Organisation Type:
Faith-based Organisation
Target Group:
Abused Children, Child Heads of Household, Disabled, Elderly, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, People living with HIV, Women, Youth
Relevant Relationships in Lesotho Text:
Women and Law, CGPU, Master of the High Court, Lesotho Association of Theologians, Law Reform Commission, Phela, TRC, PELUM, Ministry of Gender
Domain:
Protection
District:
Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale’s Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha’s Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka
Core Activities:
- To promote ecumenism, unity, and spirituality amongst Christian Churches and organisations as one body of Christ
- To mediate in national conflicts, justice, peace, equality and equity
- To advocate for provision of social protection, social services and holistic development to vulnerable groups
Activities in Lesotho:
- Challenge government policies by going to the media
- Raise awareness of gender and youth protection
- Go out to villages to find the norms and practices of spread of HIV and AIDS
- Public dialogues through churches
- Translate law and other policies into Sesotho
- Design messages on issues of harmful practices in the form of youth dialogues
- Advocate for OVC in issues of inheritance of their parents properties
- Advise OVC on matters that affect them
Future Plans:
- To ease movement of informal traders
- Access to water as an essential human right–should not be a commercial commodity, but a social good
Needs of Organisation:
Funding for equipment, transportation to be able to travel throughout the districts
Programmatic costs
Training on how to care for OVC and how to train people to care for OVC
Funding:
EED, United Church of Canada, AACC
This organisation’s info updated on: Sat, Nov 21, 2009. Please disregard the date below.
Contact Details:
Head of Organizations:
Mr. Mahao F. Johane, General Secretary
t: +266 2231 3639
f: +266 2231 0310
m: +266 6322 7523
e: generalsecretary@ccl.org
Key Contacts:
Mrs. Lebohang Matela, Gender Programme Manager
t: +266 2231 3639
m: +266 6274 6760
e: lebohang@ccl.org
Postal Address:
Postal Address:
PO Box 547
Maseru 100
Lesotho
Physical Address:
Physical Address:
160 Constitution Road
Maseru