Episode 13 Innovation

SHOEBOX HOMES
DIRECTED and EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH
TX 19th October 2009
Shoebox Homes is a Non-Profit Organisation that grew out of a design competition called the 36m² Design Challenge. Charles Maisel and Kathy Ackerman put their heads together and thought a competition would be a great way to try to address problems of overcrowding especially in low [...]

Episode 12 A Greener World

GREENHOUSE PROJECT
DIRECTED by JACQUELINE VAN MEYGAARDEN
EDITED by JEMIMA SPRING
TX 12 October 2009
The aim of the Greenhouse Project is to green Johannesburg – and it is doing this via initiatives in five areas: food, energy, water, buildings and waste. Based in the historic conservatory site of Joubert Park, Greenhouse was started in 1993 by members [...]

Episode 11 A Second Chance

REALISTIC
DIRECTED and EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH
TX 5 October 2009
When Solomon Madikane completed matric, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life, but he knew that he wanted to work with people. After a few years with Good Hope Bank in Cape Town, he successfully applied for a position with the then Department [...]