Awards

We have been around a while (since 1982) and received various awards which we are very proud of!

  • Green Trust Environmental Award: 1992
  • Peace Gardens Award: 1994
  • Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism: Conserva Award:1995
  • President’s Social Forestry Award: 1995
  • Green Trust Environmental Award (for the Manyanani Peace Park): 1995
  • President’s Social Forestry Award (for the Manyanani Peace Park): 1996
  • Cape Times Centenary Environmental Award: 1999
  • Shoprite/Checkers Woman of the Year Award: Community Affairs (for Outreach Worker, Christina Kaba): 2001
  • Rotary International (via Waterfront Rotary): Paul Harris Fellowship (for Director, Rob Small): 2001
  • Mail & Guardian/ Green Trust SA/ Nedbank: Urban Environmental Sustainability Award: 2002
  • Nestle: Community Nutrition Award (for Outreach Worker, Christina Kaba): 2002
  • Desmond Tutu Footprints of Leadership finalist (for Outreach Worker, Christina Kaba): 2002
  • Ashoka Fellowship (for Director, Rob Small): 2002
  • Cape Times / Caltex Award finalist (for SEED): 2003
  • Green Trust: Individual finalist (for Outreach Worker, Christina Kaba): 2003
  • Green Trust: Environmental Education finalist (for SEED): 2003
  • Impumelelo Silver Award (for SCAGA): 2004
  • Khayelitsha Achiever Award for Community Development (for Christina Kaba): 2004 (Presented by KDF and City of CT)
  • Social Business Plan Award from Business Place Network: Nov 2009
  • Impumelelo Innovations Gold Sustainability Award for “ABALIMI-Harvest of Hope – Seed to Table” food security and job creation micro-farming development chain, June 2010
  • SAB Innovation Award 2011
  • Western Cape Government 110% Green Campaign Flagship project 2012
  • Topos (international landscape mag) 20th Jubilee award at the International Landscape Architects Biennal in Barcelona: Sept 2012
  • Shoprite Community Network Award” 2013
  • Barcelona City to City FAD (Fostering Arts & Design) award- honors list: 2013
  • Eat Out: Earth Zonnebloem Produce Award: 2014
  • Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International via Constantia Rotary Club for Christina Kaba: 2014
  • Rotary Community Service Awards for Bridget Impey and Rob Small: 2014
  • Department of Agriculture National Female Micro-farming Entrepreneur Award for Ma Tenjiwe Christina Kaba Kaba and her Moya we Khaya Peace Garden: Sept 2015
  • 2020 Ecological Awards Abalimi won gold for the Eco-Community Category, while Harvest of Hope won gold in the Green Economy Category for creating market access.