MARINE PRIMARY ECO CLUB CAMP AT SOETWATER ENVIRONMENTAL  EDUCATION CENTRE

Nothing could stop the enthusiasm of the children from the Marine Primary Environmental club of Ocean View. They started the July holidays with a fun and very informative and educational camp at Soetwater Environmental Education Centre ( SEEC).

Not even when the tropical storm hit our coast line on Tuesday and they spent most of the time indoors. Founder and facilitator Lappies Labuschagne held…

Connect the Dots is a project of 350.org and allies to clearly draw the connection between extreme weather and climate change. Climate Impacts Day on 5 May, 2012 will bring together hundreds of communities to highlight the dramatic climate change impacts we are already witnessing around the world.…

THE City of Cape Town incurs a cost of around R60 million a year to clear sewer blockages.

As it has a limited budget which is divided according to needs, the money spent on repairing

and clearing blockages could rather be spent on…

Eco Warriors Unite! By Liesel James from Creating Change

During February we honor World Wetlands day. On 4 February 2012, Little Green Fingers from Marine Primary Environmental Club,  Capri, AfriOceans Tribes from Red Hill and Ocean View and Glen Cairn united with a common goal to clean up Els River. This event was organized by Glencairn  Educational and Support Enthusiasts GEESE to celebrate International Wetlands day and raise awareness. Sila Bromley and her husband Sir…

On Friday 20 January 3 boys from Capri enlightened 30 preschool children in Ocean View.

Marine Primary, started a grade R class this year and waiting in hope for the Department of Education to provide them with some toys and classroom equipment. Their classroom existed of only a carpet to sit on, a few tables, limited stationary, teaching tools and one…

On Thursday 8 December Creating Change launched their kitchen classroom with the Environmental Club of Marine Primary.



For the record Little Green Fingers has evolved into Creating Change. This is due to another company with…

I would like to start of with saying thank you to eMzantsi Carnival for giving me the opportunity to go and speak to the different pre-schools in the South Peninsula and well done on an amazing parade! It was a wonderful positive experience for all of us living in the South Peninsula and I encourage everyone in Cape Town to support 2012.



With every class I…

Dear Concerned Residents of the South,

This is just a notification to inform you that we are having a meeting with the team involved who shares a common goal to clean up the Wilde Voel Vlei Estuary.

I will give feedback of the next step after the meeting.

If you have any questions or queries or skills that you would like to add, kindly get hold of me directly via email or mobile.

littlegreenfingers@gmail.com or 071 198…

Little Green Fingers developed a Youth Development & Sustainability Programme for children living in disadvantage communities. This programme is currently running at Marine Primary in Ocean View. The objectives are to teach children about food security, through natural food farming, natural and good nutritional food preparation, renewable cooking methods, natural building techniques, environmental issues, and product development.

The Ackerman Pick 'n Pay…

Press Release: Post Water Awareness Event – Wildevoelvlei Feedback

By Liesel James – Founder of Little Green Fingers

All pictures by Carmen Lorraine Photography

On 26 March 2011, a Water Awareness Event focusing on a local issue took place at Blue Water Café, Imhoff’s Gift. The community of South Peninsula, City of Cape Town and Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) were invited to discuss the ongoing eutrophication causing toxicity in Wildevoel Vlei and insisting…

World Water Day spurs South Peninsula residents to tackle toxic water issue head-on Submitted by sproutnewb on Fri, 2011-03-18 10:04.

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Spurred on by rapid urbanisation and climate change, water is set to be the world’s next major resource crisis – an issue World Water Day is drawing attention to on 22 March, 2011. With its theme of Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge it hopes to incite governments, businesses,…

water woes

Sunday 7 November 2010, 85 Japanese volunteers from all ages and professions accompanied by a rock band called Funkist have saved up for one year to come to South Africa.…