WWF South Africa hosts their outdoor movie experience for Earth Hour
WWF South Africa partners with SANBI hosting an outdoor movie night under the stars at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.
Celebrating Earth Hour by being in the presence of nature gave residents a sense of understanding towards the importance of Earth Hour on March 23.
The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF), in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Environment and Infrastructure Service Department, celebrated Earth Hour by hosting a movie night under the stars for family and friends who wanted to spend a day being one with nature and enjoy a cinematic experience of watching the classic movie Wall-E.
“This year WWF is looking forward to people coming together for nature and take a day to appreciate the environment . We have not had any physical events for a while so we are hoping that they can interact with us and give them a full sense of excitement of what WWF is about. We invited people to do their one-hour action for nature and log it on our website in hopes to have the biggest contribution to earth hour this year,” says Pedzi Gozo, the Head of Communications for WWF South Africa.
The garden, with its beautiful waterfall, was a sight for sore eyes and people enjoyed a lovely outdoor picnic and a chance to engage with volunteers from SANBI and WWF. Children could enjoy a variety of activities such as Jenga, tug of war and the jumping castle while learning about the benefits of taking care of their environment.
As the sun set, the event started, and people enjoyed a relaxing meditation from the lovely Itta Roussos who aligned everyone’s chakras with nature. The host, WWF, joined by the Director of Marketing and Communications of SANBI, Nontsikelelo Mpulo, and CoJ spokesperson Lebogang Molefe gave a brief speech on the significance of the event.
“Earth Hour is a good platform for us to speak about our conservation work broadly and SANBI was established to make sure we showcase the beauty of biodiversity in South Africa. We encourage people to come to garden and learn about conservation. We ask people to not only act here but also in their neighbourhoods to recycle, to pick up litter. Parents are also encouraged to bring their children to out educational programme we offer here to learn to plant gardens and learn the importance of preserving nature,” Nontsikelelo says.
The gentle breeze of the open garden swiftly arose in the evening while the movie Wall-E played and Earth Hour was celebrated in style.
