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.

Letter from Lesotho #5 – 2023

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

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

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 – #2

Letters from Lesotho 2023 – #2

Lumelang (Greetings) to you all,News of the winter storms across Canada makes me even more grateful that the rains have stopped this past week, unveiling the magnificent Maloti Mountains of Lesotho. Everything is green and lovely. I eagerly await the blooming of...

Letters from Lesotho 2023 – #1

Letters from Lesotho 2023 – #1

Greetings, Today, it is not raining! I arrived back in Lesotho in the evening, in the dark and amid torrents of rain. The long dirt road into our centre from the paved main road was so saturated that the field was flooded. Ntate Motsamai’s ability to navigate the car...