Designing Hope has brought its expertise in Lesotho in a project funded by The Ivory Foundation and managed by the NGO Sentebale. This project is located in St Paul School, in Leribe, at the northern end of Lesotho. It brings together children from 5 to 14 years old, deaf and dumb from rural areas and from very disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Roosboom group supported by Designing Hope in South Africa has traveled to Lesotho to train the children to permaculture methods. Currently, a new project combines the two projects with the design of a cookbook inspired by traditional recipes using vegetables that can be grown locally.
As well as cabbages, the young people at Levi’s Nek farm have successfully grown lettuce seeds supplied by organic seed company Agrosemens. These have adapted particularly well to the local climate.
To enrich the soil in the various plots cultivated on the farm, the young residents of Levi’s Nek went to collect manure from a nearby sheep and cow farm. At night, the animals are kept in a stone pen close … Read More
A heavy storm tore off the roof of the animal shelter at Levi’s Neck Farm. The roof structure has therefore been redesigned to better withstand the next gusts of wind, frequent in the region. The Ivory Foundation immediately sent the … Read More
The young deaf and hard-of-hearing people of Levi’s Nek have a ritual: to gather around the fire every evening, a convivial moment to warm up in winter, and even sometimes throughout the year, as the nights in this mountainous region … Read More
As winter draws to a close, it’s time for the youngsters to shear the sheep! It’s a great opportunity to try out the new professional shears they now have for this task. The wool collected will be resold and will … Read More
The Levi’s Nek farm has grown over the months, and the surface area now reaches 3 hectares, following the acquisition of new plots. Thus, a horse was welcomed on the farm to help the young people with the maintenance of … Read More
The young residents of the farm of Levi’s Nek have started preparing their maize seedlings. To do this, they make a mixture of manure previously sieved on a perforated sheet, to which they incorporate biochar, produced with the support of The Ivory Foundation in Eswatini, as well … Read More
We are pleased to announce the birth of two new lambs at Levi’s Nek farm. These little balls of wool quickly found their place among the other animals and bring new energy to the herd, which now numbers 16 animals. … Read More
Every day, the young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm take it in turns to look after the animals. The hens are now fed on the farm’s self-produced maize meal. The sheep graze during the day and return to the farm … Read More
Plot by plot, the young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm optimise the space available for cultivation. They work with local farmers for the first ploughing, using cattle to pull the ploughing tools. The grelinette, an 80 cm wide spade, a … Read More
