Download KwaNgcolosi Workshop 1 - Water Research Commission

Climate Change and
Adaptation
KwaNgcolosi
Workshop 1
Workshop 1
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Actions .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Registration/Introductions .......................................................................................................................... 3
Results........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction to Climate Change: Presentation .......................................................................................... 5
Understanding the community: PRA Community Mapping ....................................................................... 6
Results .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Community Identified Vulnerabilities: PRA Bar Graph ............................................................................ 8-9
Steps/Actions/Objectives............................................................................................................... 10
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 11
The Water Cycle: Presentation ................................................................................................................. 12
Results & Conclusion...................................................................................................................... 13
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Actions:
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Steps taken: choose/invite community members:
Dudu visited 6 communities to find an area that was suitable for Umphilo to work
After discussion decided on the community of Wushwini in the Valley of 1000 Hills; after have an initial focus group
the community members & leaders asked us to include two other smaller communities Gudlintaba and
Mahlabathini
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Transport:
Spoke to the leaders; they then talked to people in the area to secure transport
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Catering:
Used local group
- Inkosi gave contact to Dudu
Location:
Originally booked the community hall in Wushwini through the Inkosi however there was no electricity
that day so we were able to move to the crèche
Local crèche also contact from local leader
Central location for all communities
Handout:
Purchased booklets that were given to each participant
Content:
o Cover page
o Agenda
o Water Cycle Handout
o Climate Change Handout
o Blank paper & pen
Facilitation
Worked in pairs with one isiZulu speaker with one English speaker
Alternated activities to facilitate
Participants:
Invited 10 people from each community
Councilor & Ward committee members
Church leaders
Community Health Workers
Community Garden
Zibambele (removing invasive plants- public works program)
Art Center
Individuals active in community
Private farm owner
Izinduna
Traditional Healers
Plant a tree organization
Crèche
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REGISTRATION/ INTRODUCTIONS
Steps/Actions/Objectives
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Each participant signed in with name, community and phone number
Introduced Umphilo waManzi and facilitators
Introduced WRC (Water Research Commission) project
Introduction from community leaders (Induna)
WEATHER HISTORY: PRA TIMELINE
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective:
To get a sense of what weather changes have happened in the past
Ask people to tell us what “big weather events have happened” over history from 1980-current
Activity:
Separate into groups to brainstorm ideas
Come back together as a group and add things to the timeline
Annual changes; separate into groups again to discuss changes in weather patterns over the past couple
of years
Seasonal timeline as a larger group
Preparation
Used 3 large flip chart paper taped together
Drew timeline from 1980-present in 5 year increments
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Results:
Timeline:
1959/1961: Huge storm, called a “big snake”, very dark clouds/ tornados and hail, heavy rain, wind, destroyed
homes and roofs, running through flooding trees
1960s: standpipes with Nagle Dam water (stored at reservoir hills), people depended on that main pipe- only
served people along the road (no reticulation), others used Umgeni river and streams
(1970: water year in school, about need for dams)
1980-1990: had rivers winter and summer, now all dried up except for a few days in summer just after a big rain
1980-1982: Drought through more than one rainy season- everything dry, no enough grass to feed cows and many
died, bought grass from outside
1983-1987: Building of Inanda Dam
1986/7: Hailstorm; Floods over four weeks; houses falling down; people staying in churches, schools, AND had to
change location. Cows died because too much rain. (Surrounding areas, e.g. Hammarsdale) Storms made houses
and graves collapse into earth, “sink”
When heavy rains mouth of the dam closed but not completed, when it rained it couldn’t move, destroyed bridges
and community gardens along river. Showed government that certain homesteads needed to move.
1992: Drought, unpredictable rain, livestock died, locusts
2000: Got municipal water
2000: Since then can’t get mealies to grow because too hot, little rain in the winter;
lightning more commonly reported and killing people (surrounding areas)- fear that happen here so call on
sangoma to protect people
2008: tornado (as in 1958)
2010: VERY hot, told people to wear hats
2012: extreme heat, particularly remember one weekend in December
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INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: PRESENTATION
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective:
To explore what community thinks climate
change is
To educate, give information to community
Activity:
Brief verbal presentation with handout on
climate change
See handout
Preparation:
Prepare handout
Print copies
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Reflections:
Participants asked questions about:
o Mono-dioxide
o Commercial/Mercury pollution in
Inanda dam
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UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY: PRA COMMUNITY MAPPING
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective:
To collect information on water sources, infrastructure, gardens, clinics, transport etc
Have the community visually represent what they think is important in the community
Activity:
Divided group up into each smaller community asked them to draw a map of their community identifying
water sources, schools, crèches and transport routes
Preparation:
Three sheets of flip chart paper
A number of different color permanent markers
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Results:
Gudlintaba
Facilities such as Khanyasani L.P School, K.B. High, two churches, clinic, two stores that is Mpho store and
Ndlovu store, community hall, Phakama centre and Lethusizo crèche.
