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LUVINJELWENI – The Regional Development Fund (RDF) has contributed E20 141 251.85 for projects under Nkhaba since 2015.
Inkhundla
7his was disclosed b\ 0inister of 7inkhundla $dministration and 'evelopment 'avid µ&ruiser’ 1gcamphalala last 7hursda\ at /uvinMelweni Umphakatsi, under 1khaba Inkhundla, during the handover of a tractor funded through the 5') ,t was a launch for the procured tractor and implements to benefit /uvinMelweni 0asibambisane 0ulti±Purpose &o-operative 6ociet\ /imited ³*overnment, through the 5') under the 0inistr\ of 7inkhundla $dministration and 'evelopment contributed (
towards procurement of the tractor and its implements,´ said 1gcamphalala 7he minister said he had been reliabl\ informed that (kuvinMelweni 0asibambisane 0ulti ± Purpose &ooperative 6ociet\ limited had a membership of , which was made up of both men and women, who were not emplo\ed, but had business e[perience ³7he compan\ contributed an amount of ( which was both in cash and in kind 7he compan\’s contribution was made through construction of a garage and cash contributed 7he proMect we are launching adds to other proMects the 5') has financed under Pigg’s Peak inkhundla since the \ear $ closer e[amination of the proMect overall costs, gives the impression that government can deliver proMects at a low cost when sharing implementation costs with beneficiaries ³7his approach permits other positive spin-offs like communit\ empowerment, in participator\ development, and training in leadership and business skills,´ he said
Guaranteed
1gcamphalala said the cooperative had guaranteed that at least one person would be emplo\ed +e said the emplo\ment of one person and the members of the cooperative had long lasting effects on povert\ alleviation on the emplo\ees and their dependents
³*iven the inde[ of seven members per household, this 5') funded proMect will therefore support beneficiaries 6uch proMects directl\ address the obMective of the 5'), which is povert\ alleviation or eradication in each of the four regions