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.
2021 #5: Peg’s Letters ‘from’ Lesotho (#135)
Greetings to you all, This is my 5th and final Letter 'from' Lesotho of 2021. I hope you are well in this protracted suspended animation we are experiencing. I am reading ‘The Plague’ by Albert Camus. The parallels are incredible and generate reflection on how...
2021 #4: Peg’s Letters ‘from’ Lesotho (#134)
Lumelang, I hope all is well with you and your families. Although our new-normal is still months away, we have lots to look forward to – especially the hugs! My vaccine is scheduled for 5:51PM Easter Sunday – an odd day and time but I am thrilled. More friends and...
2021 #3: Peg’s Letters ‘from’ Lesotho (#133)
Greetings, As the light and air in Canada offers a promise of spring, Lesotho days begin to shorten on their way to autumn. The longing world waits with baited breath for vaccination coverage and some semblance of normality. It has been an eternally long year. March...
2021 #2: Peg’s Letter ‘from’ Lesotho (#132)
Lumelang, Thank you for your responses to my last letter. I so appreciate your interest and encouragement. As I write my second letter 'from' Lesotho of 2021, it is -30 degrees C in snow-enveloped Ottawa and a sunny +24 in late-summer Lesotho. Our worlds could not...
2021 #1: Letters ‘from’ Lesotho (#131)
Greetings to our Help Lesotho family, Instead of sitting in a short-sleeved summer dress watching the early morning southern African sun drench the land, listening to the tinkle of the sheep and cow bells outside my window as I write, I am watching snow fall,...