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Small march is a big step for LGBTI in Lesotho

By: Leila Hall Originally posted on OSISA website. A small group of young Basotho are singing and chanting as they make their way down Kingsway – the main street that runs through the centre of Maseru, Lesotho’s capital city. At first glance, this is not an unusual sight. They sing familiar, well-known songs – theContinue reading “Small march is a big step for LGBTI in Lesotho”

Effective Delivery of Public Education Services

By: Mamoeketsi Ntho Originally posted on OSISA website. The government of Lesotho has made significant progress in increasing access to education, particularly at the basic-education level. In 2009, the primary net enrolment rate was already 80.9 percent, while the literacy rate among people under the age of 25 was close to 100 percent. Despite this,Continue reading “Effective Delivery of Public Education Services”

Lesotho – Political Participation and Democracy

By: Motlamalle Kapa Originally posted on OSISA website. Conditions have existed and spaces have generally been available for political participation in Lesotho ever since the country’s return to multi-party politics in 1993, according to Lesotho: Political Participation and Democracy, a new report from the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) and OSISA. Democratic institutions fostering politicalContinue reading “Lesotho – Political Participation and Democracy”

Sesotho: A beautiful art.

By Lineo Segoete Before I go any further may I just say, I acknowledge the irony of this writing considering the language in which it is crafted; nevertheless I will continue and express my thought. I love Sesotho! This is not breaking news I know but please hear me out. Sesotho is a very potentContinue reading “Sesotho: A beautiful art.”

Eating As Though the Environment Mattered

By Bruce Friedrich Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives, Farm Sanctuary Originally posted in Huffington Post Imagine taking 6-20 plates of food and dumping them in the trash, perfectly fresh and edible. Off they go to the landfill. Obviously, none of us would behave so wastefully. And yet that’s precisely the effect each time any of usContinue reading “Eating As Though the Environment Mattered”