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Mokhothu

Moerane

Mokhothu is a treatment and sustainable energy specialist with a diverse background
in soil conservation and natural resources management. He currently works for the
Water and Sewage Company as a water treatment plant operator focusing on class 1
water treatment and environmental compensation releases to sustain life downstream
of Metolong dam. He also occupies a Senior Project Coordinator position at 24+
Supportive Brothers’ Cooperative Society which his main role is applying for grants and
spearheading them. The current apiculture project sponsored by US Embassy Maseru
has proven to have a positive impact on group members and the community at large
as it has capacitated group members with agricultural skills and apiculture.

Mokhothu has also managed to raise awareness to 24+ Supportive Brothers’ group
members on Gender-Based Violence facilitated by Lesotho Mounted Police
Services. He a has also worked for Arbitrage Consultants as a volunteer for a
project on women’s empowerment focusing on women entrepreneurs that aimed
to improve their skills on sustainable energy by building solar kiosks and registering
them for cell phone charging and small grants handling using Vodacom m-pesa.
The women were also able to participate in a capacity-building workshop on bread
making/cooking using concentrated solar collectors.

“Wathint’ a bafazi, wathint’t imbokodo” –
“Now you have touched the women, you
have struck a rock”

Treatment Sustainable energy specialist
Supportive Brothers Cooperative Society