the fts orange book (durban sustainability book)
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A contact list of sustainability partners, schools, NGOs and useful businesses in Durban.TRANSCRIPT
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The FTS Orange Book
Phone numbers, contact details and descriptions for sustainability, education and associated organisations in the
Durban area.
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Index Government & Business .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Media & Fundraisers ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
NGOs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Pre-primary Schools ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Primary Schools ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Secondary Schools .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Other Schools .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Other useful contacts ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Feeding the Self contact details ...................................................................................................................................... 22
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address Notes
Discovery Health Mcebisi Motaung
074 977 5784 [email protected]
Irrimec Aqua Vincent Regaud
082 891 2582 [email protected] renewable water resource solutions
KTF agencies Justine Snyman corporate supply specialist
082 378 0279 [email protected] Supplies corporate goods
Crushed Lemon Kerry Scott
083 640 1105 [email protected] Charitably provided the goodie bags
Crushed Lemon is a company which endeavours in making a difference to the environment and the people of South Africa through the ‘upcycling’
and re-engineering of polyester blend flags, banners, PVC billboards, truck tarpaulins and commercial advertising banners to create a unique,
robust and exciting range of accessories.
Eco Echo Recycling Bins
Beverley Hogg
083 255 2448 [email protected] Recycling bins
Government &
Business
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Inanda Indigenous Plants Specialists
Thandokuhle Mgobhozi
078 329 3871 [email protected] Plant suppliers
Treats Lauren Murray
082 600 1911 [email protected] Catering
Angie
Produced the branded cupcakes at the event
Subz Panties and Pads Sue Barnes
083 661 8963 [email protected] Washable menstrual pads
Subz Panties and Pads creates washable sanitary pads. The pad is made of 100% specialised cotton fabrics and clips easily onto the panty. It is
designed with the panty as the girls also do not have underwear. As the pad has no gels or chemicals and is made of 100% cottons, it is a green
product and biodegradable. It has been specially designed to last for 5 years which will see a girl from Grade 8 through to Grade 12 without having
to miss a day of school due to menstruation.
Bokashi Bran Bronwyn Jones
082 456 9225 [email protected]
Bokashi Bran offers a new solution to food waste management. All organic waste, including cooked foods can be composted into rich, fertile
compost in 7 weeks. The Bokashi Bran system ferments food waste using Bokashi, bran that has been infused with Effective Micro-organisms.
Nedbank Trusts Mlu Khanyeza
031 251 7117 [email protected]
Nedbank/BOE Nicola McMurtry
BoE Private Clients’ Philanthropy Office is dedicated to providing specialised services required by donors and non-profit organisations (NPOs). With
over 175 years of experience, we strive to facilitate the involvement of clients in longer-term giving through the establishment of charitable trusts
and the provision of specialised investment services. Equally, we strive to support NPOs through the provision of appropriate services to assist in
their efforts towards longer-term sustainability and effective performance. Our clients include NPOs, Corporate Foundations, Charitable
Foundations and international donor and aid agencies.
Sun International Kudzai Mqingwana CSI Manager
Manages CSI programme for Sun International and the casino
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Department of Education
Leslie Swartz Ward Manager
Department of Education
Moses Mogamberry District Manager
Umbumbulo Agrihub
Paula Osborne
084 444 4657
Use-It Mike Jooste
031 765 2349
[email protected] Ethekwini waste materials recovery industry development cluster
Engen Caroline/Nosiphiwo Ligwa
Funded the Arbour day event, and this booklet.
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address Notes
Mela's Business Networking
Mela Arnold Reputation management
082 307 8159 [email protected]
Alien Nation Mala Reddy Marketing
[email protected] Specialises in 'green advertising'
Tabloid Media Bernadette Wolhuter
Photographer 073 751 7810 [email protected]
The Gardener Wendy Moulton Managing Editor
031 764 0593 [email protected]
The Mercury Omeshnie Naidoo
Jourbalist
<independent Charel
082 605 2928 [email protected] Fundraisers for Thisability and
Media &
Fundraisers
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fundraiser> Haasbroek Wildlands Conservation Trust
Inventive Trading cc
Juanita Davis
031 206 1479 [email protected]
Inventive Trading performs fund raising for NGO’s & NPO’s while also offering event co-ordination and catering services. Its main objective is to raise
donations for its clients. While a majority of donors are willing to fund capital expenditure, they do not wish to provide funds for on-going operational
costs. The corporations aim is thus to attempt to find viable business ventures to enable these organizations to fund these costs.
Kuhle Life Sheryl Lederle Owner
Contact via Facebook or LinkedIn
Kuhle Life is a professional fundraising company based in Durban, South Africa. Currently the main focus of the company is raising funds on behalf of Diabetes South Africa – Durban Branch. Enquiries regarding mutually beneficial opportunities for fundraising on behalf of local NGO’s / charities are always welcome and will be fully explored.
