TUF wins Blue-Green City Design Award

The Umvoto Foundation (TUF) submitted an entry and poster design for the #cocreate Blue-Green Cities Design Awards 2022. We nominated the Indawo, Abantu, Injongo e Khayelitsha initiative with initiative leader Busiswa Nomyayi. The initiative was shortlisted as one of the finalists in the category for Best Community-Based Project for water sensitive designs.

Workshop

A workshop was then held which was attended by all the finalists. Representatives from the City of Cape Town’s Future Water Institute of the University of Cape Town, the Craft and Design Institute, the Institute of Landscape Architects, as well as the Dutch Consulate were present. The purpose of the workshop was to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities with the process of creating blue-green African cities. This would therefore, also provide a space for learning from one another during the #cocreateDESIGN FESTIVAL 2022.

Awards Ceremony

The finalists then moved over to the awards ceremony. The awards were to acknowledge people and institutions who have played a significant role in the shaping and design of blue-green cities in South Africa. It was a celebration of all those who have contributed designs that aim to uplift communities and who strive to develop sustainable innovations and inclusive systems within our city.

At the awards, all finalists presented their project. In addition, all finalists had to submit a poster of their project. This was on display at the venue for the audience to vote on.

To our delight we won the Best Community-Based Project, Best Poster Design and the Most Valued Water Sensitive Innovation awards. These awards are testament to the hard work and passion of Busiswa and her team. It has turned into a liveable space that is supported and protected by the community. TUF is now looking forward to working with the team in continuing and expanding the clean-up work in Griffiths Mxenge. The initiative hopefully offers a blueprint for other streets and communities in the Cape Flats and other parts of Cape Town and South Africa.