Quthing, Feb. 12 — Members of the District Projects Implementation Team (DPIT) convened for a two-day meeting to review district projects at Upper Moyeni, Quthing.
In an interview at the same event, District Coordinator for the Department of Forestry and Environment, Mrs. Motekoa Ramalitse, emphasized the importance of DPIT meetings in overseeing development and execution of local projects.
Mrs. Ralitse noted that the sessions serve as a central hub for coordinating stakeholders, reviewing progress data, and addressing challenges to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet required standards.
She added that DIPIT also ensures sustainable handover of projects to guarantee lasting impact for beneficiaries.
Presenting a report at the meeting, Regeneration of Landscape and Livelihoods (ROLL) Project Field Officer, Ms. Moselantja Rahlao confirmed that project activities are progressing smoothly, with communities successfully mobilized to understand their importance.
She highlighted achievements of the project include completion of a dip tank to benefit farmers from Mphaki and Makoae agricultural resource centres, distribution of among others cash vegetable seeds, incentives and protective clothing to about 200 community volunteers in brush control activity on more than 20 hectors within the Lets’a-La-Letsie project area.
She added that planting of fruit trees in two community orchards has been done and shade nets scheduled for distribution will follow for protection of the orchards.
She further said construction of a vulture restaurant at Ha-Tlhaku is in progress and planned construction of a water retaining wall at Lets’a-La-Letsie to address dam leakage.
Meanwhile, Mr. Fusi Mkhasuoe, Field Officer for the Integrated Watershed Management for Improved Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods Project in the Sabapala Sub-Catchment, reported that the initiative has capacitated local authorities and technical officers on gender issues, environmental safeguards, social risks, and by-law development.
He said activities which have been carried out include, training of the Tosing Nutrition Club grass seed harvesting training of trainers on protected agriculture and basic beekeeping, planting of 5,000 fruit trees, construction of eight shade nets, provision of 20 bee hives to trained farmers and brush control covering 34,500 hectares.
Attendees also shared plans to be implemented before the end of the current financial year next month. The Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) Field Officer presented a report as well.
DIPIT comprises heads of departments and technical officers from various government and non-government institutions in the district. The last similar meeting was held in August 2025.
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