VOLUNTEERS came out in their numbers to tackle the mass of plastic litter on the shores at Beachwood Mangroves on Saturday, 17 April. The community clean-up was organised and supported by several organisations including KZN Beach Clean Up, Clean Blue Lagoon and Global Shapers.
Glenwood resident and coordinator of Clean Blue Lagoon, Dominic Naidoo said he was impressed with the turn out of volunteers who collected 500 bags of refuse.
“We were contacted by quite a few organisations. The HEAL Foundation came down with about 20 volunteers. There were church groups as well as a youth group from KwaMashu, The Durban Global Shapers. There’s a much bigger turn out than we expected. We are very grateful,” he said.
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Among the volunteers was Sunningdale resident, Craig Thurston who brought some equipment from his landscaping business to use at the clean-up. He used a tarp to drag several bags of litter at once to the collection point.
“We are trying to assist the community, as part of the community. As one of the landscaping companies, we have spare time on the weekend and we don’t see why we can’t get involved,” he said.
Clement Agoni, curator of Global Shapers Durban Hub said a team of youth from in and around Durban joined in to help.
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“The Durban Global Shapers belong to a larger community called the Global Shapers Community, which is an initiative of the World Economic Forum. This started in 2010 and has representation in all the major cities across the world. If you go to Johannesburg or Cape Town, there are Global Shapers there. This is a community of young people, in various sectors of the city, who come together to put their skills and ideas together in an attempt to address the challenges that face their city. Today we are here to assist in the fight against the impending climate crisis,” he said.
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