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address Notes
Open Door Thora Mansfield Director 084 409 2679
Urban Greening Gavin Stockden
Urban Greening is a Non-Profit Organisation formed in 2011 by Bev Ainslie, Gavin Stockden and Mark Povall in order to help individuals,
organisations and communities to start and maintain organic food gardens and Permaculture projects. We are currently involved in the Urban
Agriculture component of a project to uplift Kenneth Gardens in Umbilo.
The Human Hermien (Minki)
082 788 [email protected] Creative arts NGO
NGOs
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Elephant Foundation
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Urban Earth Amanda Botes
031 827 6426
Lovelife Trust Natasha Budhram
Community mobiliser
Crossroads KZN Mahendra Singh
Crossroads KZN is a humanitarian initiative, responding to a range of socio-economic challenges faced by South Africa’s poorest communities. We have positioned ourselves to respond to the immediate needs of the community through relief work, and a multi-disciplinary approach to development. Crossroads has effectively delivered services in the areas of health, education and poverty alleviation. The underlying principles of our work are collaboration with other Non Government Organisations, Faith Base Organisations, Government and Communities.
Diakonia Hester Joseph Business Manager
The Centre provides facilities for meetings, conferences and education programmes as well as office accommodation for organisations whose
aims, in accord with our Mission Statement, are to actively promote political tolerance and reconciliation and the use of its facilities for dialogue
and peacemaking and to continue and strengthen its support for the poorest and most marginalised people and for those who serve them.
Tree Neeroshnie Naidoo
031 579 4711
Tree’s mission is to promote and support quality, sustainable, holistic early childhood care and development (ECD) for vulnerable children from
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birth to age 4, by building the capacity of the adults responsible for meeting young children’s rights and needs as well as increasing access to ECD resources.
The Human Elephant Foundation
John Charter
083 775 7626
Thisability Simon Manda
031 309 1770
Thisability is disability awareness newspaper printed monthly and distributed to special needs schools, disability organisations, corporates and
governmental departments. We are based in Durban and also have a website with an electronic version of the newspaper. We aim to be the
disability specific info platform for all disabilities across the spectrum to mainstream and integrate by informing positively.
MiET Dawn Jones Director
ELET Govin Reddy Project Manager 083 288 9808
ELET (The Environment and Language Education Trust). is committed to transforming education and working towards whole-school development and community enrichment. For 25+ years, we have worked towards the achievement of whole-school success through the development of able and committed educators, working with active and motivated learners, in an enabling and healthy environment. We actively and consciously contribute to the development and transformation of education and society in a democratic and just South Africa by implementing teacher, learner and community-owned programmes and developing education materials.
Bluff Eco Park Ursula Groenewald
031 467 0398
Integrated Richard Pocock Inventor
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Sustainable Systems
The Valley Trust
S’bongiseni (S'bo) Vilakazi
Director 031 716 6800
The Valley Trust advocates, facilitates and implements sustainable livelihoods and health improvement programmes to facilitate positive change within the community of The Valley of 1000 Hills. We do this through a committed team and the strength of our 60 year track record and available resources to provide the vulnerable with the relevant knowledge and skills in order to enable them to take charge of their own development. S’bongiseniVilakazi, the Executive Director, has more than ten years’ experience in the NPO sector and holds qualifications including MBA, BSc and Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship.
Pro-bono.org Tracey - Lee Keshwar
Staff Attorney
[email protected] Provide free legal services
Celebrate Life 2012
Lara Plumbtree
[email protected] Save The Rhinos fundraiser
Ansari sustainable living
Nishaat
ASL is a community based initiative with a commitment to human self-sufficiency and care for our environment. We intend to share our
experience with those who would like to know how they can live and energy efficient, sustainable lifestyle at minimum costs to themselves. Our
goal is to help make sustainability techniques as simple as possible and available to all.
Mila Project Bev Ainslie Coordinator
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Whizz-kids Ben Ziemens Programme Director
[email protected] Whizz Kids is a sports based and health focused programme
Bioregional Sarah Alsen Executive Director
084 497 1661
Award-winning social enterprise which establishes sustainable businesses and works with partners around the world to demonstrate that a sustainable future is attractive and affordable
WESSA North Coast region
Teddy Perumal Chair 032 944 3959
The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) is an environmental organization based on the principal of people caring for the Earth. The organization has educational projects in all main provinces and relies heavily on support from volunteers.
Wildlands Conservation Trust
Lauren Laing Brand and communications manager
033 343 6380
Wildlands are progressively developing and implementing WILDLANDS’ INITIATIVES across the Country. These initiatives are founded on the principles of the Community Ecosystem Based Adaptation (CEBA) framework. This framework has been developed through a formal partnership between Wildlands and the South African Government, and is founded on a) a strategic focus on the ecosystems that underwrite the welfare and livelihood of communities, b) Development approaches aimed at “enabling sustainable access to the economy” for unemployed and impoverished community members and c) The establishment of partnerships between community leadership, businesses, civil society and government.
