Norway in a nutshell

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Our Community Engagement Facilitator, Gray Maguire was invited to present at the International Sustainable Development Research Summit in Norway. He did a presentation on Project 90’s Participatory Community Engagement methodology which we have developed to document our work with communities over the past few years. Although some of the messages at the conference were somewhat pessimistic, Gray remains optimistic about the changes society can bring to create a just and sustainable world for all.

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Reflecting on the Western roots of the climate change crisis

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Eight Project 90 staff and volunteers were invited to attend the Climate Reality Leadership Training in Johannesburg last month. Al Gore and his team are travelling the world to teach and share experiences of climate change to create climate leaders across the globe. Blessing Mutiti, a Project 90 volunteer, reflects on the training and whether the responsbility for solving climate change should sit with the industrialised Western countries who caused it. Continue reading →

Power Up! A Just Energy Transition in the South

In October 2013, Project 90 by 2030 hosted an international conference outside Cape Town for NGOs from Brazil, India and South Africa to initiate South-South collaboration regarding Renewable Energy policy.

Ten delegates working for civil society organizations from each country got together to elaborate and visualise on what a Just Energy transition can look like, particularly in a context of climate change and predicted environmental degradation. Their focus was on strategizing for better policies and implementation of renewable energy.

In this video you will see what some of the issues around energy for the global south are and what we would like to see for the future. Continue reading →

Unlocking the gifts

Today we are going to visit one of our inspiring community partnership projects at Sibongile Day and Night Care Centre in Khayelitsha, a care centre for disabled children. Our innovative renewable energy solutions have helped to keep the children warm in winter and reduce their monthly electricity bills. The Project 90 team will enjoy a celebratory lunch with the Sibongile staff. We’ve made this heartwarming short film about the project – after watching it at the office, there was hardly a dry eye in the room! Well done to all involved, this is a truly inspiring project. Continue reading →

SA’s weather has started changing

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The SA Weather Service has released data showing that SA’s weather is changing, and warns that we need to adapt fast. We also take a look at the costs and damage caused by the recent floods in SA, Brazil, Australia and Sri Lanka. Continue reading →