{"id":40162,"date":"2024-05-14T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/three-partner-organisations-launch-entrepreneurship-project"},"modified":"2024-05-14T22:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:32:46","slug":"three-partner-organisations-launch-entrepreneurship-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/three-partner-organisations-launch-entrepreneurship-project","title":{"rendered":"THREE-PARTNER ORGANISATIONS LAUNCH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Responding to the pressing issue of youth unemployment, three prominent organizations, Standard Lesotho Bank, Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL), and Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO), have jointly launched the Bacha Entrepreneurship Project (BEP), with a substantial budget estimated to M1.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Keketso Makara, representing Standard Lesotho Bank, expressed pride in the decade-long partnership with BEDCO and RSL, citing its fruitful outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>He altered that BEP\u2019s goal is to transform the lives of young individuals amidst challenging unemployment scenarios, providing them with the necessary tools to manifest their aspirations into tangible realities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Responding to the pressing issue of youth unemployment, three prominent organizations, Standard Lesotho Bank, Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL), and Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO), have jointly launched the Bacha Entrepreneurship Project (BEP), with a substantial budget estimated to M1.4 million. 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