Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa

‘Ke Batla Ho Bua’ Wins at Lesotho Film Festival

Ke Batla Ho Bua, a short film produced by The Hub in 2021, won the award for Best Short Film at Lesotho Film Festival in December 2022! The Hub hosted Lesotho Film Festival in November. Ke Batla Ho Bua tackles the scale and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how difficult it was for children toContinue reading “‘Ke Batla Ho Bua’ Wins at Lesotho Film Festival”

Lesotho Film Festival at The Hub

The Hub hosted Lesotho Film Festival on November 23, 2022. We enjoyed watching local films about Bacha Shutdown, heritage in the Morija region, and more! The afternoon left us inspired to keep creating and telling stories from Lesotho. Two of The Hub’s films are part of the festival this year: Ke Batla Ho Bua byContinue reading “Lesotho Film Festival at The Hub”

World Environment Day 2022

With support from the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Hub hosted 180 students from 3 primary schools for 3 days of World Environment Day activities from June 1-3, 2022. World Environment Day (June 5) was celebrated under the theme #OnlyOneEarth. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme and heldContinue reading “World Environment Day 2022”

Exhibition: Climate change and environmental degradation

To mark Earth Day, The Hub opened an outdoor exhibition on climate change and environmental degradation on April 22, 2022. The exhibition is the result of a workshop at The Hub on storytelling in photography in 2019, and was forced on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We’re so happy to finally be able toContinue reading “Exhibition: Climate change and environmental degradation”

ARTIVISM

The Hub works at the intersection of digital arts and activism – using digital arts skills as tools for promoting social development, justice and equality. In 2020-2021 in partnership with OSISA, The Hub planned to hold Artivism concerts to support civic engagement, amplify community voices and foreground creativity as a way of addressing social issues.Continue reading “ARTIVISM”