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The most exciting event in the EdenCampus calendar was the launchof our very own student businesses.These businesses act as action learningfor our students where they practiceall they learn in the classroom. Thesebusinesses are totally run by thestudents of Eden Campus with guidanceof various local business people andmentors.Different teams of motivated studentsrun these businesses. Theprimary goal of these businesses is togenerate an income for the future ofEden Campus. It is therefore so vital forthe students of Eden Campus to make asuccess of these businesses. In runningthese businesses the students aregaining a lot of business skills and areexposed to the greater business world.The students are also challenged to utilisetheir theoretical knowledge in therebusinesses.These businesses include :Eden VeggiesThe vegetable business is looking atproviding organic vegetables to thecampus and the surround communitiesand businesses. The business is friendlyto the environment in the sense thatthey will sell organic vegetables.We are a team of dynamic studentsat Eden Campus who came up with abusiness idea of selling organic vegetables,chickens and honey. We arestarting this business to provide fundsthat will be generated into everyday lifeat campus such as buying food and payingfor textbooks, to name a few of theexpenses.Eden Bicycles(Karatara Nature Cycle)The bicycle business has been donated120 bicycles by Ben Bikes and is lookingat encouraging the surrounding communitiesto make use of their bicyclesinstead of vehicles, which will also makea positive impact on global warming.Eden TransportEden transport is a business thatyoung students of Eden Campus wantto initiate. The aim of the business isto provide a safe, reliable transport tothe greater garden route area, and theprofit generated by the business willbe used for education. The core of thebusiness is to promote global warmingawareness, by using environmentalfriendly fuel (bio-diesel) and by usinggreen cars. The profit generated by thebusiness will be used for education. Thecore of the business is to promote BlackEconomic Empowerment (BEE), andglobal warming awareness.Tara of EdenThe Tara of Eden is looking at providingaccommodation and entertainment tolocal residents and international tourists.Our vision is to be the number onetourist destination for travellers with asocial conscience.In the short term we will provide ourvisitors with an experience that enablesthe socially conscious to engage withthe regeneration of education possibilities.We wish to educate our visitorsabout our spectacular surroundings bypartnering with local businessmen whohave the necessary knowledge aboutKaratara.The hiking trails, talent shows andthe showing of movies that we also offerwill enable our visitors to have firsthand experience of the beauty that existsin KarataraEden ClothingEden clothing received a donation ofclothing worth r50 000. Clothing thatsuits all occasions and different kind ofpersonalities and creating diversity inwhich every one feels comfortable.Gug’o thandayo comes from the diversityaspect of the business, where we donot exclude anyone. Mainly by sayingcoalition clothing is for all ages, cultureand genders.The term “gug’o thandayo” means: youare only old when you want to be old.Our future aims are to hold fashionshows and to work with young africandesigners, and form partnerships withthe other Eden Campus businesses.38 Biophile Issue 16
EdenCampusNewsletterWhen we decided to start a GreenBusiness School from nothing wefocused on the Business and creatingour amazing multiversity in Karatara —a small town on the Garden Route, anddid not immediately get the green sidegoing. That was in February 2006 andnow it is May 2007 and we are goinggreen.We have allocated time in ourweekly timetable to a subject we havecalled “Going Green”. This is whereour students — 52 in total — are givenassignments and tasks to take an old,dilapidated building and change it intoa green — lush — healing — environmentallyaware campus and to makedaily differences in the way we live.Our plan is to take what we learn to thecommunity of Karatara and for eachstudent to take their new found awarenesshome to their various communitieswhere, whatever they do, is going tomake a difference.We have recycle bins all over ourcampus, we are beginning to compostour waste, have started the most beautifulorganic vegetable and herb gardenand the most exciting new addition isour very own Worm Farm. Our plan isto have up to 10 working worm farmson the campus and market and sell ourspecial vermicast to the community.Our plan for the next 2 months is toget a full recycling programme startedin Karatara and to start an awarenesscampaign getting the locals to plant andgrow organic vegetables.We will keep you up updated in thenext newsletter.On 25 April 2007 we launched ourstudent businesses with a very specialevent and the acceptance of a donationof 60 Bicycles from BEN (BicycleEmpowerment Network). The studentsof Eden Campu,s with the help of staff,mentors and angels, hosted a wonderfulevent which included handing over of60 bicycles to our local primary school,a fun ride where more than 120 peoplecycled around Karatara and a wonderfulmusic concert with Verity and her band.It was an evening to remember andopened up a way forward for more positive,non-alcohol and non-violent, magicand connectedness that has takensteps to heal and nurture a depressedand often forgotten community.Biophile Issue 1639
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