by AdminWRBI | Aug 22, 2011 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
The Bulungula Forest Honey producers recently hosted an expert beekeeper, Mr Faku, to train them on the different aspects of beekeeping and honey production. Mr Faku, a patient and easy-going man from the village of Libode, 20 kilometers east of Mthatha, is a...
by AdminWRBI | May 13, 2011 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
The Zizamele Co-op, led by our Chairperson Mam’ Nolesile, paid a research visit to Essential Amathole on the scenic mountains of the Hogsback. Essential Amathole’s profile describes it as a producer in a range of organic essential oils and medicinal plant extracts for...
by AdminWRBI | Mar 9, 2011 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
The Zizamele Farmers Co-op has been growing. The number of Lemongrass farmers has increased from the original 14 to 19. The heavy summer rains at the beginning of this year gave the crops a big boost and we are now expecting our biggest harvest ever. Having improved...
by AdminWRBI | Mar 9, 2011 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
The wool from the sheep in the area has always been treated as a waste product by the community. The Local Microenterprise Project has been experimenting with a new business idea to turn this waste product in an income-generating one. We have been working on refining...
by AdminWRBI | Jan 24, 2011 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
Last year, the Homestay project started off with ‘invited’ guests, who stayed for free in order for us to test the product. This worked well and we received lots of useful feedback. Once the website (www.bulungulahomestay.com) was completed and the...
by AdminWRBI | Dec 13, 2010 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre)
At the beginning of this year, Ntembeko & Buyelwa would never have guessed that they would be owning their very own business, THE MASIZAKHE HAIR SALON “Let us Build Together” Hair Salon But here they are with their first client Buyelwa Doing...
