Creative dialogues: engaging with Lesotho’s diaspora

Originally posted on Morija.co.ls By Leila Hall “For the younger generation of the Basotho diaspora, especially, I hope that the Conversations provide the inspiration to do more… I hope that this is an example of what can be done.” Maeder House – one of the oldest recorded buildings in Lesotho – stands quietly and unobtrusively next toContinue reading “Creative dialogues: engaging with Lesotho’s diaspora”

What it’s like to attend a Siyakhona mobile cinema community screening

Originally posted by Siyakhona Written by: Leila Hall It is a chilly Tuesday evening in Liphakoeng – a community perched on a hillside above the industrial zone of Ha Thetsane in Maseru. People are just getting home: many of them are workers in the nearby textile factories, and it is a long walk up theContinue reading “What it’s like to attend a Siyakhona mobile cinema community screening”

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”