Help Educate 40 Bright Girls in Lesotho

Dear everyone

The visit to Lesotho last month provided an opportunity for Liphethiso to meet some of the principals from the schools which have girls supported by Educare Fund. This was made possible by the fact that the teachers were in Maseru for one of their scheduled meetings. The consensus is that the support that Educare Fund gives to each girl has more impact than just helping the individual. This is because the money enables the school to manage its cash flow and as a result it is able to ‘carry’ other students who are also struggling to keep up the school fee payments. Thus, the support given reaches further than we imagined.

At the end of 2014, three girls wrote their GCSEs, thus graduating from high school. Ten girls wrote their year 10 exams and are set to continue on to write their GCSEs in just over eighteen months. 2016 looks like it could be a bumper year with potentially all 10 girls finishing high school!

Students at one of the schools (Lesia High School) took part in a short video expressing gratitude for the support given by you through Educare Fund and our partner organisation in Lesotho, Ithuteng Basetsana Educare Association (IBEA). You can access the video on YouTube via this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo6kLYa6R6Y

The students express in their own words what the support from Educare Fund means to them. Of course we would not be able to do any of that without your support. I hope you enjoy the video!

I would really appreciate your comments on this and future reports. Any suggestions as to how best to help you help us would be very welcome. If there is any information you would like included in the reports or any questions about the project, please feel free to ask.

Once more, thank you for helping Educare Fund help the girls in Lesotho! 

Best regards

Liphethiso Monica