Green Living

THE BEST WAY OF GREEN LIVING

In this blog i will be ellaborating more facts on green living and going green to support our environment.Nowadays, people don't have the time to make their house a better place to live in, forget the world and mother nature. You think so too? If yes, you need to change your opinion soon. Without green living tips and ideas, you can easily do your bit and make this world a better place. You don't need to take out extra time or money for any of these, just some extra thought and all of us can spare that, can't we? On this blog, you will learn how you can contribute your little bit to the environment and help in making a difference.You would probably see many who support the cause of going green, saving energy, reducing pollution, and then like.

However, are they are really serious about it? Perhaps not. They support the cause only in black and white and not when it comes to the practical life. With time, the greenery of our Earth has become less. Instead of this color we get to witness the shine and sparkle of sky scrapers, huge roads, fancy cars all over the place, and yes of course the thick air filled with smoke. The prospect of going green or living green for that matter, does not seem to hold any importance for most people. But the fact that you are here on this blog, gives me the pleasure of saying that there are people who are still thoughtful towards saving the beauty of our mother Earth. And that's the reason why I am glad to present you with some of the most important going green facts, which probably you were not aware of, till now.


Interesting Facts About Going Green

The going green facts for kids and grownups have been presented in points below. So make it a point to read each of them:

• One wise greening aspect is getting fruits and vegetables from local farms, would not only strengthen the economy of the country but would also save a lot of capital that is spent in importing them from outside.
• One of the interesting going green facts is associated with the sunlight. According to experts, the amount of sunlight for a minute is enough to meet the energy requirement of the world, for an entire year.
• This is also one of the must-know going green facts. You may suppose that the trees will save the humanity from the immense amount of pollution that they are creating in the environment. But very few people are aware of the fact that on an average, a mature tree is capable of absorbing only 48 pounds of CO2 every year. And when one gallon of fuel is burnt, it produces 19 pounds of CO2 in the atmosphere. So how many trees do you think we require to deal with the pollution, that just does not seem to have an end?
• Learn some smart ways to use the resources that have been provided to you, wisely. Use a bucket and a mug while cleaning your car, switch off the lights when not in use, take shorter showers, turn off water when brushing, and wear something warm instead of turning on the heater. These are a few of the several things that you can do for saving a great deal of energy.

Social development in South Africa

South Africa is marked by discrepancies in wealth,resources,educational and career opportunities.This is not onlya legacy of apartheid :its a feature of newely industrialising countries everywhere,as they try to remain competitive in an increasing globilised world.Our South African people are trying by all mean to be creative and do things on their own not awaiting for the government to provide for them.The department of social development aims to provide "comprehensive,intergrated,sustainable and equality social-development services".It seeks to create"an anabling environment for sustainable development in partnership with those committed to building a caring society".the Department of Social Development,which is responsible for policy and oversight in the critical areas of social assistance and social-welfare services,flags it approach as being "in the spirit of Batho Pele"(which means "people first").

As you can clearly see in the above picture where the South Africans are working on their own to provide healthy food for themselves.The DSD is collaborating with the private sector ,non-govenmental ogarnisations,faith-based organisations ,organised labour and other role-players.Its activities are designed to compliment overarching national programmessuch as national skills development plan ,the Expanded Public Works Programmes.All of this programmes assist the community members to progress well on the threats that keep or stop them not to successed on issues of importance.

Children are struggling to get proper sanitational services and hence they travel to long distances fetching water to help their families.In South Africa there are also areas that needs attention interms of service delivery,due to the above picture this can results on affecting the childs growth and healthyness ,so the Deparment of Social Development must play its role in assisting the areas with this issues.As South Africans we can work hard to make our country the better one by being united to one another and knowing the importance and values it has towards its citizens.