Barolong Entrepreneur Makes Living Out Of Leather

Letlhogonolo Motsatsing (left) with fellow leather products dealers at the recently held Goodhope market day PIC: TUMELO MOUWANE
Letlhogonolo Motsatsing (left) with fellow leather products dealers at the recently held Goodhope market day PIC: TUMELO MOUWANE

GOODHOPE: Alpheaus Letlhogonolo Motsatsing, a 24-year-old Ramatlabama-born lad has vowed to take himself out of poverty through self-employment.

The downside are the overwhelming challenges he faces in the Barolong Farms with its frustratingly limited opportunity. Having completed his basic education at Goodhope Senior Secondary School in 2011, he could not proceed to tertiary education but the budding youthful entrepreneur simply shrugged off the setbacks. He shortly ventured into leather production when he started his business with absolutely nothing but a trimming knife he used for cutting leather.

Unlike other youth, who are blessed to have been funded by the government under many of the available youth business funding programmes, the young entrepreneur self-financed his project from savings.  Without training or a certificate in leather production or any background but merely determination, Motsatsing produces top class Setswana traditional sandals, leather bags, belts, coats, aprons and other products upon request.

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