Bench mark foundation is an independent church based organisation.It is involve in multiple responsibilities eg, Monitoring school.I felt that it is very important for me and other organisation as well as world to know about Monitoring school.
The Monitoring School started in 2008 by Bench mark. I Meshack Mbangula i started in 2010 May. The Monitoring shool is an amazing capacity building school, when i was called from Justice and peace to attend the school. I was disturb reason being, was the first time i heard of such thing or animal. Disturb as i was,i attended the school with negative intentions.Supringly the Monitoring school of Bench mark is a class of its own, Im saying this because of what i was before and after i attended the school. Before i attended the school i did not care what is happening in my community, they health,drinking water, dumping and Companies who polluting our environment, I was selfish that the right word.
What Bech Mark did to are the following, Computer skills eg basic computer, emails and windows.The other skills are as follows, free writing,speaker trainig, information reseach, confidance and interact with other organisation as well.With these tools i was able to face the Companies around who polluting to take responsability, capacitated my community about environmentas well as domestic pollution and involving the local government in issues pataining the communty that need be dealt with urgently.I was able to change some of the things like the open areas are no more dumping areas but Parks.
Interacting with other organisation help a lot in gathering in information and used in your community.
Now im part of the Movement called CJN(climate justice now).CJN is movement formed by number of organisation to fight issue of climate change,the aim is to pressurise Govermenmt and big corporates to reduce emmissions that affect our climate negatively with green house gases,Im helping in organising the capacitation of the people of Gauteng about Climate change and the trip to Durban, to Cop17( conference of the parties)where the whole world will be meeting to discuss climate change. We want our Government to be commited and sign a binding agreement, that is why we are taking everybody to Durban.
Bench Mark foundation significance, importace and relevance of these contributions cannot be over emphasised, im Valued. I hope and believe that other organisation as well as the goverment will follow suit.Thank you Bench Mark you Rock.
Kwa Thema monitor
MESHACK MBANGULA
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