Water tanks

Store room going up

Store room again

Water tanks ready for collection

Water tanks were purchased for the chicken farmers in the community and a Beyond Belief storeroom is being built at Crossroads Community Church to help store chicken feed and other items that are bought in bulk.

Beyond Belief Tomatoes

Mcebisi Ncube

Mcebisi works with the Beyond Belief farmers who are involved in crop farming. This is what he had to say about the farmers.....

There are 108 Beyond Belief tomato farmers in the communities of Mablauwuni, Natisa, Lushumbe, Gqalaza, Mapane and Silozwe. They have all grown tomatoes which are being collected at the moment and will be going to a market in Bulawayo. The main challenge faced by the farmers was red spider mite and boll worm.

Update on chickens from Mxwayisi Dube

Mxwayisi Dube

1. The first group of 7 layer chicken farmers are in their last month with the layer chickens. In June 2012, each farmer will receive 1000 broiler chickens.
2. The second group of 6 chicken farmers are doing okay. They are up to 93% with the outlay of eggs.
3. Beyond Belief is blessing 10 farmers a month with 1000 broiler chickens.
4. The number of farmers has increased. The aim is to work with 100 farmers. So far, Beyond Belief has 35 in Mablauwuni Village and the rest will come from the surrounding community of Silozwe.
5. Generally, the chickens are doing real well and theft in the community has stopped.