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Inclusive development at Sankoyo Trust's core

Oneilwemang Sakoi
Oneilwemang Sakoi

SANKOYO: Not one to leave any person behind, Sankoyo Tshwaragano Development Trust has made significant strides in developing its community.

The trust has so far successfully sponsored about seven students to further their students, built houses for the less privileged, augmented the elderly's old-age pension, connected taps for homes within the village, and created employment.

The trust generates funds through renting its concessions and running a cultural village and a camp. The village board that the Sankoyo community selects runs them.

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