Last updated: July 4, 2023

RCE KwaZulu Natal

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Rce details
Region:
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Country:
South Africa
Overview
Date of RCE acknowledgement:
January, 2007
Description of RCE and Geographic Region:

RCE KwaZulu-Natal collaborates with various partners in ESD, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, in the Midlands region of Pietermaritzburg and northwards.

All individuals and organisations in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands who seek more sustainable practices through ESD are welcome to join and collaborate.


AfriAlliance Group on a field-trip in Mpophomeni (Photo credit: RCE KwaZulu-Natal)

Goals and Objectives:

Promote sustainable lifestyles through ESD.


Jim Taylor and Gcina Dladla in eSwatini for the 9th African Regional RCE meeting (Photo credit: RCE KwaZulu-Natal)

Organisation Hosting RCE Secretariat:

University / NGO Partnership

Key Partners:

Name of organisation: UKZN
Role: Founder Member and Research partner
Contact name: Dr. Jim Taylor
Contact email: jimtaylor835@gmail.com

Name of organisation: GroundTruth
Role: Founder Member and Water related projects
Contact name: Dr. Mark Graham
Contact email: mark@groundtruth.co.za

Name of organisation: WESSA
Role: Founder Member and Project Partner
Contact name: Matthew Cocks
Contact email: matthew@wessa.co.za

Name of organisation: DUCT
Role: Founder Member and Project Partner
Contact name: Liz Taylor
Contact email: ejdtaylor@gmail.com

Activities
Current Activities:
  • Citizen Science for sustainable water management
  • HandPrint Actions for Sustainability
  • ESD Training in SA, India, Germany and Mexico through Mentee training programmes
Upcoming Activities:
  • Sustainability Starts with Teachers (SST) in 11 countries in partnership with UNESCO and Rhodes University
  • Citizen Science for sustainable water management. Developing citizen science tools for level 2 monitoring of SDG 6.3.2
  • HandPrint Actions for Sustainability
  • 23-28 August, 2020 – Global Mentoring course in ESD with Germany, India, Mexico & South Africa (Virtual format)


Chihiro Saito and Fumiko Noguchi, UNU-IAS with Jim Taylor, RCE KwaZulu-Natal (Photo credit: RCE KwaZulu-Natal)

Achievements:
  • Attended and presented the keynote at the African RCE meeting in eSwatini from 5-7 August, 2019
  • Hosted the AfriAlliance workshop on Citizen Science for the southern African region
  • Supported the Umzimvubu Catchment Project – catchment-wide sustainable living
  • Supported NADEET (in Namibia). NADEET won the UNESCO award (US $ 50,000)


AfriAlliance delegates from 6 Countries: Italy, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho (Photo credit: RCE KwaZulu-Natal)

Projects
SADC Building capacity for enhancing sustainability
KZN RCE - Ripples in Rivers: global parnterships through local ecosystem actions
Development of a new eco-friendly farmer’s market at uMngeni Valley
Stream Assessment Scoring System (miniSASS)
Declaration of uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve as an officially protected area
e-STEAM Project
DUCT (Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust)
WESSA Eco-Schools in KZN
The Greater uMngeni Biosphere Reserve Initiative
e-STEAM, a new focus for WESSA uMngeni Valley Education Centre
The Stream Assessment Scoring System (miniSASS) and SDG 6
Piloting a remote citizen science learning system: investigating what technical obstacles emerge in a deep rural community
Concrete Peace Service Reverse 2022
Palmiet Enviro Champs
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Communication Channels
RCE Website:
www.minisass.org
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Contact Details
Main RCE Contact:
Jim Taylor
jimtaylor835@gmail.com
Secondary RCE Contact:
Mark Graham
mark@groundtruth.co.za
RCE Youth Coordinator(s):
Ayanda Lepheana
ayanda@groundtruth.co.za
General RCE email:
jimtaylor835@gmail.com
RCE mailing address for correspondence:

P.O. Box 134, Merrivale, 3291, South Africa