The goals of the Tuang Skills Centre are to develop local people's skills and make the community self-sufficient through the use of agriculture, wood-work, metal work and solar technologies. The community owned center is partnering with The Institute of Southern African Studies at the National University of Lesotho in order train youth in technical and business skills that will help them create their own income generating opportunities. All the staff and students involved in the project are from the local community. Historically, the Centre has planted about 100 fruit trees and taken part in community tree planting activities to help in soil reclamation. The centre has dug soil and rainwater harvesting swales and grows organically produced vegetables for the market. The Centre trains students in solar technologies, woodwork, metalwork, building construction, agriculture including permaculture.

Nature of EPF support: Project promotion through print and electronic sources.

For more information or to make a direct contribution contact:
Potsane Maliehe
Manager
Taung Skill Centre
Liphiring - Mohale's Hoek
Lesotho 800
E-mail: g.prasad@nul.ls