Walvis Bay allocates enviro grants

FOUR environmental projects at the coast have received a donation of N$49 000 from the Environmental Fund of the Walvis Bay Municipality.

The amount was divided between the Bio-Coastal Life Project, the Omeya School Water Saving Competition, the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project and the Solid Waste Information Centre. The Environmental Fund was established in 2001.The Walvis Bay Municipality felt there was a lack of public involvement in environmental projects and attributed this largely to a lack of funding for small entrepreneurs to develop their ideas on environmental management.The Fund provides money to get small projects started.The Bio-Coastal Life Project has 14 unemployed youths clean up the culverts at the Walvis Bay lagoon every year.The Solid Waste Information Centre distributes information on waste management and the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project takes tourists out to Kuisebmond to experience life in the township.The Omeya Schools Water Saving Project is an annual competition among schools to create water awareness and promote water conservation.* ELMA ROBBERTS FOUR environmental projects at the coast have received a donation of N$49 000 from the Environmental Fund of the Walvis Bay Municipality.The amount was divided between the Bio-Coastal Life Project, the Omeya School Water Saving Competition, the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project and the Solid Waste Information Centre.The Environmental Fund was established in 2001.The Walvis Bay Municipality felt there was a lack of public involvement in environmental projects and attributed this largely to a lack of funding for small entrepreneurs to develop their ideas on environmental management.The Fund provides money to get small projects started.The Bio-Coastal Life Project has 14 unemployed youths clean up the culverts at the Walvis Bay lagoon every year.The Solid Waste Information Centre distributes information on waste management and the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project takes tourists out to Kuisebmond to experience life in the township.The Omeya Schools Water Saving Project is an annual competition among schools to create water awareness and promote water conservation.The Environmental Fund was established in 2001.The Walvis Bay Municipality felt there was a lack of public involvement in environmental projects and attributed this largely to a lack of funding for small entrepreneurs to develop their ideas on environmental management.The Fund provides money to get small projects started.The Bio-Coastal Life Project has 14 unemployed youths clean up the culverts at the Walvis Bay lagoon every year.The Solid Waste Information Centre distributes information on waste management and the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project takes tourists out to Kuisebmond to experience life in the township.The Omeya Schools Water Saving Project is an annual competition among schools to create water awareness and promote water conservation.* ELMA ROBBERTS FOUR environmental projects at the coast have received a donation of N$49 000 from the Environmental Fund of the Walvis Bay Municipality.The amount was divided between the Bio-Coastal Life Project, the Omeya School Water Saving Competition, the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project and the Solid Waste Information Centre.The Environmental Fund was established in 2001.The Walvis Bay Municipality felt there was a lack of public involvement in environmental projects and attributed this largely to a lack of funding for small entrepreneurs to develop their ideas on environmental management.The Fund provides money to get small projects started.The Bio-Coastal Life Project has 14 unemployed youths clean up the culverts at the Walvis Bay lagoon every year.The Solid Waste Information Centre distributes information on waste management and the Walvis Bay Tour Guides Project takes tourists out to Kuisebmond to experience life in the township.The Omeya Schools Water Saving Project is an annual competition among schools to create water awareness and promote water conservation.