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01 December 2024
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Lesotho Unites to End GBV: A Call for Collective Action and Accountability
People gathered in large numbers for the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, on 25th November 2024. The event drew…
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03 October 2024
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The Tragic Reality of Child Sexual Assault and Pregnancy in Lesotho
At just 11 years old, Refiloe (a pseudonym for her protection) gave birth to a baby through caesarean section, in a remote health facility in Lesotho. As an orphan raised by her…
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26 September 2024
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A Sanctuary of Hope: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Lesotho
"When people asked me where I was going, I told them I didn’t know. I had no home, I had nothing." These haunting words come from a survivor of gender-based violence (GBV) in…
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10 September 2024
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Breaking the Stigma: Empowering Mphaki’s Women and Girls Through Menstrual Health Dialogue
Imagine having to navigate through your village, whenever you feel a slight dampness in your private parts, searching for an adult woman—someone you trust enough to turn your back…
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03 September 2024
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Navigating the Highlands: Rantahli’s Dual Role as Herd Boy and Peer Educator
Every morning Rantahli Mosae dons his gray blanket, typically worn by herdboys in Lesotho, to stave off the biting cold. Wearing a balaclava hat and his rubber boots, he sets off…
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27 August 2024
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Empowering Women in Lesotho: The Power of Choice through Family Planning
For some women in Lesotho, the decision to have children, or when to have them, is no longer a question of fate but a choice they can actively make. At the heart of this…
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16 July 2024
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Lesotho Marks World Population Day with Launch of Key Reports on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Development
On World Population Day, Lesotho made a significant stride in advancing the global conversation on sexual and reproductive health, as well as economic growth, by launching two…
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09 April 2024
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YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR DIVERSITY CONVERGE OVER THE ICPD
Young people in their diversity who converged in Maseru, Lesotho for a Youth Dialogue on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) have called for…
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09 April 2024
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Oxygen Concentrators Save Mothers, Babies During Labour
She left her home at Motsekuoa in the Quthing district at the crack of dawn when her labour pains started. But due to the intense contractions and labour pains, she had to take…
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