ReNOKA hosts herders in Semonkong on sustainable natural resource protection practices
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ReNOKA hosted a community engagement event for herders to raise awareness on the protection of natural resources on 6 May 2022. Over 100 herders who are an integral part in the protection of land and water resources attended the event.?
Support was provided by the?GIZ?Transboundary Water Management in the SADC Region through its EU-co-funded component?Support to Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) in Lesotho.
Over the years, local herders gained a negative reputation, as culprits who allow their animals to graze on protected rangelands, burning grass misguided by the notion that burning improves the new grass crop and not practicing sustainable herding. As custodians of natural resources, herders were addressed to highlight their significant contribution to management and protection of natural resources.
With the support of Lesotho Association of Non-Formal Education (LANFE), the engagement with the herders was facilitated through dialogue and linking key messages and principles of ReNOKA to the audience, whilst probing the participants to identify benefits of maintaining healthy natural environments. LANFE has been working in rural Lesotho for over 40 years in the advancement of non-formal education and in particular herders night schools. Other stakeholders at the event included Sisters of Good Shepherd, Wool and Mohair promotion Project (WAMPP) and Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHDA).
Speaking at the event, a herders’ representative, Mabesebese Mahamo said, “we are grateful for events like this because, as herders we are at different levels of understanding on environmental issues and constant engagements will help improve sustainable practices amongst us”.
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ReNOKA (‘we are a river’) is a national programme and citizen movement for the restoration of land and water in Lesotho and the Orange-Senqu basin. Support for ReNOKA is provided through a partnership between the Government of Lesotho, the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The EU and BMZ contributions are implemented through a technical assistance project “Support to Integrated Catchment Management in Lesotho” by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
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