No-Lesson married at a young age and had the first of her seven children when she was 15 years old. She was widowed in 1993 and began to slaughter pigs and sell their parts to earn money for her family. She thought she was condemned to a life of constant struggle. But two years ago, No-Lesson heard about a program in her community to help adults who hadn t been able to go to school. A community cooperative enables Butterworth s adult learners to combine their efforts to make and sell products needed by their neighbours.
Bread is baked in a mud oven and provided to schools in the area.
Chickens and pigs are raised and sold along with vegetables from the communal garden. No-Lesson wants to learn how to make the business grow. ABET District Manager, Kaya Ndinisa, is thrilled by her student s progress and is eager to teach marketing and management to the learners in the area.