Tatenda sith***'s Blog (32)

One of the principle goals of EVOKE is to create a network where by all people around the world are entitled to join and submit their views and possible solutions to the crises affecting others around the world. By stimulating debates and getting people out of the comfort that is their lives, Evoke seeks to make those who join more aware of what is happening in the world, what could happen,…

· Scene One - Episode beings with the traditional image of a lush farm with cattle, chickens and pigs freely roaming around in their pens,…

To begin with, being a part of this global challenge has been both absolutely thrilling, but also quite difficult in that I was challenged each week to look beyond my current set of circ**stances which mainly involved the activities geared toward me attaining my Honours degree here in South Africa. This experience undoubtedly opened my eyes to what is really happening in…

It’s 2011, and the most severe strain of the influenza virus has hit the upscale suburb of Borrowdale in northern Harare where I live.

Thanks to the advancement of technology and the availability and ease of access to the internet, my efforts to assemble a team to offer and administer psychological first

aid to…

The secret of crisis communication is chose to focus on is “Coming to terms with uncertainty”. From this article, what stood out more for me was the fact that when

dealing with health pandemics and authorities such as affected governments and

the World Health Organisation, these organisations play a large role in

creating panic by reveals certain details of the pandemic, but at the same…

The important message I would like to pass on to future, younger generations is about the direct relationship between wealth and the conservation of our natural resources and environment. When I say wealth, I do not necessarily mean monetary wealth, but the benefit and assurance that these resources will be there to support and sustain us for as long as we care for them. With this in

mind, the ecological and green issues back in 2010 were starting to kick off,

but began trailing…

As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I chose the symbol of our church as the piece of information and knowledge I would like to pass on to future generations and my peers in 2010. The image and the description of all the different parts of the picture clearly relays what my church believes in, as well as the acceptance and dependance on God.

Why this image is important to pass on is that…

The case study I chose to dwell on was that on weather forecasting by the Maasai tribe in Tanzania. The lessons I learnt from this bit of indigenous knowledge

was that this group of people who have been in existence for many generations

have managed to keep their traditions, customs and nomadic way of life alive

despite advances in technology and the brisk invasion of Western culture. The

gist…

I am currently a student in a small Eastern Cape town, and as such, there is no known resilience plan in Grahamstown. Other than the water initiatives being

put in place by members of the student oriented Galela Amanzi, Grahamstown does not seem to have any contingency

plans that are widely known or recognisable to the student population that I

interacted with. The purpose of Galela…

In the year 2020, large bright green water tanks will be a common feature in the Grahamstown landscape as more individuals and local firms have realised the

importance of water and its conservation should this town want to survive amidst

the drought that has been ravaging this part of the Eastern Cape. Lush grass

patches and gardens too are more common in the landscape thanks to the efforts

of…