Earlier this year, 21-year-old Ntsane participated in the Computer and Life Skills Program. During the graduation ceremony, he shared a deeply personal story about how the program transformed his life. Ntsane had been grappling with a difficult relationship with his father, which led to depression and drug use. Through sessions with Help Lesotho’s psychosocial support team, he began to open up about his feelings and start his journey towards healing.
Ntsane continues to visit the GLC on a weekly basis to play chess. He can’t get enough! He is working with our Psychosocial Support team to get support in his efforts to confront his father and improve the living situation for his family. Ntsane plans to pursue a career in IT.
Tumelo received sponsorship from Help Lesotho to complete high school in 2023. Throughout his five years of high school, the highlight was always attending Leadership Camp at the GLC each December.
While Tumelo waits to find out whether he has been accepted to the Paray School of Nursing, he enrolled in Help Lesotho’s Computer and Life Skills Program . He loved the program and feels that he learned a lot.
He was inspired by the people he saw working at Help Lesotho to give back to his own community. He loves softball and has started training children in his community to play, while also instilling in them some of the values he learned from Help Lesotho. “It’s not about me, it’s about helping my community.”
I always come here for help and Mme Felleng [Psychosocial Support Officer] helps me.”
Seelane and his two younger brothers live with their single mother. She works in a factory but the income is not adequate for supporting her sons. Seelane has been coming to the GLC ever since it opened back in 2010 (when he was in grade 3). He used our library all through school so he could access the textbooks that his mother couldn’t afford. He was part of the first group of high school students to complete the Computer and Life Skills Program. In the last few years, his younger brothers participated in our Guys4Good Program (to help them prepare to resist peer pressure at high school) and one of his brothers is being sponsored to attend high school. Seelane completed our Leaders-in-Training Program in February-March of this year. Through this program he gained self-awareness, developed advocacy skills, and improved his confidence.
Seelane is not yet what many would consider to be an exciting ‘success story’. He only completed two years of a Bachelor Degree and he is still looking for a job. However, he is adamant that without Help Lesotho, his life would be very different. He sees how beneficial the communication skills he has gained have been within his family and his relationship with his mother.
Bereng is in his final year of high school. When he graduates in December, he hopes to enroll in tertiary schooling to pursue a career as a doctor or a lawyer. At 16-years-old, he has been coming to the GLC for half his life. As a child, he came to play games. As a high school student, he frequently comes to use the library on weekends (along with plenty of breaks for basketball games!)
Bereng describes himself as an introvert and an ‘old soul.’ Though he doesn’t have many close friends, he trusts and confides in the people at the GLC. Recently, he revealed that two years ago, he attempted to end his life by ingesting rat poison due to severe bullying at school. Fortunately, his father found him in time and got him the help he needed.
Bereng loves listening to motivational speakers. He is particularly inspired by Michael Jordan and Barack Obama.
