SOUTH AFRICA
The saying that ‘Today’s youth are tomorrow’s
leaders’ was given a boost again when Deputy
Minister of Water and Sanitation Pamela
Tshwete presented a media classroom to the
Injongo Primary School in Khayelitsha.
Last year, Injongo Primary put the Western
Cape on the map when the school took the first
prize in the Baswa Le Meetse (Youth in Water)
national competition.
The Baswa Le Meetse initiative is aimed at
Grade 6 pupils. By winning, the school is the
proud winner of a media classroom sponsored by
the MTN Foundation. The MTN media classroom
consists of 21 computers connected to the
Internet and preloaded with scientific programs.
Given that South Africa is a water-scarce
country, the department has called for a
partnership with communities to participate
actively in water resource management;
hence, the implementation of various public
programmes aimed at educating the young
people and communities about integrated water
resource management.
School pupils are seen as the best educators,
as they are able to change the mindset of their
families and ultimately, an entire community. u
Water-savvy Khayelitsha school rewarded
The Department of Water and Sanitation has called for a partnership
with communities to participate in water resource management.