{"id":53198,"date":"2020-02-13T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T12:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/keep-kouga-green-campaign-launched-20200212-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:55:02","slug":"keep-kouga-green-campaign-launched-20200212-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/keep-kouga-green-campaign-launched-20200212-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Kouga Green campaign launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"c3f81734\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9939\/1da75442e1564efdaeaae896a6551607.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9939\/469f65e3e5184d409664e16c9acddb1d.jpg\" title=\"At the Keep Kouga Green launch were Sea Vista Primary teacher, Hilda Kyle, and learner, Connie Jonas, Mzingisi Primary teacher, Patrick Cunge, and learner, Seithat Tsele, Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, St Patrick\u2019s Primary teacher, Mignon Smith, and learner, Raydan Palmer, Graslaagte Primary teacher, Caureen Meyer, and learner, Theorise Beerwinkel.                                                 Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">At the Keep Kouga Green launch were Sea Vista Primary teacher, Hilda Kyle, and learner, Connie Jonas, Mzingisi Primary teacher, Patrick Cunge, and learner, Seithat Tsele, Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, St Patrick\u2019s Primary teacher, Mignon Smith, and learner, Raydan Palmer, Graslaagte Primary teacher, Caureen Meyer, and learner, Theorise Beerwinkel.                                                 Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A call has gone out to local primary schools to help make Kouga the greenest municipality in both the Eastern Cape and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is part of the Keep Kouga Green campaign, which was officially launched by Executive Mayor,Horatio Hendricks, last week.<\/p>\n<p>Four primary schools \u2013 Graslaagte, Mzingisi, St Patrick\u2019s and Sea Vista &#8211; joined the Mayor for the launch at Humansdorp.<\/p>\n<p>Hendricks said that the aim of the campaign was to raise awareness of climate change and how each one of us can help to slow it down and reduce its harmful impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is one of the most complex issues facing us today. It is a global problem, but it affects local communities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus of the campaign will, therefore, be on communities and promoting responsible environmental behaviour, so as to facilitate sustainable growth,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Kouga Environmental Specialist, Nomvelo Siwela, said the purpose of the \u201cGreen School Competition\u201d was to encourage schools to become more environmentally conscious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKouga came second in the Eastern Cape Greenest Municipality competition last year. 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