Five hundred children from one of the driest countries in the world will have the opportunity to learn about sustainable living, thanks to the UK’s leading provider of rainwater harvesting solutions.



Stormsaver has pledged to raise £5,000 to support an extensive education programme for children in the Katutura township, located in the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek.



The project, directed by local conservation specialists, Biosphere Expeditions, will teach Katutura children about the importance of sustainable living and the impact on the planet’s biosphere. It will also help them to understand the significance of living in a safe, clean and hygienic way.



“We are delighted to be involved with this project,” said Michael Farnsworth, managing director of Stormsaver. “We believe that young people are our future and so need to educate them about the most efficient and sustainable ways of living, in order to make a real and positive difference to the world’s biosphere.



“The Katutura township, situated at the edge of the one the biggest conservation areas in Namibia. It currently has a population of over 200,000, high levels of unemployment and poor living conditions. Families live in corrugated steel huts and have little access to electricity and basic sanitation and can be without water for days at a time.



“As the township is based on the edge of the conservation area, habitants can easily enter the area and poach for bush meat, cut down trees for fire wood and even deposit waste – often causing damage to the flora and the local wildlife. This needs to stop. We need to help them understand that there are other, more sustainable, ways to live without damaging the local environment.



“As this is one the world’s driest places, which is continually threatened by severe perennial droughts, water shortages and water stress, we also need to help children and families learn about water collection and effective usage,” added Michael.



Dr. Matthias Hammer, executive director of Biosphere Expeditions, said: “We are delighted that Michael and his team at Stormsaver are supporting our sustainable living project. Michael is set to visit to the project in January where he will share his personal experiences and expertise in conservation with the children. We are confident that this project will really help to improve lives of the families in the Katutura township.”



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