Letters from Lesotho
Since her first trip to Lesotho in 2004, Peg Herbert has written letters to her family, friends and supporters about her experiences and the progress of the organization. Peg’s Letters tell the full history of Help Lesotho in the authentic and passionate words of its Founder. In 2023, as Peg transitions to retirement, the Letters from Lesotho are written by both Peg and Julia Thompson, Help Lesotho’s new Executive Director.
Letter from Lesotho #5 – 2023
Greetings Help Lesotho Family, How inspiring to be part of these last high delivery weeks in Lesotho! I’d like to shine a light on some elements of interest, indicative as they are, of our community impact. Legacy celebration events held for Peg... The celebration...
Letters from Lesotho #4 – 2023
As I begin my 145th and last letter from Lesotho, I am filled with cascading reflections from the past nineteen years, of visitors and volunteers, donors, wild experiences, challenges and the thousands of incredibly special people I have met and grown to love. It is...
Letters from Lesotho #3 – 2023
Greetings Help Lesotho family, As I begin my work with this remarkable organisation, getting to know the staff and learning about the programs in more depth, it’s a pleasure to share my early observations with you. I lived the later 8 years of my childhood, age eight...
Letters from Lesotho 2023
In 2023, “Letters from Lesotho” are being written by both Peg Herbert, Founder, and Julia Thompson, Executive Director. To read Peg’s historical Letters from Lesotho, please click here.
Recent News and Updates
The New Pitseng Library
Block by block, book by book...we built it!PITSENG CENTRE BACKGROUND Situated between a number of small villages in the Leribe District of Lesotho lies Help Lesotho’s smaller Leadership Centre—the Pitseng Centre. Surrounded by the beautiful Maluti mountains, the...
Grandmother Home Repairs
Participants in our Grandmother Support Program typically live in very old homes that are a struggle to maintain. Roofs are often made of thatch, walls of mud and stones, and doors and windows rarely close securely. It is a constant concern for the safety of the...
Canadian grandmother honoured for work to promote mental health in Lesotho
Peg Herbert began a non-profit in her Ottawa basement that is now being recognized for impacting over 274,000 people in Lesotho.Dr. Peg Herbert, a practicing counsellor and educational psychology lecturer at the University of Ottawa, upended her life in 2000 after...
Stories
High School After the Pearl Program
We recently caught up with a couple Pearl Girls who completed the Pearl Program a few years ago. These girls are now nearly finished their high school education. Read on to see how the program has made an impact in their lives and helped them to navigate high school...
Mats’epo’s Story
Through Help Lesotho's Young Mother Program, participants receive 'Starter Packs' to help them with the initial investment needed to launch small businesses. As much as these young mothers try to find jobs elsewhere, the high degree of unemployment in the country...
Nkhonos of Qoqolosing
Grandmothers ('nkhonos' in Sesotho) hold a special place in Lesotho families. Our Grandmother Support Program empowers 200 rural grandmothers each year with education, access to local resources, and psychosocial support to help them overcome grief and care for their...
COVID-19 in Lesotho
With the onslaught of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Lesotho declared a lockdown on March 29, 2020, despite not having any confirmed cases at the time. The six-week lockdown compromised Lesotho’s already fragile social and economic support systems and caused major...