Head of Organisation:
Bishop Paul Khoarai, Proprietor and Founder
t: +266 2243 0285
m: +266 5896 5920

Key Contact:
Mpho Mathabang Sefale, Administrator and Signatory
t: +266 2240 1367
m: +266 5877 5127
e: msefale@gmail.com

Postal Address:
PO Box 1
St Monica's 390
Lesotho

Physical Address:
Near Technical School of Leribe (TSL)

Faith-based Organisation

7 Teachers, 1 Sewing instructor, 2 house fathers, 2 house mothers, 2 gardeners

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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Leribe Craft Centre
Itjareng Rehabilitation Centre
Skillshare International
CIE
Solon
CBM
Sentebale

Children come from all ten districts in Lesotho

The St. Paul School for the Deaf is a primary school which develops academically, socially, spiritually, and culturally competent deaf students who can respond to the broader needs of society. This is accomplished by promoting an environment conducive to human development, facilitating appropriate tuition, cooperative education and support, and encouraging staff commitment to quality education and service. The school takes pride in providing opportunities for the holistic development of its deaf students.

The school has many objectives, such as:

• Expose hearing impaired children to a special type of training that equips them with relevant academic skills to develop within mainstream society
• To build self confidence and ambitions leading to future self reliance
• To promote a spirit of tolerance and harmony between hearing impaired and the rest of society
• To inform society of its role in shaping the future of hearing impaired persons

The school was established in 1981 by His Lordship Bishop Paul Khorai, with just 8 students and 2 teachers housed within the Catholic Technical School of Leribe. Today it has its own school grounds, serving up to 77 students with 7 government funded teachers and 5 school-funded staff.

The St. Paul School for the Deaf in Leribe facilitates cooperative educational support and quality services for the deaf. Students are taught academic subjects, in addition to skills such as sewing/knitting, gardening - crop and animal farming. Students are taught these skills, such as gardening, to improve their lives and to help provide for a well balanced diet.

The school engages in fund raising activities, including a catering business, to sustain the school.

Offer psychosocial support

To open a Skills Training Centre for disabled children, not just for deaf children.

• Skills centre for disabled
• Early detection and assessment centre
• Domestic science equipment: big oven, electric stove