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Eco-Peace Alan Murphy
Imagine Durban Hyacinthia Naidoo Schools Co-ordinator
Imagine Durban aims at promoting sustainable living through long-term development planning within the eThekwini Municipality. After extensive consultation, it has adopted a plan that engages: schools, businesses, all tiers of government, CBOs, NGOs, FBOs and individuals to aspire towards the goals of this plan by inspiring them to take action.
Trees and Food for Africa
Mary-Ann Fairall
[email protected] Provided trees for the schools through Caroline Ligwa
WESSA Eco-schools Charissa Jaganath KZN co-ordinator
WESSA Eco-schools Charlene Russell coordinator for inland KZN
Eco-Schools is an international programme managed locally by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). The programme aims to encourage and improve environmental management and environmental learning at schools, through the implementation of projects and curriculum-based learning that bring about positive change through teacher, learner, and community involvement. Each year, schools strive to improve on their efforts to qualify for an internationally recognised Eco-Schools Flag.
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address
Glenridge Pre-primary Rebecca Benwell Principal 031 261 7272 [email protected]
Joyce Broadhead Avril Cameron
031 202 3427
Montpelier Gail King
031 312 6670
The Birches Pricilla Edmonds
031 708 4764 [email protected]
Treetops Carolyn Robinson Principal 031 201 7305 [email protected]
Pre-primary
Schools
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address
Allandale
Beaconridge M.G. Naidoo
031 404 4273 [email protected]
Burnwood
031 208 6842
Cato Crest KoliweMbatha Deputy Headmistress
082 837 5902 [email protected]
Cato Crest Primary is a no fee school with 1120 learners from Grade R to grade 7, ranging from age 4 to 12 years. It is situated in the
informal settlement of Cato Manor.
Claire Ellis Brown Nora Saneka
079 289 9857 [email protected]
Glenmore David Spiteri Principal
Gokul DhirenNulliah
031 902 5373 [email protected]
Primary
Schools
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Hillview
031 262 8222
MLS Blackburn Kevin Sewlall Principal 031 568 1295 [email protected]
Morningside
031 303 2413
NagariPracharni
031 207 4003
Northdale
Ocean View House
Orient Heights
Ottawa TP Msane Principal 072 246 5657 [email protected]
Overport srs
031 208 0928
Panorama
Quarry Heights Ntombi...
074 421 7767
Rippon
031 207 3406
Rustic Manor Mrs K. Rajcoomar
031 505 8918 [email protected] / [email protected] (Sanjay)
Siphosethu Nobuhle Buthelezi Teacher 073 171 8463 [email protected]
Mrs Buthelezi runs the Angels of Love Soul Buddyz Club within Siphosethu Primary school. The Buddyz Club was started in 2003 as an initiative of Soul City and Department of Education and Culture. The Buddyz help the school orphans by dressing them and providing them with bus fare and raising funds for their well-being. We are hoping grow as a club and to be able to further serve our community, going forward with the empowering the nation.
Springfield Hindi School
031 208 4637
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address
Clairwood Miss P Madzula
076 422 6998
Commercial
031 907 3575
King Shaka High
031 906 3174
Northbury High
033 391 4451
Ogwini Technical
031 907 4010
Overport
031 207 3277
Reservoir Hills
031 262 6826
Sastri Park Mr T. Marimathoo Principal 073 259 9710 [email protected]
UmlaziComtech
031 906 2808
Zwelethu High
031 907 5285
Secondary
Schools
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address
Eden Jean Van Elden
082 560 7185
Embury College
031 303 8790
eThekwini FET colleges Guillaume Nel
George Campbell of Technology
031 332 2792
Mason Lincoln Special Happy BusiShoba
031 919 2039/40 [email protected]
Ningizimu Special Nonhlanhla
078 570 8444
Parkridge College
031 207 3337
Other
Schools
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address Notes
Botanic gardens
Martin Clement education officer
[email protected] Runs botanic gardens permaculture workshop.
Doula Hailey Fudu
083 647 4460 [email protected] Baha'i faith group
Hluma Projects Portia Nkukwana Owner 074 574 4157 [email protected]
Integrated Processing Solutions
Janine Steenhuisen
Site Manager Durban and East London
Students In Free Enterprise
Comfort Shai
074 387 0271 [email protected]
Student community development body
UKZN Development Studies
Harald Witt Lecturer
[email protected] Runs academic garden projects.
Other
useful
contacts
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Company name Job Title Phone E-mail address Notes
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Green Thumbs Wendy Groom Garden consultant
083 660 1586 [email protected]
Green Thumbs Gardening Kids is a gardening program that offers children the opportunity to learn basic gardening skills and also includes a recycling program. The aim is to encourage the children’s awareness of the green world and to equip them with basic gardening skills. We believe that now is the time to teach our children to GROW the world better and to become more aware and involved in their environments.
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Feeding the Self contact details
General enquiries [email protected] 0749 031 332
Chirag Patel Director [email protected] 0735 578 909
Nicholas Molver Operations [email protected] 0780 622 204
Marc Robson Materials [email protected] 0842 613 244