Poultry project dormant in Kavango

KAPAKO – A poultry-farming project in the Kavango Region is reportedly come to a standstill due to a lack of financial assistance.

The project, known as ‘Handera Kasivi’, is an initiative of the region’s Kasivi community in the Kapako Constituency and it is managed by unemployed youth to support orphans and vulnerable children. The project’s Deputy Secretary, Muronga Patrick, said the project was not progressing well because of a lack of electricity, water and an incubator.”We are not getting help, some of our chickens are dying of disease due to lack of funds,” said Patrick.He appealed for assistance from Government and the private sector.Meanwhile, Kapako Constituency Councillor, Frieda Siwombe, has requested financial assistance from Unicef to enable the project to continue.The project, the first of its kind in the Kapako Constituency, was launched in June last year and it currently employs seven youths.NampaThe project’s Deputy Secretary, Muronga Patrick, said the project was not progressing well because of a lack of electricity, water and an incubator.”We are not getting help, some of our chickens are dying of disease due to lack of funds,” said Patrick.He appealed for assistance from Government and the private sector.Meanwhile, Kapako Constituency Councillor, Frieda Siwombe, has requested financial assistance from Unicef to enable the project to continue.The project, the first of its kind in the Kapako Constituency, was launched in June last year and it currently employs seven youths.Nampa