STAR AWARD

6 projects were awarded a Star certificate of recognition in 2008

ECO-COFFINS PROJECT

The foundation of South Africa’s Environmental policies notes that environmental management must place people and their needs at the forefront of its concern, and serve their physical, psychological, developmental, cultural and social interests equitably. The Eco-Coffins pilot-project does just this through removing invasive alien species and uses them as material in the manufacturing of coffins.

UMCEBO TRUST

The Umcebo Trust was registered in May 2003. Whereas government focuses on providing training to unskilled persons, Umcebo Trust uses skilled crafters that are unemployed and creats a workspace for them to develop their artistic talents. Among the project’s beneficiaries are ex-street children, persons living with HIV/AIDS, Zimbabwean refugees and disabled artists.

CHILD AID DOORNKOP

Child Aid Doornkop was initiated in 1998 by Federation Humana People to People (NPO) in Doornkop, a poor township of 80,000 in Soweto. Its purpose is to create a safe and healthy environment for underprivileged children and to improve their quality of life using a holistic approach. Child Aid Doornkop addresses poverty, unemployment, child abuse, HIV/AIDS, education, youth delinquency, teenage pregnancy and environmental awareness.

MaAFRIKA TIKKUN: INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

MaAfrika Tikkun is a Jewish Initiatives that provides social development services across the country. Itis a registered Non Profit Organisation and has been active for 13 years and operates in various areas of South Africa, mainly on the Reef and in Cape Town.

NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY: EMMANUEL HAVEN HYDROPONICS PROJECT

Motherwell is an informal settlement that was established to house people removed from flood plains in 1982. The area is today still suffering from the impact of Apartheid urban planning. Being located so far away (20km) from Port Elizabeth’s CBD severely marginalizes the community from accessing socio-economic opportunities and adequate healthcare.