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Velile Zulu is a passionate and focused woman from Phumeceleni Zone who actively implemented the skills she gained during the BLS training. After completing the training, she started a sleeping mat business, applying the business principles she learned. She creatively uses locally available grass collected from the nearby river as raw material to produce durable mats. 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