express their gratitude towards isuRommel, who assisted in the cleaning up on Earth Day, as well as the Camdeboo National Park and SCLC who supported the Vrygronde Earth Day celebrations.
Youth from Vrygronde participated in the team building and information sessions.
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