Our Projects

Harnessing AI to improve extension worker services for smallholder farmers. Developing an AI-powered Decision Support System using RAG technology to provide context-specific insights from Lesotho's ReNOKA Compendium for soil and water conservation.

Innovation: AI decision support • RAG technology • Sesotho translation • RLHF feedback loop

Community empowerment and capacity building to ensure ownership, accountability, management and sustainability of water systems. Introducing Water Service Provision models as stipulated in the Water and Sanitation Services Bill and Customer Connection Strategy.

Services: Community mobilization • Capacity building • Baseline surveys • Stakeholder engagement

National Service Provider supporting SADP II Matching Grants beneficiaries with technical assistance, grant implementation oversight, and administrative management of field service providers in the Southern Region.

Services: Technical assistance • Grant implementation • Service provider management • Reporting

Revolutionary solar-powered, IoT-based irrigation system customized for each farm's agro-climatic conditions. Features high-efficiency solar panels, submersible pumps, customized drip irrigation, and mobile app integration for remote monitoring.

Features: Solar power • IoT sensors • Mobile app • Real-time data • Weather forecasts

Innovative savings system promoting financial inclusion for street vendors (KTB) and factory workers (MOB). Provides access to formal financial services, discounted groceries, financial literacy education, and cashback incentives.

Features: Digital savings • Discounted goods • Financial literacy • Cashback incentives

Comprehensive vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy for Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase I & II. Addressed climate impacts on infrastructure, communities, and environment within the catchment area.

Deliverables: Baseline study • Vulnerability assessment • Adaptation strategy • Mitigation strategy

Market study exploring smallholder agricultural insurance potential across 6 priority value chains: grains, dairy, horticulture, poultry, piggery, and fisheries/aquaculture. Included focus groups, stakeholder interviews, and data assessment.

Value Chains: Grains • Dairy • Horticulture • Poultry • Piggery • Fisheries

Explorative study examining how 95 saving groups and 45 MSMEs could transition to agro-entrepreneurship using the Lesotho Impact Investment Fund. Piloted mobile-based digital bookkeeping app for financial management.

Reach: 95 saving groups • 45 MSMEs • 5 districts

Estimating the economic value of water across different uses in Lesotho—agricultural, industrial, and consumptive. Analyzing how value changes during drought versus abundant periods to inform conservation investment decisions.

Sectors: Agriculture • Manufacturing • Hydropower • Fishing • Tourism