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Township Caterers Project eNews feature.

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:02:15 +0100

This is EWB's oldest running project getting exposure from eNews on Monday 1st October 2012. We are proud of the project Leaders.

http://www.enca.com/videos/enca-students-assist-making-braai-business-safer

Bio Digester interview with enews

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:30:35 +0100

Check out an interview of one EWB's project leaders ,Paul Mesarcik talking about his bio digester project.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH EWB THIS WEEK:

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:45:43 +0100

20-24 February 2012

Abalimi Biodigester Project Call for Help

There are still many opportunities for getting involved! We would greatly appreciate committed EWB members who are willing to help in the monitoring and commissioning of the project. Contributing to this project would ensure great insight into the inner workings of biogestion and the process involved in running a successful project that has is great potential of social change and lasting effect.

To get involved contact Paul: pmesarcik@gmail.com

Solar Panel Installation with IEEE

On Thursday 23 February EWB will be joining IEEE in assisting the technical team who will install a range of solar panels on the roof of a Children's home in Nyanga.

We will depart from UCT at 9:00 and should be done around lunch time.

Spaces are limited, so if you are interested please send your Name, Student# and cell phone number to info@ewbuct.org

Getting MORE involved

There will be another opportunity to sign up to EWB on Wednesday (22 Feb) and Friday (24 Feb) during Meridian outside the Glasshouse.

See you all this week

Heloise

NEW EWB-UCT logo!!!

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:07:54 +0100

Go to our facebook group to vote for your favourite logo design or simply send the number to heloisegreeff@gmail.com

Abalimi Biogas Digester Installation

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:27:12 +0100

TODAY (16 Nov) IS THE START OF INSTALLATION FOR THE BIOGAS PROJECT@ABALIMI!

The possibility existed to create a functioning soup kitchen which uses biogas produced on site, in a community garden in Khayelitsha. The community garden currently exists and is run by an organisation called AbalimiBezekhaya. Traditionally, the gardens are run by members of the community who produce organic vegetable for their own consumption and to be sold to the public. The vegetables are sold through an organisation called Harvest of Hope.

The infrastructure exists to support a functional soup kitchen and the space has been utilised as an informal kitchen in the past. It was proposed to install a biogas digester on site and connect the gas supply to the infrastructure which will become a “soup kitchen”. The digester will use the organic waste (cuttings and reject produce) from the farm as the main substrate, to be supplemented with cow manure if necessary. The biogas that is produced would be used to cook on in the soup kitchen. This soup kitchen will be run by members of Abalimi, either as a business providing to the public, or a kitchen that provides for the members of Abalimi themselves. The vegetables which are sold through HoH can also be cooked in the kitchen. Biogas produces a slurry by-product, would be taken to composting to eventually provide fertiliser for the vegetable garden. Thus, this completes a cycle of waste to valuable manure and cooking gas.

The technology itself will be provided by Africa Green Energy and installed by Engineers without Borders (UCT). Technical expertise on biogas operation will be provided by the Environmental & Process Systems Engineering Research Group (E&PSE) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCT.

The project is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders and will be providing a renewable energy solution while improving lives of the community members. It is further hoped that the success of such an installation would generate awareness around the viability of effective sustainable technologies in a township setting and would prove to members of communities at large that biogas is a sound and useful technology.

EWB Members' Meeting

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:45:37 +0100

We are excited to invite you to the final EWB meeting of the year.

Come find out about the exciting opportunities you missed out on this year, but better yet come along to hear about the projects and plans for 2012 and where you can get involved.

Date: Friday, 21 October 2011

Time: 13h00 – 14h00

Venue: Menzies 12

Heloise

EWB Conference Meeting - Saturday, 16 April

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:15:46 +0100

We're organizing EWB-SA's First National Conference, with the theme (to be confirmed) relating to coming together as an organisation for growth. The 3-day conference will serve a few purposes:

Skills transfer and development for future student EWB committee members. They will attend workshops relating to setting up and managing EWB chapters and projects.
Bring all stakeholders of EWB together to brainstorm and develop EWB-SA vision and identity as an organisation and plan strategically for the next year.
Increase awareness of EWB in SA through marketing and exposure.

We're looking for people based in Cape Town and stellenbosch who will be motivated and committed to the planning and executing of this conference. The conference dates are set for the first week in December, so the committee need to plan to be in Cape Town this entire week (flights will probably be arranged if they are not local).

We want inspired graduates or grad-students who have the time to commit to this project- i.e. not people who could potentially be delegates at the conference.

The following portfolios are open:

Program planning and development- someone to plan the student and professional delegate programs and coordinate it on the day.
Student delegate administration- someone to coordinate delegate applications and issues on the day
Guest Speakers - someone to organise and coordinate professional guest speakers and look after them at the event.
Logistics and venue- someone in Cape Town to drive out to the venues and help with selecting one and dealing with venue issues, coordinating transport for delegates

Please contact Rhea rqnaidoo@gmail.com and Michelle lokpoohyee@gmail.com asap if you want to be involved in growing EWB-SA.

Welcome to EWB UCT 2011

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:32:23 +0100

EWB UCT will be back in action in February 2011. Come visit us during UCT O-week on Jammie Plaza or in the Menzies Glass House