Sexual and Reproductive Health

Leadership Camp at Help Lesotho

From November 30 – December 4, 2024, The Hub was invited to join a youth Leadership Camp at Help Lesotho in Hlotse. Over the last 20 years of working in rural communities in Lesotho, Help Lesotho has had over 57,000 graduates of intensive life skills and psychosocial support programs and reached more than 300,000 vulnerableContinue reading “Leadership Camp at Help Lesotho”

“Let’s make discrimination a thing of the past”: Celebrating Lesotho LGBTQIA+ Pride 2024

Since our inception in 2015, The Hub has proudly supported movements and organisations that promote and uphold human rights in Lesotho. This year, we are happy to have partnered with The People’s Matrix Association to cover Lesotho’s 2024 LGBTQIA+ Pride. By Leila Hall Saturday, 9th November 2024 – Outside the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre in centralContinue reading ““Let’s make discrimination a thing of the past”: Celebrating Lesotho LGBTQIA+ Pride 2024”

Exploring hair salons as potential venues for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health services in Lesotho

From March – July 2024, The Hub implemented an innovative cross-sectional survey – designed and conducted in collaboration with citizen scientists – and gathered data among more than 150 hair stylists and 300 clients across Lesotho. The survey assessed the acceptability and feasibility of offering SRH services (for example oral contraceptives, menstrual products, HIV self-testingContinue reading “Exploring hair salons as potential venues for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health services in Lesotho”

Hair Salon Project underway at The Hub

From November 28-30, 2023 The Hub hosted a training for a Citizen Scientist Working Group, kickstarting the Hair Salon Project! In partnership with Citizen Science Zürich and the Division of Clinical Epidemiology Basel, the Hair Salon Project will assess the acceptability and feasibility of promoting sexual and reproductive health services in hair salons in Lesotho.Continue reading “Hair Salon Project underway at The Hub”