Raadslid as ‘groenste’ aangewys. THABO OLIVIER van Bloemfontein is pas deur die Khula-stigting aangewys as die “groenste” raadslid in Suid-Afrika.
Hy is boonop ook benoem as ambassadeur vir die Bokamoso-gemeenskapsontwikkelingsprojek. Hy het dié gesogte prestasie behaal danksy sy projekte om te help om volhoubare gemeenskappe vir die toekoms te stig én om honger en armoede te help verminder. Die eerbewys as groenste raadslid is op ’n ontbytgeselligheid van die Bokamoso-gemeenskapsontwikkelingsprojek aan hom oorhandig. Olivier het reeds in 2010 die nasionale media gehaal toe hy ’n ruk in die informele nedersetting Makotoko buite Bloemfontein in ’n plakkershut saam met verarmde inwoners gebly het waar geen water, elektrisiteit of basiese dienste beskikbaar was nie.
Tyre Waste Dissertation. Sustainable Green Buildings - Earthship Biotecture. Earthships 101 part I. Qala Tala. Clean Green Free State. Ideal opportunities for sponsorships of environmental projects Within the ambit of the activities of the Clean & Green Free State Campaign over the past three years, a wide range of environmental projects in the Free State has been put on the table.
As such these projects offer exciting opportunities for corporate social investment (CSI) in terms of developmental funding and project sponsorships. These opportunities range from clean-up operations in the CBD of Bloemfontein, programmes at schools to foster environmental education and related entrepreneurship, processing plants or incinerators for processing of waste at towns in the province, thus creating jobs and income for impoverished communities, support for fledgling buy-back centres, outdoor signs and billboards conveying the message of public educating and awareness-raising as regards non-littering and clean-up around your own place, launching recycling programmes in neighbourhoods and much more.
Media Reports - Free State Business Bulletin. Rainharvest.co.za. Aardskip.com supports Qala Tala to create earthship RDP housing ... Aardskip-com en Qala Tala projekte werk saam. In the photo you see Thabo Olivier and Ludwig Everson in front of Thabo's RDP showcase.
"If you give a poor, homeless, unemployed person a home. Then you will have a poor unemployed person with a home that he can not afford. " Thabo Olivier With the earthship concept you can also employ him in his own garden, he will not be hungry and he will have free energy and water. -o0o------------------ Hier sien u die begin van verdere samewerking tussen Qala Tala en die Aardskip projek.
Mens sou byna kan sê 'n verdere samewerking tussen die ANC en Orania, maar so ver sal ek nou nie gaan nie. Qala Tala promotes healthy living. The rural development and land reform deputy minister, Lechesa Tsenoli, has urged the communities of Mangaung and the surrounding areas to take a leaf out of the book of the Qala Tala greening project, which promotes sustainable living practices in the smallest of spaces.
Qala Tala is a pro-active social initiative based on collaboration that seeks to address core issues related to the creation of sustainable human settlement and poverty alleviation, through the establishment of 40 to 50 hanging and sky vegetable gardens. The project was pioneered by Thabo Olivier in partnership with Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State (UFS), Mangaung Metro Municipality (MMM) and national rural development and land reform department. During his visit to the Qala Tala project in Bloemfontein, Tsenoli said the project seeks to maintain a balance between environmental cleanliness and poverty alleviation. “This is called the sky-garden. Bloemfontein Courant. 13:12 (GMT+2), Wed, 05 September 2012 Between 40 and 50 vegetable gardens will be established at households in Mangaung this month (September) in a bold move to alleviate poverty.
A lecturer at Free State University’s Centre for Development Support, Anita Venter, says the project is part of a bigger informal settlement upgrade project being undertaken in Mangaung this month. “We are networking a lot with the Central University of Technology (CUT) to get their Built-Environment Department involved. They have invited us to come and give them a presentation on what we want to achieve,” says Venter. She is also co-founder of Qala Tala (or Green Start) an initiative that aims to promote sustainability by encouraging collaboration in the Free State to seek better ways of co-existing with the environment by for example, seeking alternative energy sources. Qala Tala at a glance: Qala Tala means to start green. Products tested through the Qala Tala initiative: 1. Aardskip - Earthship.