Young mother turns child grant into thriving vegetable business – Windhoek Observer

Young mother turns child grant into thriving vegetable business – Windhoek Observer

Patience Makwele A 24-year-old mother from the Zambezi region has turned money which she receives from the government as her daughter’s monthly child grant into a thriving vegetable business, using the venture to support her family and challenge perceptions of youth unemployment. Speaking to Young Observer, Nasilele Kaoma said she started the garden after failing her grade 12, struggling to find employment and feeling discouraged by the way peop…