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WWISA Ongoing Achievement List

WWISA Achievement List

  • Established and created website for Kurland Community Development Forum
  • Distributed maize meal and supplementary food for 36 000 meals
  • Assisted with 12 underwater classroom outings
  • Annual environmental cleanups – Plettenberg Bay, Natures Valley and Kurland (300 participants)
  • Women on the Move – Re-profiled, refitted retail shop and workshop, donated sewing machines, trained operators, Skills school in quilting, fabric paint, re-branded logo’s and signage
  • Research work for Community Radio MEFM
  • Kids in Parks – camps
  • Hosted kids from the Born Free Foundation from Addo Valley for Marine week camp
  • Environmental conservation study bursary candidate camp (job shadowing)
  • Assisted with public heath at: Clinics, Home based care giving programs, administration and driving
  • Eco guide training
  • Camps and outings at Ingwe Forest Adventures + The Ingwe Journey
  • Hosted hiking, environmental and marine outings for kids
  • Hosted Kids fundraising events at the Barnyard theatre
  • Holiday programs
  • Participated in the Bitou Regional Government – Local Economical Development
  • Social worker at Masizame
  • Plett Aid – Field workers and drivers – Established a veggie garden
  • Occupational therapist at Epilepsy S.A
  • Swimming training – pool, estuary, shore and surf
  • Assisted with new Tsitsikamma wolf sanctuary
  • Work for water
  • Adopt a beach
  • Teachers – support structures and assistance teachers
  • Built Community Garbage collection points
  • Established the allotment centre and built compost bins
  • Established Gardens for the Eco School Green flag at the following schools, Kurland (vegetable), Cold stream (vegetable) and Sandrift (indigenous)
  • Built compost bin at Cold steam
  • Researched and produced 6 environmental experiential educational booklets for Natures Valley Trust
  • Maintained Phyl Martin and Indigenous fynbos Park in Natures Valley
  • Spearheaded and hosted gardening workshops in Kurland
  • Gardening and tree planting in Kurland Village
  • Talent shows
  • School plays and musicals
  • Group and one-on-one computer training
  • Reading support – Homework club – Youth Club
  • Set up a pen pal system
  • Basic skills development in carpentry – bench and table manufacturing
  • Sport – soccer, rugby, cricket, hockey, basket ball, athletics coaching
  • Boule workshop and competition in Kurland. Donated prizes and 2 sets of boule
  • Garden seminar workshops for fundraising
  • Repaired and installed water tank at Kurland Educare Centre
  • Built racks, shelves and cupboards at Kurland Educare Centre
  • Equipped Kurland, Cold stream and Storms river with:
    • Eating utensils
    • Kitchen equipment
    • Play mattresses
    • Educational equipment
    • Stationary
    • Playground equipment
    • Painted murals – Crags Primary, Kurland Educare Centre, Coldstream
  • Burglar proofing for library and computer centre in Cold stream as well as ongoing maintenance and repairs
  • Installed washing machine at Kurland Educare Centre
  • Built access ramp and stairs at Kurland Educare Centre
  • Kids outings to various attractions (Monkey land, Crags elephants sanctuary, Birds of Eden)
  • Sponsored Annual camps for local kids at Ingwe
  • Sponsored Grade 7 Annual environmental camp
  • Library and project for: Administration, provide books, raising funds, covered books
  • Year-end Christmas party program from youth to senior citizens
  • Surfing school – donated boards and equipment. Underprivileged development
  • Trained care of disabled practitioners at Die Sterreweg – Donated wheelchairs and equipment
  • Educational equipment donated – telescope, TV’s, earth globe, DVD’s

WWISA, P O Box 2413, Plettenberg Bay, 6600, South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)44 5348958 Fax: +27 (0)44 5348148 Mobile: +27 (0)72 270 2114

info@wwisa.co.za

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