Welcome to DTEC
Registered NGO that focuses on the Development, Tourism, Education and Conservation of Rietbron
We need YOUR HELP!
In short:
Development - the development of Rietbron with the aim of maintaining the character of the town. Focus areas:
- Two main streets ( street names, fill open areas with colour )
- Other streets ( get street lights, remove garden refuse & building rubble)
- Other areas:
- Establish colourful & water-wise plants & trees
- Recycling
- Support positive Rietbron initiatives
Actions taken to keep goats out of town
Recycling - use two storage rooms at Hostel, Fist recycling load taken to Graaff Reinet in Dec 2022
Recycling at Akasia School
Making Ecobricks
Recycling
Making Ecobricks
Tourism - Improve the visual image of a well-maintained town & present town history
- Create an information centre
- focus om 3 entrances to town
- Roadsigns
- Look at products unique to the area
- Historical buildings
- Museum
- Paddadam (frog dam)
- Church
- Old School & hall building
- Markdam (market dam)
- Old cemetery
- New cemetery
- Bron" (fountain)
- Community Hall
Signage at Museum
Signage at Markdam
Sign at Old Cemetery
Church
Signage NG Kerk Rietbron
Painting Ken Sinclair Bridge
Education - Knowledge of nature, maintenence & responsabilities
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- Adults: Awareness & distribution of plants ( eg how to plant fruit trees, preparation of the holes & water care)
- Children: Earth Month in Apr to Jun, and spring activities in Sept
Otjie Kalotjie Project - collect rubish fror four days & earn a badge
Planting Trees at the Community Hall on 21ste birthay
Fruit tree hole inspections
Planting fruit trees
Hug a tree day
Akasia School plantin g trees at Church
Hug a tree day
Getting 600 Fruit trees
Planting Fruit Trees
Planting fruit trees
Hug a tree day
Planting Fruit Trees
Otjie Kalotjie Badge
Making Ecobricks
Conservation
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- Nature:
- Control of intruder plants
- Plant of indigenous & water-wise plants & trees
- History:
- information boards at Markdam, Old Cemetery, Paddadam, Museum, Church, Old School & hall, Bron
- Highlight the old buildings, maintain buildings & gardens, collect history on buildings in town
- Nature:
