Project case Study 4
Student practising in the purpose built dive pool in Coffee Bay
Student Yonela Joloza
National Skills Fund Project Manager, Ncumisa Petse (Right) with one of the groups of students and Siyavuya Papu from CSA
The School in Coffee Bay built by CSA
Diving gear training
Diving gear training
Crayfish anatomy lesson
Student Yonela Joloza reading the course material
Crayfish anatomy lesson
Crayfish anatomy lesson
Crayfish anatomy lesson
Siyavuya Papu from CSA taking roll call
Dive fitness training
Dive fitness training
Dive fitness training
National Skills Fund Project Manager, Ncumisa Petse watching the students during fitness training
Dive fitness training
Instructor
Dive fitness training
student Mveleli Rixi
Student Siyakudumisa Mgwali
Student Lungile Mfazwe
Student Siphamandla Galimani
Student Likho Joja
Student Nanto Rixi
Student Collen Gngwana
Student Sabo Mfila
Student novelise Mphesheya
Student Aluvuyo Lwithi
Student Samora Koloa
Student Zukisa Sotomela
Student Sinoxolo Vulindlela
Instructor Mnundisi Nkonjane at Mngazana estuary CSA learnership
Preparing to dive Mngazana estuary CSA learnership
Training begins at Mngazana estuary CSA learnership
Dive training in a natural rock pool
Dive training in a natural rock pool
Dive training in a natural rock pool
Pratical training begins
Student Achumile Mjow
Safety training
Student Noris Xamba
Student Nomula Mbuzeni
Student Mthozami Mapwarqana
Student Langa Selana
Student Cynthia Nodela
Student Nobahle Mapasa
Student Nomula Mbuzeni
Student Funeka Nkosana
Student Phumza Joseph
Student Simnilelwe Skulevana
Student Khayaltha Xamba
Student Pumisa Nose
Dive training in a natural rock pool
Dive training in a natural rock pool
Category: Government program, Eastern Cape
Wild Coast Lobster Fishing & Diving Project Summary:
Wild Coast Lobster Fishing & Diving project takes advantage of the natural crayfish resource in the region between Port St Johns and Nqileni in the Wild Coast region. CSA has trained 2410 individuals through the running of a skills program, teaching them to:
– dive for and catch crayfish
– conduct First Aid when necessary
– conduct entrepreneurial ventures that link into an established off-take value chain
The project also leveraged off the permitting structures established by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in the region.
Student Noris Xamba in dive training
https://vimeo.com/626400249
Noris Xamba is 52 years old and lives on the Mngazana River estuary on the East Coast of South Africa where she has been cray fishing since she was 8 years old. With investment in training and infrastructure from the College of Sustainable Agriculture and the National Skills Fund, Noris has become part of a system that’s good for people, for nature and for business. Noris has been taught the commercial value of crayfish and developed her knowledge of the ocean environment that supports her livelihood; safety and conservation will influence her diving in the future. Noris will share her knowledge with other women in her community and in so doing, extend the system that will sustain more livelihoods in her community.