The youth of Africa is a powerful agent for change, giving voice to finding solutions to plastic pollution challenges, including its effect on the oceans. Making waves in South Africa are a number of passionate youth, including Sophia Finestone, creator of her...
The African Youth Waste Network (AYWN), a programme of Sustainable Seas Trust, established its first Youth Committee in August 2020! The Eastern Cape committee, consisting of eight young, talented and vibrant women from different fields of study and background, was...
“Only through action, do words take meaning.” When dealing with such an enormous problem like plastic pollution, there are very few people that are willing to step out of the crowd and fight against this problem. After working with the youth across Nelson Mandela...
How do we change the mindset of a generation? Is there a particular barrier we have to cross before a message can thoroughly be conveyed and understood? One of the challenges we face within the Education pillar here at SST, is getting the youth that we teach in...
Young people are upping the ante in the fight against plastic pollution in our oceans.
‘Young people have an incredibly important role [when it comes to plastic pollution], but you must get on top of it!’ This good-natured order came from Derek Hanekom, Acting Minister of Environmental Affairs, at the launch of the African Youth Waste Network in Port...
