Media Category: South Africa

In this image you can see some of the Ocean Pledge Partner Restaurants. Ocean Pledge is one of the potential community partners in the ACE in Place South Africa program. Ocean Pledge is an initiative that’s geared towards turning awareness into action, to shift the paradigms in perceptions and behaviors which contribute to our throw-away culture. Ocean Pledge is dedicated to making a difference to South Africa’s current status as the 11th largest contributor of marine plastic.

Zoe Biggs is the GVI Limpopo Program Manager. She will present the virtual wildlife conservation tour which may be one of the cultural immersion activities. In it she talks about the programs that she oversees and some of the day-to-day activities in the life of a conservationist and some of the key conservation issues in her field.

A Ywaste employees recycling non-organic waste. Ywaste is one of the potential community partners in the ACE in Place: South Africa program. Ywaste is a Social Enterprise which offers clients an opportunity to divert up to 98% of waste generated away from landfills.They recycle both organic and non-organic waste and their aim is to be the leader in waste management in South Africa, as they are the closest to a zero-waste model.

Masijonge Place, in the township of Nyanga, is one of more than 20 beneficiaries that SA Harvest donate to on a weekly basis. Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020, engages with Victoria and other women who run the feeding scheme.

In this video, you can hear from Alan Browde, CEO and founder of SA Harvest, one of the potential community partners in the ACE in Place South Africa program. SA Harvest is creating a food rescue and distribution platform that will ultimately enable the organization to realize its mission to ensure that every South African is able to access adequate nutritious food on a daily basis. This platform is based on four pillars – food rescue, education, engagement, and innovation.

In August 2018, Andre Botha, the EWT Vultures for Africa Programme Manager at Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), was recognised with a special award for Endangered Species Conservation at the prestigious Rhino Conservation Awards. EWT is one of the potential community partners in the ACE in Place: South Africa program and focuses on the protection and conservation of vultures and reducing their imminent risk of extinction.