Peg’s Letters from Lesotho 2020
Since her first trip to Lesotho in 2004, Peg Herbert, Help Lesotho’s Founder and Executive Director, has written letters to her family, friends and supporters about her experiences and the progress of the organization. These 2021 letters are a little different. For the first time in 17 years, Peg isn’t able to be in Lesotho to write her letters. Instead she will share with you important Lesotho updates, COVID-19 developments and stories from beneficiaries on how they are fairing in this incredibly difficult time.
2020: Letters from Lesotho #5
Lumelang, As I write my last letter about my time in Lesotho in 2020, I am conscious of the juxtaposition we are all experiencing of incredible gratitude for every good thing in our lives and our multi-faceted anxiety for our friends, families, colleagues and global...
2020: Letters from Lesotho #4
Greetings from my isolation to yours, I am nearing the end of my total-isolation period after returning from Lesotho and am so looking forward to going for a walk! I hope you are well and managing during this stressful period. You would be surprised at how much we...
2020: Letters from Lesotho #3
Lumelang, This is my 127th letter from Lesotho! It is hard to believe that we are in our 16th year now. In my last letter, I shared about the alumni reunion. Since then, many young people who either could not attend or did not realize it was happening have reached out...
2020: Letters from Lesotho #2
Lumelang, It was the best gift ever! The weekend of February 14-16 we hosted our first Alumni Reunion. I have been excited for this occasion for over a year. When Help Lesotho was first started, the overarching objective was to create a critical mass of well trained,...
2020: Letters from Lesotho #1
Greetings, As my flight touched down in Lesotho at the end of January, I was, as ever, anxious to assess the rain situation, after hearing about the devastating impacts of the ninth year of drought in the region. In practical terms, this means that there is such a...