As part of The Ivory Foundation’s support for the Levi’s Nek farm in Lesotho, individual houses are being built for the most independent young occupants. These new homes will provide an improved living environment and the prospect of long-term investment … Read More
In Levi’s Nek, Lesotho, a condom-packing activity brings together a group of village women every month at the Farming Our Future farm.The condoms, entrusted by the Ministry of Health, are packaged in batches of four in boxes illustrated with visuals … Read More
Construction of the sanitary block for the future single-family homes of the farm’s three young people has begun. These beneficiaries are the most committed and autonomous of the ten current residents. The Ivory Foundation is building the sanitary block through … Read More
At Levi’s Nek Farm, the horse plays an essential role in agricultural work, particularly for plot maintenance and sowing. The farm’s young people prepare a mixture of seed, compost and manure, which they then place in furrows created using an … Read More
The young people at Levi’s Nek farm have learned to season “pap”, the staple cornmeal in Lesotho, with vegetable sauces made from their own garden produce. On today’s menu, chard with onions and peppers, seasoned with natural spices and rosemary … Read More
Strawberries are thriving in Southern Africa… The few plants brought back from the Garden of Skills in Eswatini have multiplied in Lesotho… The young residents of Levi’s Nek farm learned how to make the most of the runners produced by … Read More
The young deaf and hard-of-hearing residents of Levi’s Nek farm were visited by a regional trainer sent by the Ministry of Agriculture. Her aim is to teach the farmers methods for conserving their market garden produce. At the end of … Read More
The deaf and hard-of-hearing youngsters at Levi’s Nek farm producencorn to feed their chickens, but also for their own consumption.Freshly harvested, the shucked corn is grilled over a wood fire in a homemade frying pan.
In a bid to open up the vocational support project for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Saint Paul’s school to young girls, a sewing training program was designed jointly by the local association Farming our Future, The Ivory Foundation and … Read More
A lasting partnership has been established between the Farming our Future farm and the medical centre at Levi’s Nek in Lesotho. The deaf and hard-of-hearing young people from the farm set up by The Ivory Foundation are given a special … Read More
