Solidarity between People and Planet
EMG is an NGO supporting community driven environmental and social change.
Our vision is an of egalitarian, ecological society, based on justice and fairness for people and planet
Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) is a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa
Working from the ground up EMG works to: build communities through practical interventions. This work is underpinned by participatory action research, social learning and collective knowledge generation, building community led networks and advocating for solidarity to influence policy and system change.
Our Focus Areas
Climate Change
We work on community driven solutions to the impacts of Climate Change on both people and the environment; specifically, in relation to water and food.
Water
We work to achieve the right to sufficient, clean, safe water in our taps, for our food production, our health, our cultural practices and our environment.
Agroecology
We work to scale Agroecology as a technology that balances relationships between people, animals and the environment for an egalitarian, indigenous, sustainable future.
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There was a Recycling Fashion Show at Mfuleni Technical Academy hosted by the learners in the Environmental School on the 1st of November 2024. The Recycling Fashion Show was done to create awareness on...
by the Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG)
The water crisis is something that civil society have been warning government about for decades and much like the electricity crisis, we do not see government...
BY December Ndhlovu
The Mpumalanga Water Caucus (MPWC) has been given an opportunity to temporarily employ 50 people in Bushbuckridge to do river cleaning, establish an agroecology farm and land restoration...
BY December Ndhlovu
In Mpumalanga, we are working with the Ten Trees project, an initiative started by Project Biome.
Project Biome refers to itself as a connecting tissue of the organizations that work...