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Part 1 of our interview with Bishop Paul Verryn
Part 1 of our interview with Paul Verryn is about the Spaces of Hope hearings happening around South Africa. Reminiscent of the TRC, but unrelated, these hearings provide opportunities for communities to share and be witnessed in their challenges, to help heal trauma.
Introducing Stories from the Wild
We are very pleased to announce the release of our new podcast, Stories from the Wild, chronicles and conversations from South Africa. Listen on iTunes Listen on Soundcloud In our inaugural episode, I have a conversation with Bishop Paul Verryn, Methodist minister, human rights advocate, captivating mystic…
Changing Practice in the Olifants Catchment
Last week, Becky (as a Zingela Ulwazi volunteer), and I (as a consultant), joined the facilitation team for Changing Practice, a Rhodes University accredited course for environmental activists, under the ELRC (Environmental Learning Research Centre), facilitated by EMG. This is the Civil Society Support Initiative aspect of AWARD’s (Association for Water and Rural Development) RESILIM-O…
Threats to our water resources
We highly recommend this excellent article by Oxpeckers, the highly respected environmental investigative journalism NPO, about threats to our water resources. #MineAlert tackles threats to water resources
Climate Change Crisis in Sub Saharan Africa
Concentric Circles Tell the Story Thank you to all of you who have supported our small green enterprise business development project, Future Proof Leaders for Africa (FPELA) by buying hoodies and T-shirts from our Grow Africa Green shop. We are posting pictures of our donors on our Facebook page so please send us one of…
ZU joins signatories to the Position Statement for Civil Society in the Olifants Catchment
Zingela Ulwazi is proud to be a signatory to the Position Statement for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Olifants River Catchment. With over 70 organisations signing this declaration, we intend to bring attention to this part of South Africa, this river system which has been devastated by agricultural, industrial, municipal and domestic pollution. CSOs…
Welcome to the team Becky Harmon!
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Becky Harmon to the Zingela Ulwazi team! Hailing from Portland, Oregon, USA, and having lived in South Africa on and off over 8 years, Becky brings a phenomenal set of skills and abilities to her position as Project Manager, including a Masters in Social Work, (she holds a Clinical…
Changemakers Festival 2013
Click here to read about the festival Stella Horgan, director of Zingela Ulwazi and graduate of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, was featured in the Changemakers Festival 2013. Many thanks to SSE for the wonderful opportunity and for inspiring people around the world to pursue unreasonable dreams!
October 2013 update!
We’ve had a wonderful few months getting our projects up and running! The library at Ekurhuleni Centre for Orphans and Vulnerable Children is starting to take shape. The first boxes of books arrived from Gauteng during the last few months, about 500 books in total, and then the beautiful new shelves made by Rodney, Vanessa…
Our first online fundraiser
Our first online fundraiser, using Pozible, was a massive success! We raised enough money to build our website, have shelves made for Phase 1 of Ekurhuleni Centre for Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s library, have grass mats woven for the children’s reading space and purchase some essential books and library materials.
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