B io ph ile Issu e 18 - Biophile Magazine

Eden CampusNewsletterby Nidhi ChaitowKey Role and Purpose of EdenCampusTo consciously create a financially andenvironmentally sustainable green businessschool that educates and transformsindividuals from impoverished communitiesin the Southern Cape in entrepreneurshipand enterprise.Eden Students CommunityHomework Project Inconjunction with 7 Up YouthInitiativePart of student life at Eden Campusis commitment to community outreachand our Afrikaans speaking students aretransported twice a week by local farmersto 3 different centres where they helplocal children with their homework. Thisinitiative has brought encouragement tolocal communities and has brought hopeand promise to so many children who havebeen struggling to achieve their academicoutcomes.Environmental ProjectOn a recent visit to Sedgefield we visitedthe local Recycling project.Jocelynn Jacobs, Johan Minnies andAlexis Jansen visit Sedgefield’s RecyclingProject.The man in charge is Rejoice Gawie, alocal resident from Smutsville who has setup a small recycling project in Smutsvilleas well, beginning with the primary schoolpupils.This Recycling project employs sevenlocal people. The employees sort the wasteinto different corners divided as follows:plastic, cartons, metals, glass, office waste,cans, etc.The Municipality collects part of thewaste and the others are sold to differentrecycling organisations. The waste alsogets donated to schools in the surroundingareas for use in creating artwork.We at Eden Campus identified thatthe community of Karatara has very littleknowledge of recycling. We found thisproject to be very motivating and are inthe planning process of creating our ownRecycling Bin in Karatara. We are workinghand in hand with Rejoice Gawie of SedgefieldRecycling, The Knysna Municipalityand The Karatara Community.Watch this space for further developmentconcerning our project.Contact usEden Campus, P.O. Box 4, Karatara 6580Office: 044 356 2789info@edencampus.co.zawww.edencampus.co.zaStudents present their business plans andstrategies for taking their businesses forwardEden Campus Soccer Team with coachAngelo D’AmbrosioAnd our cheer-leaders giving rhythmic andjoyous support to their soccer teamThe Joy of Life – Henry WitbooiTo wake up early in the morning and seea flower fill of dew drops dancing in themorning breeze.To hear birds greeting the new day withgrateful songs in their hearts.To inhale the smell of the early morningcoffee hanging in the air.To hear the voices and see the faces offriends and family and to know that you areloved.So often we forget the things that reallymatter in life. Between all the importantbusiness meetings, the lunch with importantbusiness clients and friends, the longhours at the office, frustrating traffic jamsand coming late at homes there are childrenlonging for their parents. Butch, the familydog sitting lonely with his rubber toy in hismouth, waiting for his human family to play.We forgot the first steps of a baby and thatlittle smile that makes your knees go numb.The miracle of seeing seasons come and goand that fresh smell of dry earth after thefirst rains.The laughter of children at a jungle gym.The joy of a reunion between friends andfamily. And the first kiss.Between the happiness and joy of birthdayparties and the tears of being scared of thedark, there is something mystical that cannotbe described.To me that is the true joy of life.48 Biophile Issue 18