Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

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Arbour month: AfriForum contributes to a greener future

Byafriforum 26/09/201903/11/2020

The AfriForum branch in Paulpietersburg planted five white stinkwood and five pompon trees at various schools and the local retirement home as part of the civil rights organisation’s annual arbour month project.

According to Eugene van Aswegen, AfriForum’s district coordinator for KwaZulu-Natal, the organisation intends on planting more than 3 000 trees countrywide this year.

“By planting indigenous trees, we are not only preserving our environment and making it a more beautiful place to live in, but we are also showing that we have hope for the future. Trees are much more than simply an important part of the ecosystem or an essential natural resource – trees are symbolic of life,” says Van Aswegen.

AfriForum annually focuses on both a tree species that occurs commonly and a scarce tree species. The common tree for 2019 is the marula (Sclerocarya birrea), while the scarce tree is the apple leaf (Philenoptera violacea). AfriForum encourages its members to plant indigenous trees that thrive in their environments.

“Arbour month offers the perfect opportunity to make a lasting difference in our communities. However, trees need continuous care to prosper to the benefit of everyone and the AfriForum branch in Paulpietersburg undertakes to supply this care. It is symbolic of the fact that we are here to stay and have hope for the future,” says George Scholtz, Chairperson of the youth portfolio of the Paulpietersburg branch.

The branch encourages the community to get involved with the project and become part of a progressive and greener future.