Greyton Transition Town takes home 3 accolades at the 2016 Eco-Logic Awards

Our Flagship, Greyton Transition Town, won three out of seven categories in the recent national environmental Eco-Logic Awards held at Table Bay hotel a few months ago. Greyton Transition Town won the Eco-Community category. Director, Marshall Rinquest, won the Eco-Youth category and Founder/Chairperson, Nicola Vernon, won the Eco-Angel category. 

Greyton Transition Town has always aimed for the stars and the work they have done in the community speaks volumes about their commitment. Greyton Transition Town is committed to working with individuals and organisations in the Ward Two area:

Building resilience to rising fuel prices through the introduction of renewable energy with the aim to have started a pilot project of 100 kw solar energy installation on Emil Weder School by the end of 2017.

Building resilience to rising food prices through promoting the growth of vegetable gardens and buying local. Their aim was to have completed vegetable gardens in each of the six schools in the area and two community gardens by the end of 2013.

Support environmental education in schools and youth centres in order to engender empathy in children and thus reduce bullying and violence, and to prepare young people for careers in the green industries. As if their current environmental awareness campaign wasn’t impactful much, Greyton Transition Town aimed to initiate another six month programme before the end of 2013. They would also to raise sufficient funding to introduce the Humane Education Trust programme in all five primary schools by the end of 2015 and in the High School by the end of 2016.

Support the homeless and back yard dwellers in the Ward Two area to self- build user-designed, environmentally friendly, well insulated, affordable, simple housing with the aim to identify land, secure permission, complete impact assessments, raise funds and start building 50 homes by the end of 2017

Reduce waste in order to engender pride in our beautiful landscape and hold at public clean up days involving schools and volunteers. Greyton Transition Town ought to create employment through recycling and upcycling with the aim to provide at least four permanent jobs by the end of the year.

Create four swop shops serving over 500 families in the area by the end of 2015

Unite the community at a local level to face the global challenges and to have fun doing it with the aim to establish parallel transition committees in Heuwelkroon and Genadendal with representation of two leaders from each committee on the Board of Greyton Transition Town by the end of 2013.

Building employment through sustainable green entrepreneurism with the aim of holding at least two micro-MBA courses for new emerging entrepreneurs; and to provide mentorship to at least four businesses by the end of 2013

As an organisation that is committed to creating a more sustainable environment and greener economy, the 110% Green initiative shares the joy and wishes the organisation progress ahead.