School Is Starting Now in Lesotho

Help a Student Begin Strong

In Lesotho, the school year begins in January. Student Sponsorship provides school fees and essential support
– helping learners start on time and stay in school with confidence.

School Is Starting Now in Lesotho 

Help a Student Begin Strong

In Lesotho, the school year begins in January. Student Sponsorship provides school fees, and essential support — helping learners start on time and stay in school with confidence.

You can support the next generation of leaders in Lesotho

 

Help Lesotho delivers life skills training and mental health support in rural Lesotho.
AIDS decimated a generation – together we’re helping those who remain move on and create lasting change in their communities.

How will my donations be used

Over the last 20 years of working in rural communities in Lesotho, Help Lesotho has had over 57,000 graduates of intensive life skills and psychosocial support programs and reached more than 300,000 vulnerable people

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Your support helps people in
Lesotho improve their well-being.

– Our Work –

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We are committed to maximizing
the impact of your support.

– About Us –

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It is possible to
make a difference!

– Get Involved –

At Help Lesotho our vision is for the youth of Lesotho to have the resiliency and agency to create healthy and self-sustaining futures. We firmly believe that real, positive change happens when a person is able to heal their heart and equip their mind.

Over the past 20 years our work has been strategically tailored to help vulnerable people build resilience so they can heal and move forward with their lives in healthy and productive ways. Each one of our programs includes unique approaches to resilience-building by helping participants boost their confidence and self-esteem.

– Learn more about our Programs –

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Ways to Give

Donate

Sponsorship

Get Involved

Because of your support, now I can…

Image card of smiling young girl with text: Because of your support, now I can…stand up for my rights and say NO to early marriage.
Image card of young mother with text: Because of your support, now I can...build my business and support my family.
Image of grandmother and grandchild with text: Because of your support, now I can…help my grandchildren create a brighter future.
Image card of herd boy with text: Because of your support, now I can…be a good husband and father.

Why people choose to give to Help Lesotho

Your donation is spent how you want it spent – on programs that change lives.

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We maintain a 90% ratio of spending on programs year after year.

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Our programs are delivered by our local staff in Lesotho, so your money is not being passed through multiple organizations/on-the-ground partners.

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Your support leads to sustainable change because beneficiaries learn the critical thinking skills needed to make healthy choices and good decisions for the rest of their lives.

 

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