Organisation Type:
International NGO
Target Group:
Orphans and Vulnerable Children, People living with HIV, Women, Youth
Paid Staff:
11
Relevant Relationships in Lesotho Text:
LCN, LENEPWA, NAC, All UN Agencies, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, DMA
Domain:
Protection
Sector:
Agriculture, Campaign, Education, Food, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, Home-based Care, Livelihoods, Social Welfare, Youth Activity
District:
Leribe, Maseru, Mokhotlong, Thaba-Tseka
Core Activities:
Ending Poverty through six thematic areas:
1) women’s rights
2) education rights
3) food rights
4) good governance
5) right to health in the face of HIV and AIDS
6) human security in emergencies and conflicts
Activities in Lesotho:
- Capacity building in rural communities
- Promotion of accountability and transparency
- Self-reliance (training)
- Bridge poverty gap
- Interaction between people and policy makers
- Seven boy Orphans are offered accommodation in the school premises while schools are closed since they dont have a place to stay. These Orphans are being helped with school fees from the money collected from raffles and rent collected from church premises.
Future Plans:
Expand to Mafeteng and Mohale’s Hoek
Needs of Organisation:
- Need grounded funding base
- Rapid growth creates need for more human resources
Funding:
Individuals mainly from Europe
This organisation’s info updated on: Sun, Nov 22, 2009. Please disregard the date below.
Contact Details:
Seabata Motsamai, Country Program Manager
t: +266 2231 1613
f: +266 2231 1681
m: +266 5887 0457
e: seabata.motsamai@actionaid.org
Key Lesotho Contact:
Sechaba Mokhameleli, Programs Officer
t: +266 2231 1613
e: sechaba.mokhameleli@actionaid.org
Overseas Contact:
Chris Kinyanjui, International Director
t: +254 2042 50000
e: chris.kinyanjui@actionaid.org
Hamlyn House
Macdonald Road
Archway
London N19SPG
Postal Address:
Postal Address:
PO Box 297
Maseru 100
Lesotho
Physical Address:
Physical Address:
Tona Kholo Road #170
Maseru West