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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>In partnership with the International Development initiatives (IDi) \u2013 a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Lesotho, the New Zealand Embassy in Pretoria funded a poverty<\/p>\n

alleviation and financial literacy project in Matelile. The project targets over 100 vulnerable youth to be equipped with skills in rearing indigenous chickens by the December this year.<\/p>\n

It was funded with M219, 000 for start-up capital to buy chickens through a replication model. Beginning March this year, the initial cohort of 50 youth<\/p>\n

benefited 1130 local indigenous chickens with each receiving an average of 22 chickens. This followed trainings on indigenous chicken farming and financial literacy<\/p>\n

including establishing 5 Microfinance groups of 10 youth each, registered with Vodacom M-Pesa Group accounts in January after provision of the fund. According<\/p>\n

to IDi Managing Director Keiso kolane, the project is anticipated to reach and equip over 150 youth with indigenous and local chickens rearing skills using<\/p>\n

the same replication model by March 2021. \u201cIn the past 9 months, beneficiaries have been able to get more chicken laying eggs and hatching, as well as gaining access to the market for their eggs especially<\/p>\n

within this difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic. The beneficiaries were however affected by the lockdown and Covid-19 restrictions but were supported through IDi focal persons based within the community and through the beneficiary WhatsApp Group,\u201d Kolane updated.<\/p>\n

She said the project has so far proved to be sustainable, less costly in terms of time and resources and a way of job creation among the youth at community level.<\/p>\n

The Managing Director notified that IDi intends to replicate this country wide as the best practice with the continued support of New Zealand Embassy.<\/p>\n

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