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KwaZulu-Natal Waste
South Coast baseline
assessment study
SOUTH AFRICA
The
need to eradicate food insecurity propelled us to establish 209 food
gardens for sustenance as part of the vulnerable groups – which include
child-headed families empowerment programme in Dipaliseng and Govan Mbeki
Municipalities. Over 1 900 children from more than 6 640 households
benefitted.
As
part of investing in sustainable solutions, the Sasol Envirowaste Recycling
Programme (Enviro-Cycle) sought to provide a green transition through green
jobs which empowered 20 youth managing domestic waste of over 30 000
households in the Govan Mbeki Municipality. This co-operative programme
created a positive sentiment within the community. This motivated the
municipality to enter this initiative in the Greenest Town Competition where
they secured third position.
In support of our offset initiatives, we established a waste management
project which distributed 151 waste skips with forty one waste
chaperones in Sasolburg to enable the collection and removal of waste. In
Secunda and neighbouring towns in the Govan Mbeki Municipality,
1 443 households were insulated and supplied with energy efficient
appliances. This initiative benefitted seven local SMMEs, which in turn
created 240 Jobs.
NORTH AMERICA
the ‘Partners in Parks’ programme, we supported the City of
Lake Charles to host 12 educational events focusing on nature walks,
biodiversity and bird watching. Two field trips at Tuten Park with
288 students attending were hosted.
Supported ‘The Longleaf Legacy Project’ dedicated to the heritage, restoration
and sustainability of the endangered longleaf pine forest. The initiative’s
objective is to help restore the longleaf pine habitat in Sam Houston
Jones State Park near Sasol’s site in Southwest Louisiana. The project achieved
a major milestone with the mulching of phase three of the project site. The
final area of approximately 21,5 acres was mulched.
Through
MOZAMBIQUE
QATAR
As
Expansion of the Qatar e-Nature
app and website continued. New
categories of Qatar's ecosystem
were added.
part of the Local Development
Agreements (LDA) addressing energy,
water and sanitation priorities.
We partnered with the SNV
Netherlands Development
Organisation and the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – German
Development Agency– to implement
programmes in various communities.
The expected impact will be
10 000 households, seven
schools and health
facilities in 37 communities.
In partnership with the Ministry of
Education and Higher Education
continued the annual e-Nature
scl1ools competition now in
seventh consecutive years.
12 947 students across
Qatar participated this year.
Increase of app downloads and
social media followers totalled
over 31 000.
SOUTH AFRICA
In South Africa, the Umbogintwini and
Amanzimtoti rivers are the two main
rivers that flow directly into the Indian
Ocean south of Durban. Both rivers are
critical to the local economy and tourism
industry. Due to inadequate waste
management pollution is carried
downstream introducing waste not only
on beaches but also into the Indian
Ocean. Although the waste is generic,
plastic waste has become one of the
more visible challenges.
As part of our commitment to combating
plastic waste pollution, Sasol is one of
the founding members of KZN Marine
Waste Network South Coast and
commissioned a baseline assessment.
Conducted by the South African
Healthcare Foundation (SAHF), the
assessment was initiated to ascertain
the level and nature of the pollution
problem and to inform potential
sustainable interventions.
The released Baseline Assessment Report
contains details of the study that was
conducted to explore various project area
parameters, ascertain the root cause of
plastic pollution in the area, identify
potential role players, properly state the
main problems and if possible,
recommend solution-based priority
actions. The assessment is an important
step in developing an integrated waste
management programme.
The project was named Inkwazi Isu
(African Fish Eagle) and has commenced
with a series of solutions workshops
aimed towards identifying potential
programmes that will eliminate plastic
waste pollution from the Umbongitwini
and Amanzimtoti rivers
With Sasol’s role as the chair of the
infrastructure committee for the South
African Initiative to End Plastic Waste we
are also leveraging resources from this
platform to further support this project
as a blue print for other coastal towns in
South Africa and other developing
countries.
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