AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSchool Food Security & Skills: Lesotho schools are boosting agricultural production to improve nutrition and cut food costs, with agriculture as a compulsory subject and learners growing maize and vegetables. Community Safety Support: Quthing District Administrator handed crime-prevention committees 300 blankets and 20 walkie-talkie radios to strengthen the Lets’eng-La-Letsie ROLL project, with chiefs and police urging responsible use. Elder Protection: Help Lesotho marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, calling for Basotho to challenge emotional, physical and financial abuse and to actively visit and support older people. Education Assessment Reform: Prof Paseka Mosia urged the SAAEA conference to stop copying colonial assessment models and make tests reflect rural realities and Basotho identities, warning that “teaching to the test” can erase rural life. Albinism Rights: LNFOD marked Albinism Awareness Day with a call to reject colour-based discrimination and protect the dignity of persons with albinism. Menstrual Health in Qacha’s Nek: Machabeng Government Hospital promoted #PeriodFriendlyWorld with school activities, pad-disposal education, and donations to primary schools. Maternal Care Equipment: TSSF handed St James Mission Hospital life-saving maternal and neonatal equipment worth over M80,000 to ease shortages in its busy maternity ward. GBV Storytelling & Silence: A feature highlights how gender-based violence persists behind fear and stigma, urging communities to break the silence and support survivors.
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