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March 2019 School Campaign Update
As the first school term draws to a close and the crisp autumn weather moves in, so too is the season changing for the #SmartWaterMeterChallenge. With the sponsorship period coming to an end for the majority of our schools over the next few months, we're trying our...
February 2019 School Campaign Update
With January having come and gone, both the year and #SmartWaterMeterChallenge are already in 5th gear as we maintain existing Dropula devices at schools and prioritise pushing for users to self-monitor their water usage on app.bridgiot.co.za. On the 26th of Jan, we...
January 2019 School Campaign Update
We here at BridgIoT welcome you back from what we hope were very happy holidays. We trust any early-January inertia will be swiftly dealt with as we pick up the pace in our combined conservation efforts. To kick things off, we’re proud to share the good tidings that —...
December school campaign update
It’s time for BridgIoT’s last update for 2018, and what better way to end off than by celebrating the #SmartWaterMeterChallenge’s first birthday! To mark the occasion, several parties pivotal to the success of the campaign — including MEC Debbie Schafer, Mr Mike...
Green Classroom project update – 6 December 2018
A quick and final update for the year on our Green Classroom project. We have had another team join Therese and Miranda at SUNStep to be trained on climate change and renewable energy sources and to assemble and solder their own solar phone chargers. This time it was...
GreenClassroom update – 14 November 2018
You may have picked up that we have a formidable multi-skilled team working together to save money, save energy, and reduce our schools’ carbon footprint to help reduce climate change. One of our partners on the project is the SUNStep programme run by Miranda at...
GreenClassroom project update
Although it has been two months, the GreenClassroom project has grown in leaps and bounds. So before we run away from ourselves, let's share some of the background, objectives, and progress. As many of you would know, we have been helping schools with their water...
November school campaign update
It’s time for the latest #SmartWaterMeterChallenge news, and what better way to start than with our jubilant report that, on November 1st, the campaign reached and exceeded R20 million saved! Funds that will undoubtedly prove most useful now that they can be...
October school campaign update
With our province’s dam levels at over 75 %, it’s an extraordinary pleasure to bring you the latest update on the #SmartWaterMeterChallenge campaign. Over 340 schools have now had the Dropula device installed and there is only a handful left to grasp, with about half...
September school campaign update
It is with great pleasure that we would like to share our progress with you on the #SmartWaterMeterChallenge campaign. We currently have 326 schools online, and only a few remaining to go. Our cumulative savings are at a whopping 163 million litres of water, which is...