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Letter:

Dear Vuk’uzenzele

My name is Oupa Nakana from Limpopo, I am 28-years old.

I run a nursery project in my community which has created five jobs for locals.

We would like our project to grow, we would like to plant more fruit trees and flowers. Please can you advise us on how we can grow our business and funding opportunities.

Kind Regards

Oupa Nakana

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Dear Oupa

Thank you for your letter.

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