The past six months has seen unprecedented demand for Water Rhapsody franchises as ecopreneurs realise the opportunity that lies ahead in water conservation in South Africa. For 15 years Water Rhapsody has been running successfully in the Cape Town area only. Then six months ago and after considerable planning a franchise model was rolled out for the whole of South Africa. In the past 6 months 16 Water Rhapsody franchises have been established. Says Charles Bryant, ” We have been staggered with the demand for franchises. Clearly we are not the only people who see water as a green business opportunity and we have been fortunate to attract franchisees of the highest calibre”. While many areas are now no longer available to potential franchisees, there are some great areas available in the North West province, the Northern Cape, the Free State, the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, the West Coast and the Overberg. The prices of the franchises have already doubled and look set to rise again. If you are interested in learning more about the Water Rhapsody green business opportunity, send an email fo franchise@WaterRhapsody.co.za saying which area you have interest in. There are selective areas also available in Gauteng and KZN

Water Rhapsody have established 16 franchisees in water conservation over the past 6 months from the Cape to the Limpopo. They are still looking for ecopreneurs who want to own their own green businesses in the Free State, North West province and in the Northern Cape. Water Rhapsody has been in business offering water conservation systems for the past 16 years and has some 3000 installation to date. Six months ago it started expanding its operations from Cape Town into the rest of South Africa and there are a few key positions left. For further information see Green Business Opportunities and the Water Rhapsody website

These 19 contiguous areas show roughly what would be a reasonable responsibility for various parts of the world.The large square in the saharan desert (1/4 of the overall 2030 required area) would power all of Europe and North Africa. Though large, it is still 18 times less the total area of the desert.

There are plenty of schools out there with green practices among their goals, but a new school in Bali will be entrepreneurially green from top to bottom:

• The Green School in Bali boasts a working organic chocolate factory, aquaculture ponds, organic vegetable gardens, edible mazes and perma-cultural gardens all located on a campus built entirely of low-impact and environmentally conscious materials. The Green School is open to preschool through eight grade level children from all over the world, with tuitions ranging from roughly USD 4,000 to USD 9,000 per year.

• To stick with kids: how about green educational toys? Doesn’t sound fun? Check out the Power House by Thames & Kosmos, a USD 149.95 miniature (working) green house with solar panels, a wind turbine and a desalinization system. The kit’s aim: teach children what it’s like to live off the grid, and get them (and their parents) to “consider a life without fossil fuel.” To make the experience more realistic, the user manual incorporates a storyline about high-tech pioneers inhabiting a small island who must make use of limited resources to survive. The 70 experiments and 20 building projects that form part of the kit mimic the tasks the kit’s fictional pioneers must perform. Expect many new toys to have a green slant, not only in the materials they’re made of (or being solar-powered, for that matter) but with a green purpose, too.