Lesotho

 
Country Summary:

Board Members Lesotho Board members page
Staff Members Manteboheleng Mabetha, Manager, Women’s Political Participation
Ntolo Lekau, Programme Associate
When registered 2011
Address Gender Links Lesotho – LANFE building, Motsamai Street, Stadium Area
Email and phone lesmanager@genderlinks.org.za
00 266 58 932 306
Alliance focal network Women in Law Southern Africa (WLSA-Lesotho)
Government COEs 50 View the Centres of Excellence in Lesotho
Media COEs 8
Key partners Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship, Women in Law Southern Africa (WLSA), EU, UNFPA,GIZ, Lesotho Council of NGOs.

Read more in the attached country report.
Lesotho Strategy Plan 2016 – 2020 

Lesotho Women Parliamentarians leadership training

User-Centred Development of digital solutions for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Lesotho-PfP learning Brief


Summit 2020-Thaba Tseka Urban Council COE

Thaba-Tseka urban council is situated in the Thaba-Tseka district and joined the COE process in the 2010. The council does not have a gender policy, but uses a national gender […]

November 24, 2020 Themes: Local Government Programs: Gender justice and local government summit

Summit 2020-Sanqebethu Council COE

Sanqebethu council is located in Malefiloane village in the Mokhotlong district. Locked within Drakensburg range, hub of mining mineral sources, and river sources, high altitude population is comprised mainly of […]

November 24, 2020 Themes: Local Government Programs: Gender justice and local government summit

Summit 2020-Mamants’o Council COE

Mamantso Community council situated in Motsekuoa in the Mafeteng District. The Council has the SRHR action plan and has been working hard to implement some of the activities. The council of […]

Summit 2020-Mafeteng Urban Council COE

Mafeteng Urban Council is located in the   capital city of Mafeteng in Lesotho. The South African border town to Mafeteng is Wepener.The town has a population of around 41,357. […]

Local councils awarded at Voice & Choice summit

Local councils awarded at Voice & Choice summit

For immediate release Maseru, 6 November 2020: The Lesotho #VoiceandChoice summit running under the theme: Local Action for a strong 2030 A-gender in Southern Africa which was hosted for local […]

Upcoming SADC #Voice&Choice Summits

Upcoming SADC #Voice&Choice Summits

1 November 2020: In  November, Gender Links (GL) and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) will be hosting Voice and Choice Summits in two Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, […]

Voice & Choice summit recognises entrepreneurs

Voice & Choice summit recognises entrepreneurs

For immediate releas: Maseru, 2 November: Gender Links Lesotho in partnership with the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) held the first of its three summits on 28-29 October 2020. The […]

GL Lesotho, CLGF to host Voice & Choice summits

GL Lesotho, CLGF to host Voice & Choice summits

For immediate release, Maseru, 19 October 2020: Gender Links Lesotho and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum will now host three mini summits under the banner #VoiceandChoice in October and November […]

SADC Gender Barometer 2020 Foreword by Dr. T

SADC Gender Barometer 2020 Foreword by Dr. T

By Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, Johannesburg, 9 August 2020: #VoiceandChoice resonates with the subject closest to my heart: quality sexual and reproductive health services. Without voice there is no choice. Without […]

Climate Change, COVID- 19 double impact on farmers

Climate Change, COVID- 19 double impact on farmers

By Majara Molupe, Maseru, 13 July: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says farmers in Lesotho have to cope with drought, rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events. As […]