On the 24th March 2006 it was Tuberculosis Day and we took part in the activities of that day by giving (Grade 9) learners a letters to go to their local clinics around Qwaqwa so as to seek information and education concerning this disease. The main reasons why I did this is because many people in our communities are suffering from this disease and we also have learners who are suffering from this disease presently and I have undergone a six-month treatment for the disease (1997). It really is my concern.

 

The learners were given a questionnaire which asked them what they are going to do help the community, and many indicated that they wish to provide them with health food. Therefore I realized that I need to give my learner more opportunities to plough in the school grounds so that they can be able to give vegetables to people in the community throughout the year. I did not know the problems that I was about to face, there are no forks, spades, watering can, hosepipes and water is a serious problem. I urgently need garden equipments, seeds and information on water purification.

Immediately after the Water Week we decided to teach our learners about the importance of water and our whole planning as a cluster is around sustainable living and our context is water is life . I started teaching my learners about this resources and I also told them it is their right to have access to clean water and importantly, that it is their responsibility to use their resources sustainably. Unfortunately for me again, I face another problem, my grade nine learners do not know what a wetland looks like! I want to take them to wetlands at Golden Gate. Usually when we ask learners to pay for their trips, only a small number of them afford to pay.