Quthing, August 29 — More than four hundred Beneficiaries of Economic Inclusion Programme (EPI) who are also entrepreneurs, exhibited their products at a market day activity held at Khohlong playground in Koali Resource Centre (RC) on Thursday this week.
EPI is a programme of Pathway to Sustainable Livelihoods project from the Ministry of Gender and Social Development funded by World Bank.
The programme has supported each of more than 400 beneficiaries from different villages in Tosing community Council with more than M5000.00 to start a business of the beneficiary’s choice for poverty reduction and build resilience.
Addressing participants at the event, the Minister of Gender and Social Development Mr. Lesaoana Pitso Commended participants and encouraged them keep up their good work, effectively utilizing skills acquired during the project implementation for economic development from family level also addressing a challenge of unemployment and food security as well.
Mr. Lesaoana said the programme is targeting to double beneficiaries in the second phase, focusing on youth for response to the Prime minister’s call of joined efforts by government and non-government institutions in provision of employment opportunities for the youth.
