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On the ground in South Africa |
Actions in South Africa
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world descend on their beaches, rivers and lakes to remove litter. This year, the international coastal cleanup day was on 15th September. Read about the cleanup in one town in South Africa below. If you have reports from other locations, send them to the DLIST team! |
 Port Nolloth Coastal Cleanup
On the 14th of September Port Nolloth had a coastal cleanup. The day was indeed a success.
We involved the 3 local schools, the municipality and FAMDA (fishing and mariculture development association). We had 115 participants who were later on grouped in 10s. FAMDA was responsible for the transportation of the participants to the different areas that included Happy Valley, the Salt Pan, Still Bay and Mc Dougalls Bay. We also worked with coast care cleaners who acted as group leaders. The Municipality assisted with trucks to collect the yellow bags at the different collecting points.
 Everyone who participated in this event seemed to enjoy it. Some of the teachers were even asking if we can’t organize these types of cleanups on a quarterly basis, which is an excellent idea provided the state our coast is in. The coastal cleanup was a meaningful initiatives because we got to experience the effect our negligence has on our environment.
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