Mokubilo youth pioneer self-help housing scheme

The 30-year-old native of Boteti village said he approached his peers with the idea, and the group scheme started last year."The majority of people in our community are unemployed while some work in Ipelegeng. I decided that with the little they earn, a group scheme whereby they contribute money to buy building materials and construct houses for each other would help," said Resetse. Residential yards in Mokubilo are largely composed of single grass-thatched mud huts. Resetse said the huts are easily destroyed by rain. "We have formed five groups of four people. Every month-end we give money to one person to buy materials to build a two bedroom house for themselves," he said.

While some contribute P250, others fork out P500 a month to help each other build modern houses."The ones who contribute P250 per month work in Ipelegeng, while those contributing P500 have small businesses like tuck shops," he said.