To celebrate Earth Day, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), were among the 150 volunteers, who planted over 450 fruit trees, windbreaks and indigenous medicinal shrubs in the previously disadvantaged communities of Khayelitsha, Nyanga and surrounding areas on the Cape Flats on 23 April.
CTICC General Manager for Operations, Aage Hansen, who also spearheads the centre’s Nurture our World (NOW) initiative says that this drive formed part of the centre’s commitment to uplifting and empowering the communities in which the CTICC operates. The centre joined forces with its community partner, Ambalimi Harvest of Hope, Greenpop and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to boost job creation, poverty alleviation and environmental renewal in the local communities and to further encourage the development of biodiversity.
“CTICC has made significant strides in establishing itself as one of the world’s leading environmentally sustainable convention centres. Partnering with organisations like Ambalimi, Greenpop and SANBI, who are like-minded about sustainability and innovation allows us the ideal platform to continue affecting change and making a tangible difference in community upliftment”, says Hansen.
Looking ahead the centre will continue to prioritise and advance social upliftment in order to contribute to a sustainable meetings and events industry.
