By Vuyani Tshabalala-Monyake Hello, my name is Moratehi. I wish! No, seriously, my name is Lithonako: a curse handed over to me by my mother, by my narrow-minded grandmother. I was born while my migrant father was away, so my mother had to bear the brunt of being fertile enough to conceive a child soContinue reading “WordPower 2020: Locked down with my abuser”
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WordPower 2020: Covid-19
The arrival of Covid-19 shifted everything for us here in Lesotho – as it did in countries around the world! At The Hub in Morija, we closed all indoor operations in March 2020. We transitioned into online activism, creating open-source, multimedia Covid-19 educational content in Sesotho, all available as free downloads from our website. WeContinue reading “WordPower 2020: Covid-19”
Digital Skills Workshop with OSISA
From February 18th – 20th 2020 The Hub hosted a Digital Skills Workshop in Morija in partnership with Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). The workshop participants were OSISA grantees and partners from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We had a wonderful time hosting this workshop and meeting colleagues doingContinue reading “Digital Skills Workshop with OSISA”
Weekend Workshop: Drama for Radio
From February 8-9, 2020 The Hub hosted award-winning theatre director Jessica Lejowa for a Weekend Workshop on Drama for Radio. Participants researched, wrote, and recorded scripts that tackle topics including mental health, human trafficking and the LGBTIQA+ community in the church. “We need to ensure that the opinions, experiences and welfare of children become a central agenda in publicContinue reading “Weekend Workshop: Drama for Radio”
Blood Donation Drive
On January 31st 2020, The Hub hosted a Blood Donation Drive, in partnership with Morija Museum & Archives, Morija Arts Centre and Lesotho Blood Transfusion Service (LBTS). We emptied our indoor space for the day, making laptops and tablets available outside for our young members! “Many more people showed up than we expected!” said MolebohengContinue reading “Blood Donation Drive”
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