Trainings

Pollinators Training- August 2025

RSDA Empowers Pollinators with 5-Day Training!

We’re excited to share that RSDA, in collaboration with the RENOKA project, conducted a 5-day intensive training for Pollinators aimed at strengthening community-led agricultural development! During the training, participants learned about the SILC (Savings and Internal Lending Communities) model and its benefits — empowering farmers to save, access small loans, and build financial resilience.

RSDA held an inspiring training session for Pollinators and District Forum Leaders in the Leribe Mphosong ,Likhetlane & Phamong catchments as part of the Renoka Project. The focus was on enhancing livelihoods through practical skills—learning how to effectively use the RSDA app to collect market-ready farmer data, understanding the Savings and Lendings.

Scoping Visit in Lesotho

At the end of January 2026, Eve Kamba, World Poultry Foundation Training Coordinator, led a scoping exercise in Lesotho with the Rural Self-Help Development Association (RSDA) as part of a new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiative.The meetings brought together government representatives, association leaders, and field teams to deepen understanding of existing activities, operational models, training plans, and the challenges of delivering dual-purpose poultry to communities most in need.Learn more about WPF work in Lesotho: https://worldpoultryfoundation.org/…/lesotho-boosting…/

Poultry training workshop for RSDA Extension Officers-12-14 May 2025

We are excited to share that RSDA Extension Officers recently completed a comprehensive 3-day training by the World Poultry Foundation focused on layer, broiler, and dual-purpose poultry production. The training included an in-depth overview of specialized manuals and facilitator guides designed to enhance their knowledge and skills in poultry management. This initiative aims to empower extension officers to better support small-scale producers with improved poultry practices, boosting productivity and livelihoods. #PoultryTraining #WorldPoultryFoundation #DualPurposePoultry #RSDAExtension #AgricultureDevelopment #SmallScaleFarmers #PoultryKnowledge

Gooi Gooi SILC App Training

Gooi Gooi is a mobile application that is designed to manage SILC(Savings and Internal Lending Communities) groups much easier. Since SILC groups are popular in Lesotho, Gooi Gooi app offers a solution that help manage finances better. It offers SILC groups to go digital and make meetings and financial management quicker.
RSDA believes that technology plays a key role in empowering communities to improve their financial management, so it sees the Gooi Gooi App as an opportunity to use to assist smallholder farmers. the training took 2 Days for 14 of the district farmers forums members.
#GooiGooi #letsgooigooi #RSDA #Lesotho #empowerment #training

Export Readiness Training

The training was intended to equip potential exporters with skills and knowledge on export trade requirements and procedures as well as to enhance their opportunities to access market outside the country. RSDA sourced an expert to train 30 participants from all the ten districts in Lesotho. (Districts Farmers Forums)

Indigenous & Heritage ingredients Workshop in Prue Leith Culinary Institute, Centurion Pretoria.

#HarvestingHeritage #Sociotech #SavouringSA #indigenouspeople

Webinars and Social Media Training by RSDA

RSDA had a training workshop on Information and Communication Technology for Farmers District Forums.

“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness.”

RSDA Training Liphamola Dairy Farm Association

RSDA is having its first training session for Liphamola Dairy Farm Association in Mokhotlong District today.
#MilkVolumes #Milking parlor & processing
#Marketing&Frequency of reports
RSDA project supported by Denmark Lesotho Network