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Lesotho

Map of Lesotho


Population:1.9 million

Urban Population:29%

Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Sotho - 99%

Religions:Christian - 80%
Traditional beliefs - 20%

Population Growth Rate:0.19%

Life Expectancy:36.9 years

Infant Mortality:86 per 1,000 live births

Under Five Mortality:132 per 1,000 live births

GNP Per Capita:$550

Percentage of Literate Adult Males:75%

Percentage of Literate Adult Females:95%

Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water
:
78%

Country Description:

CARE opened its office in Lesotho in response to the government's request for international assistance for drought victims. CARE's assistance included distribution of food, medicine and schoolbooks, as well as tools and equipment for the construction of roads, bridges and dams. During the next two decades, CARE operated a project that helped rural women increase their income through the establishment of small-scale, hand-spun mohair enterprises. CARE Lesotho has since diversified its programs to include water-supply construction, rural enterprise promotion, forestry and agriculture, and the commercialization of technology.


Project Information

Project NameProject CountryProject Type
Highlands Community ForestryLesothoDevelopment
Livelihoods Recovery through Agriculture Programme (LRAP)LesothoRehabilitation
Building Sustainable Water Service delivery that Mainstreams HIV/AIDS and Gender equity (the WHELL Project)LesothoDevelopment
Secure the Child ProjectLesothoDevelopment
Local LinksLesothoDevelopment
C-SAFE Food for Assets ProjectLesothoDevelopment
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment ProjectLesothoDevelopment
LETSEMA - Strengthening and mobilizing civil societies response to HIV/AIDSLesothoDevelopment
Strengthening Civil Society in Lesotho (SCIL)LesothoDevelopment
Capacity Building and Knowledge Management for Sustainable Land Management in LesothoLesothoDevelopment
Poverty Reduction Strategy Priority Support ProgrammeLesothoDevelopment
Workplace and Communities HIV/AIDS programme with KES in KwaZulu NatalLesothoDevelopment
Road - HIV/AIDS Gender MainstreamingLesothoDevelopment
Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS - Moving from Policy to PractiseLesothoDevelopment
Ford Research: Examining Women vulnerabilities to HIV and EmpowermentLesothoDevelopment
SOAR - Strengthening of Community’s Ability to Reduce HIV/AIDS Prevalence through Increased Gender EquityLesothoDevelopment
Support to Households In TroubleLesothoDevelopment
C-CHANGELesothoDevelopment
Lesotho Village Savings and Loans for Economic StrengtheningLesothoDevelopment
Lesotho Irrigation Project Part 2 - LIP IILesothoDevelopment
Mountain Integrated Conservation AgricultureLesothoDevelopment