What is Sustainability?

You may have heard about 'Sustainability’. This is one of the most frequently used words now on TV, radio, and online. Leaders around the world are talking about it, businesses have it at the heart of their corporate agendas, large meetings are being held globally to discuss effective action plans, and communities are also getting involved to actively contribute to the cause. Sustainability is a reality and priority of the world.

We know that it's not always easy to understand what sustainability is. The definition may even seem technical to some people, especially when talking about future generations.
In the following paragraphs we will try keep it simple and talk about current, relatable situations that make it easy to understand how we arrived at the numerous social and environmental challenges we face today. From there we will see how thinking sustainably can help us play our part as individuals, communities, states, businesses, health organisations and environmental activist organisations. 
 

We are in Africa; so let’s talk about our reality
Did you know that according to the UN Environment Programme, Africa’s most pressing sustainable development threats are food insecurity and malnutrition, water scarcity, and environmental degradation. Now, let’s take a deeper look on these 3 topics.