Help Lesotho is a

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

that was founded in 2004 by Dr. Peg Herbert. Based in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

, Help Lesotho is made up of dedicated people, working to help prevent

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

in the country of

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a populatio ...

, which has the 2nd highest rate of infection of this disease. Lesotho is located in southern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and is entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Dr. Herbert started the organization after meeting a student, from

, at the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

, where she taught a class in educational psychology. Many Canadians and Basotho have helped the organization, which has support from

and many other countries around the world. Help Lesotho Mission Statement: It is the mission of Help Lesotho to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS by promoting education, gender equity and youth leadership development. Project Objectives: Promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention and gender equity in Lesotho; Foster hope and motivation to the children, including school sponsorship; Develop leadership and a sense of civic responsibility among Lesotho youth; Provide support and education for grandmothers looking after orphans; Twin schools and build relationships between supporting communities and the people of Lesotho; Develop simple, low-cost, accountable, locally based and championed projects in Lesotho; and Support Lesotho teachers and schools with programs, resources, and volunteers.

References

{{Reflist

External links

Official Website Donations
Health charities in Canada Foreign charities operating in Lesotho Canada–Lesotho relations Organizations established in 2004