Every year on Human Rights Day, recognized on the 21st of March this year, South Africans reflect on the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution and the long journey toward dignity, equality and justice for all. While human rights are often discussed in terms of housing, healthcare, safety and education, one foundational right underpins them all: the right to a healthy and clean environment.
Human Rights Day reminds us that rights come with responsibilities. The constitutional right to a healthy environment can only be fully realised when all sectors of society play their part: when communities care for their local environments, when businesses operate responsibly, and when individuals make conscious choices about how they use resources and manage waste.
The Togryers museum, in collaboration with the Health Services of the Cape Winelands DM, will deliver an environmental programme at ST Marks Primary School in Prince Alfred’s Hamlet, to build awareness of environmental rights while emphasizing the responsibility each learner carries in protecting and caring for their surroundings.
