R22 million Green Fund Project for KwaZulu-Natal

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, will on Friday launch a R22-million Green Fund Project in the uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, will on Friday launch a R22-million Green Fund Project in the uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.

Farming the Wild is a community based project to green the rural economy of the uPhongolo Local Municipality. The project aims to create green jobs and sustain two rural communities in the province through game farming initiatives, thereby supporting the objectives of the Green Fund.

It is funded through the National Green Fund, whose primary aim is to provide finance to facilitate investment in green initiatives, including funding green economy project initiation and development, research and development, and capacity building initiatives.

The fund seeks to support green initiatives to assist South Africa’s transition to a low carbon, resource efficient and climate resilient development path delivering high impact economic, environmental and social benefits.