IKETSETSE
MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
HELPING THE PEOPLE OF LESOTHO HELP THEMSELVES
Recent news
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security visits our project
The information department of the Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture visited our project to do a TV spot and radio interview. We were quite excited since this was a great opportunity to showcase what we are trying to do. They were also excited because as they said this is a unique project in their experience. We demonstrated all our tools and showed our demonstration plots and of course the observation beehive which always gets a lot of attention. Litsebe gave a long interview explaining our goals of improving agriculture and creating jobs. Several farmers have since come to visit and buy tools because they heard about us on the radio.
Rethabile builds a sculpture out of wheel hoes while waiting for the Ministry of Agriculture to show up.
Litsebe being interviewed for radio by the information sevice of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Desperately needed materials aquired.
Several friends have donated funds to our project recently and this gave us the opportunity to buy raw materials in bulk for tool manufacturing. In the past we have had to buy small quantities and rely on transportation by public minivan taxis or friends or pay high prices to have these small quantities delivered by private truck. But with the new funds we were able to buy direct from the same South African trader that sells to building supply stores. This saved us considerable money and as we turn it into product it is multiplying the value of your donations.
Phillip one of our apprentices cleaning and oiling the steel tubing in preparation for storing.
Rethabile with some of the wheel hoes that were made from the steel tubing.
Motts from Catholic Relief Services picking up The second installment on their order. These wheel hoes will be distributed to lead farmers through- out the country in their agricultural extension programs.
Litsebe on the left with a farmer who came all the way from a village near Maseru the capital to buy this wheel hoe. He heard about us from a trucker who was delivering welding gas to us.