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Office of the First Lady
Contact Details:
Head of Organisation:
Mr Silas Mosuhli
Director of Admin & Projects
t: 22326793 Ext.204
mcs@ofla.org.ls
Key Contact:
Mrs Mapeo Matlanyane
Assistant Admin Officer (responsible for OVC)
t: +266 22326793
f: +266 22327572
reiny@alfa.org.ls
Postal
PO Box 527
Maseru 100
Physical
Post Office Building
4th Floor
Type:
Government - Lesotho
Target Groups:
Child Heads of Household,Disabled,Elderly,Orphans and Vulnerable Children,Women,Youth,
Staff:
20 staff including:
First Lady in the Kingdom of Lesotho
Project Officer
Support Staff
Community Support Groups Coordinating Partners MP's Spouses
First Lady in the Kingdom of Lesotho
Project Officer
Support Staff
Community Support Groups Coordinating Partners MP's Spouses
Volunteer Staff:
N/A
Reg. Number:
N/A
Relationships in Lesotho:
1.LesothoFlour Mills
2.National Aids Commission
3.Social Welfare
4.CGPU
5.LPPA
6.LCCU
7.Salvation Army
8.WLSA
9.FIDA,
10.LENEPWHA
11.Holcim Cement Lesotho
2.National Aids Commission
3.Social Welfare
4.CGPU
5.LPPA
6.LCCU
7.Salvation Army
8.WLSA
9.FIDA,
10.LENEPWHA
11.Holcim Cement Lesotho
Main Domain:
Donor
Sectors:
Accommodation,Agriculture,Disabled,Food,HIV/AIDS,Home-based Care,Social Welfare,Training,Youth Activity
District Location:
Core Activities:
Promotes development and the social well-being of Basotho children with special emphasis on OVCs. They improve access, efficiency and affectiveness in the services delivered. A fund for needy children is managed. Community Home Based Care (CHBC) is promoted, training Community Support Groups on CHBC, Psychosocial Support and and issues relating to OVCs.
Activities in Lesotho :
1.Training of Community Based Workers / support groups on the care of OVC and the infected members of the community.
2. Health: follow up with HIV positive OVC, and immediate families offering psycho-social support.
3.Psycho-social support camps: held twice a year in January and June, with 50 OVC at each camp. Facilitators are drawn from various organisations eg - LPPA, CGPU, Social Welfare and LCCU. These activities include income generation projects such as bead making and gardening.
4.Education: funding double and vulnerable children orphans with school uniforms & food packages. So far 927 in Leribe and Berea combined with the support of the Lesotho Flour Mills.
5.Accommodation: improving and building OVC houses.
6.Clothing: assisted by Aid to Africa, UK. The Office distributes the clothes through MP's in their constituencies and also through schools.
7.Training in simple business structure by the office of the Mine Workers.
8.Accommodation: improving and building OVC houses.
2. Health: follow up with HIV positive OVC, and immediate families offering psycho-social support.
3.Psycho-social support camps: held twice a year in January and June, with 50 OVC at each camp. Facilitators are drawn from various organisations eg - LPPA, CGPU, Social Welfare and LCCU. These activities include income generation projects such as bead making and gardening.
4.Education: funding double and vulnerable children orphans with school uniforms & food packages. So far 927 in Leribe and Berea combined with the support of the Lesotho Flour Mills.
5.Accommodation: improving and building OVC houses.
6.Clothing: assisted by Aid to Africa, UK. The Office distributes the clothes through MP's in their constituencies and also through schools.
7.Training in simple business structure by the office of the Mine Workers.
8.Accommodation: improving and building OVC houses.
Future Plans:
- To continue the education programme.
- To develop more social welfare provision for HIV positive OVC, to ensure that they can continue with ART.
- Housing for OVC.
Funding:
- NAC are the main funder
- "Antwerp Province" Brussels.
- Libyan donor
- Lesotho Flour Mills
This organisation's info updated on: Tue, Feb 16, 2010
If you would like to amend or add to the above information please contact info@sentebale.org
