KnowledgeTree Plants Trees as Part of Green Initiative
Document Management Provider Promotes Sustainable Development in Local African Community
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – 26 April, 2010 - KnowledgeTree™, an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) provider focusing on affordable document management software, today announced that the company would be donating all trees derived from its green IT promotion to a South African school, Zerilda Park Primary School, in Cape Town on April 29, 2010.
The KnowledgeTree green IT promotion, which ran from October 2009 to April 2010, stated that a tree would be planted for every new product sale over US $4,500 as well as for every 1000th community product registration. Through Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), a South African social enterprise that addresses climate change action and sustainable development, KnowledgeTree will now be donating all the trees to the disadvantaged school.
Zerilda Park Primary School, a school consisting of 1,300 learners (500 of which receive meals through the government Feeding Scheme), is in a culturally diverse, poverty-stricken neighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa. A mix of fruit and indigenous trees will provide the local community with produce, greatly enhance the dry, barren grounds, give much needed shade while also beautifying the local neighbourhood.
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PlanetWorks donated 100 trees to beneficiaries in the Western Cape on behalf of one of their clients. The Ark Educare Centre and Crystal Educare Centre both in Khayelitsha received trees from this donation. They both held events where their board was present and came to assist in the planting of the trees. The Educare programme works towards educating and growing the children of today so they feel empowered to lead successful lives.
Glory, one of the directors for both these educare centres said, "The donation has made a significant impact on the children as they feel loved by a stranger. And that in itself is empowering! So thank you PlanetWorks!"
Wired Communications donated 92 trees to four beneficiaries in the Western Cape. African Leadership is an American organisation based in Khayelitshe where leaders in the community are trained up to educate and empower young children as well as themselves.
For the second straight year, Impahla Clothing is offsetting its carbon emissions as South Africa’s first ‘carbon neutral garment manufacturer’. On 26 May 2010 Impahla partnered with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) to help green the Masiphile Peace Project in Khayelitsha by planting 150 fruit and indigenous trees.
Motorsport South Africa (MSA), the controlling body of all forms of motorsport in South Africa, has again embarked on a Greening campaign to plant trees at disadvantaged schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal in celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June 2010.
