Activities

Drawings by Michelle Klink

Sustainable living teams
At NaDEET Centre, the participants are divided into several living teams, who manage their basic living activities. Teamwork and cooperation make sustainable living successful. In addition to the activities outlined above, these teams focus on learning about and using energy and water wisely.

Water: Learners investigate this natural resource through water cycle experiments, an audit and 24-hour water counts. Each team shares one ablution facility with a 140 litre water tank and together they decide how much water to use for various activities e.g. showering and brushing teeth.

Energy: Learners explore alternative energy sources for electricity and cooking. A solar powered system is used for lights, refrigerator and freezer. A battery monitor is used to check the Centre's electricity consumption. All meals are prepared using parabolic solar cookers, solar ovens, hay boxes and fuel efficient stoves using recycled paper fire bricks. Living teams gain experience in solar cooking by being responsible in turn for the preparation of groups' meals. Participants also help to manage the groups' waste by practising the 3 Rs. (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)