Head of Organisation, Lesotho:
’M’e Ikaneng Taole
Director of Finance and Projects
t: +266 2240 0020
Basotho@helplesotho.ca

Key Contact in Lesotho:
Donna Bawden, Director of Partnerships and Training
t: +266 2240 0020
donnabawden@helplesotho.ca

In Canada:
Dr. Peg Herbert
Founder and Executive Director
Bronson Ave, Ottawa
ON CANADA
K1S 4E6
pegherbert@helplesotho.ca
t: +1 613-369-5868

Postal address:
P.O.Box 231,
Leribe 300
Lesotho

Physical Address:
Hlotse, behind the Leribe Craft Centre

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Canadian Charity #82246 8476 RR0001

Local government
Sentebale
Schools
National AIDS Commission
PSI
OYAP
Blue Cross
Lesotho Commonwealth Games
Sesotho Media
Linare Civic Association
Red Cross
Anglican Diocese of Lesotho
Sisters of Charity
PLWHA groups
Know Your Status (KYS)
NGOC
Touch Roots Africa (TRA)

Butha-Buthe District: Bokoro, St. Charles, Seboche, Motati
Leribe District: Hlotse, Pitseng, Khanyane, Raphoka, Khethisa, Mahlekefane, Sekamaneng
Thaba Tseka District: Thaba Tseka, Sefapanong

Help Lesotho (HL) is a rapidly growing Canadian registered charity partnering public, private and volunteer resources to mitigate against gender inequity and HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. HL builds partnerships with community leadership and organizations in both countries to support locally initiated, championed and managed projects for the benefit of orphans, vulnerable children and youth in Lesotho. Key programs include child sponsorship, grandmother support, schools involvement, teacher training, and HIV/AIDS Clubs. Its literacy, gender equity, HIV/AIDS mainstreaming and leadership development initiatives involve multi-year partnerships of common goals, policies and practices to ensure financial and community accountability. HL builds governance capacity and community engagement through partnership, leadership and skill with local partners, civil society and government departments.

1.OVC support (education, psychosocial support, preventative health education) (8000 OVC benefitting from projects and activities);
2.HIV/AIDS and gender equity education and training (embedded in all activities and programs, to date provided approx. 5000 people opportunity for testing; HIV/AIDS Clubs in all twinned schools);
3.Grandmother support (400 grandparents currently benefitting from programs);
4.Education and Literacy (network of 15 twinned schools, teacher training), 2 centres and libraries (peer tutoring);
5.Leadership development (annual camp for 200, out-of-school youth programs, various workshops and trainings). Two leadership Centres (Pitseng and Hlotse)
6. Building governance capacity and local partnership development (working with over 20 local partners)

Please contact for further details of projects and initiatives.

Focus for 2008-2010 is the rollout of extensive programs for grandparents and the consolidation of training through HL two centres in Pitseng and the one being developed in Hlotse (with girls leadership hostel program)

Her Majesty, Queen Masenate is the Patron of HL Centres