The Rotary Club of Sandton has donated over 30 indigenous trees to the Philena Primary School in Olivenhoutbosch.
The club is made up of 22 members who volunteer their time and skills to help those in need. In line with Rotary International’s environment theme, Sandton Rotarians recently spent the day at the school where learners joined the Rotarians and planted 30 indigenous and fruit trees at the school, in partnership with Food and Trees for Africa.
Food and Trees for Africa is a non-profit organisation which addresses food security and environmental sustainability. The EduPlant School Gardening and Nutrition Programme focuses on schools, learners, and their surrounding communities. It develops school-linked food security clusters in under-resourced communities and townships.
Annemarie Hill, a member of the Rotary Club, said, “We worked with Food and Trees for Africa to do the tree planting because we know that they work with schools that are vetted. So we are sure that there is committed leadership, that the children are going to be involved and there is sufficient water that can sustain the trees.”
David Haddon, the incoming president of the club, said, “So often we’ll invite a person from an NGO to come and talk to us and we often say to them ‘tell us what you want’ and it allows us to consider their projects and get involved with them and that’s a great part of our speaker programme.”
Hill added that so much of their motivation for working on the projects is seeing the appreciation from the beneficiaries. “We really like to be hands-on and involved with the beneficiaries and be a part of the project.”
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