Hope Begins Here and Three Reasons to Celebrate!

“Giving Season” is now underway, and with it comes a moment to reflect on what we can do for others. For thousands of vulnerable children, youth, mothers, herd boys, and grandmothers in Lesotho, your generosity is more than a donation – it is a lifeline of hope, healing, and opportunity.

This year, your support is still very much needed to ensure that people across Lesotho continue to build resilience, strengthen their self-belief, and grow into leaders of change in their families and communities.

How will Your Donations be Used

1. A New Sports Court in Hlotse

A new multi-sport court is coming to our Hlotse Community Centre—a place where young people can safely gather, build confidence, and develop healthy coping skills. Sports are a proven way to reach youth who may struggle to express their pain, including suicidal thoughts, trauma, and abuse. This court will be a sanctuary of connection, healing, and joy.

2. Food Relief for Grandmother-Headed Households

This December, your compassion will provide 200 grandmother-led families with food packages to help them get through the holidays. For many households caring for orphaned children, this support is the difference between hunger and nourishment, stress and stability.

3. Life-Changing Leadership Camps

Your generosity makes it possible for 120 high school students to attend two five-day leadership camps this December. These camps help teenagers build self-esteem, navigate adolescence with confidence, and develop into positive role models who lift their peers and communities.

4. Expanding Our Award-Winning Programs

Your gift will expand award winning programming like the Herd Boy Program that was recently recognized by the UN.

The UN Recognizes Hope in Action

We are thrilled to share that Help Lesotho recently received a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Award for our Herd Boy Program – a groundbreaking initiative that transforms the lives of some of Lesotho’s most overlooked youth.

The award recognizes our work in advancing:

• Good Health & Well-Being (SDG 3) – HIV prevention and reproductive health

• Quality Education (SDG 4) – Life skills and learning beyond the classroom

• Gender Equality (SDG 5) – Empowering boys to stand up for girls and women

• Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) – Reaching those too often left behind

This recognition affirms that Help Lesotho is creating sustainable change among herd boys – youth whose voices are often unheard but whose lives, with support, can transform entire communities.

Learn more about our Herd Boys program by reading program graduate Tsita’s story here.

If you want to understand the depth of this impact, we encourage you to read Public Eye’s moving recent feature, “From Silence to Empowerment: How Knowledge Is Breaking Cycles of Despair in Lesotho’s Highlands.”

The article highlights how education and emotional support are reshaping the futures of young herd boys living in some of the most isolated regions of the country.

You Can Give With Confidence

We are also proud to share that Help Lesotho has again been re-accredited by Imagine Canada’s Standards Program, a distinction we have maintained since 2014.
This reaccreditation confirms our continued commitment to:

• • Strong governance and oversight
  • Transparent and responsible stewardship of donor funds
  • Ethical fundraising and communication
  • Consistent, measurable programming that changes lives

For more than 11 years, this national accreditation has recognized Help Lesotho as a trustworthy, accountable Canadian charity dedicated to delivering meaningful and lasting impact for the people of Lesotho.
Thank you for believing in this work and for helping hope grow – every single day.

Hope You Can See and Feel

Hope in Lesotho isn’t abstract – you can see it, hear it, and feel it:

• In classrooms where girls raise their hands with confidence

• In children giggling as they learn a new game together

• In young men discovering that real strength comes from kindness

• In families choosing education over child marriage

• In teenagers realizing that their past does not define their future

That hope begins with you.

Thank you for being part of this journey – for believing in the potential of people who simply need a chance, and for helping create ripples of change that will never end.

Together, we are building a brighter future – one filled with possibility, dignity, and hope.