As part of a build up program towards the Executive Council Outreach program scheduled for Wednesday, 17 August 2022, the Department met with a group of women from Rosedale, near Upington, who have turned an area that used to be a dumping site into a colorful flower and tree garden.
The idea of these gardens started because of the piles of rubbish being dumped close to their homes, creating a stench and unhealthy environment. Because most of the women are unemployed, acquiring tools for the upkeep of their gardens are quite challenging.
Today, the Department assisted with some of their needs and challenges by providing gardening starter kits and will be looking into issues of water and municipal waste removal services.