Lesotho in the House of Commons

Lesotho in the House of Commons

Senator Jim Munson read a statement about Help Lesotho to the House of Commons this month!

I had the opportunity to visit Lesotho recently with the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, and I can tell you that in some places in Lesotho, the picture is grim. Fortunately, though, life in Lesotho is not a picture. It is a reality in constant motion, and thanks to the involvement of an Ottawa-based NGO called Help Lesotho, the direction of that motion is forward.

Read the entire statement here. 

Help Lesotho Builds Local Capacity

Help Lesotho Builds Local Capacity

Thirteen-year-old Retsilisitsoe Pone spends her Saturdays washing clothes in a stream and the only local water source that runs through Ha Majara, a village located in the mountainous district of Thaba Tseka in a small African country called Lesotho.

Resilisitsoe is one of over 4220 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) supported through the Building Local Capacity (BLC) project partnership between Help Lesotho and MSH.

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