Wushwini
Has a community hall and Art centre which are the only as the facilities for the community. They have
serious transport issues as taxi’s comes only in the morning, during the day people must walk long
distance up a steep and windy road. There is no school and children walk long distance to school even the
young children because there are no crèches in the area.
The community is visited by a mobile clinic once a week
Mahlabathini
The community has roads, good transport, H2O Tank, and transformer for electricity, stand pipe water
and water from the municipality. The community has two crèches that is Bongimpilo crèche and
Phaphamani crèche. They have Hlahlindlela high, Mngeni School, clinic, community hall, post office and
Inanda dam.
Gudlintaba:
The majority of the community receives water from the municipality and very few people pay for municipal water.
There are issues with the water pressure because at times up to five households are sharing one pipe. In addition
to the municipal water pipes there are three stand pipes which some members of the community still rely on.
Wushwini:
Very few households in the community of Wushwini have access to municipal water in their homes. The majority
of the community’s water is coming from stand pipes which is not purified and comes from Inanda Dam. Some
households have hired their own plumbers to connect this water directly to their households. Those with
municipal water access are often cut off with waits of 6 months up to a year.
Mahlabathini
Most of the community members of Mahlabathini have access to municipal water about half the community pays
for water; others receive free grey water from the municipality. Mngeni water pipe is for gardens and watering the
crops and is none purify water.
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COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED VUNERABILITIES: PRA BAR GRAPH
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Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective: Understanding how the community perceives its vulnerabilities.
Activity: Asked groups to determine on a scale of low medium and high how their community was impacted by the
following things:
HIV/Chronic illness
Own livestock
Child headed households
Matric levels
People with gardens
People who rely on grants
People with formal employment
People with informal employment
Differences in wealth (inequality)
Access to municipal water
Pay for water
Preparation: 3 Sheets of paper with bar graphs drawn, permanent markers
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Results:
Livestock:
Wushwini described their community having high levels of livestock ownership because the cultural
significance; only 2 or 3 households do not have cows. However, the other two areas said that livestock
ownership is very low because of previous droughts which killed many animals, the education levels in
community, as well as a shift in social norms, since boys use to spend a lot of time assisting their fathers
with the livestock and now they attend school there is less help to maintain livestock.
Community/ subsistence gardens:
All three of the communities rated that there was very few people who have their own gardens. The community
of Mahlabathini identified that they have two community gardens: Bongimpilo garden and Phaphamani garden;
the other two communities said there are no community gardens. The explanation for low numbers of gardens
was that heat has impacted the crops, which has discouraged people from continuing to plant year after year.
Additionally, animals stealing from gardens and livestock trampling the areas stops people from continuing
gardening or starting gardens.
That matric levels are medium to high because most of the youth complete their education; however
there is significant variation in the grades that students receive. Wushwini was lower saying that some
people do not complete.
All communities rated HIV/Chronic illness as medium to high; explaining there is high levels of infection
but that because of the use of ARV medication and education people are better equipped to manage their
disease
All communities rated child headed households as low
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THE WATER CYCLE: PRESENTATION
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective:
Give information, expand knowledge on water cycle
Activity:
Presentation of the water cycle
Preparation:
Handout of water cycle for participants
LIVELIHOODS: PRA PIE CHARTS
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective:
To identify sources of, and extent of, financial support to individual households
Activity:
To draw pie-graphs showing proportion of income from each source
Preparation:
Hand out pre-cut paper circles and permanent markers or pens
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Results:
Types of Income Indentified:
1. Pensions/ grant
2. Employed- domestic worker, factory shop, industries, community base care, teachers, nurses, police
service
3. Poultry farming
4. Traditional/cultural practices: Sangomazi
5. Taxi drivers
6. Self-employed ex. spaza shop, shebeens, craft work, sewing
7. Construction
8. Pastor
9. Zibambele construction
Based on the collection of livelihood data that the individuals attending the workshop provided, average 44% of
income is from pensions, 20% from informal/home based business, 20% from formal employment and 15% from
additional grants
All communities identified low levels of formal employment, medium levels of informal employment and high
dependency on pensions and social grants
CONCLUSION:
Steps/Actions/Objectives
Objective: To get feedback from the group about the workshop
Activity: Asked participants to put faces on circles to say how they felt about the workshop – happy, unhappy,
angry, confused etc.
Preparation: Need paper, can fit 2 per sheet and cut out 40 circles
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