Travel through the districts of Mohale's Hoek and Mafeteng with LNI!!

Mohale’s Hoek, captured by our dear friend, Justice Kalebe. Justice is an incredible humanitarian/travel photographer who captures the most stunning and real sides of Lesotho. We highly encourage you to check out all of his amazing photography and incredible work for the village of Ha Sekantsi by following him on social media, here.

The ninth district on our list in Lesotho to explore is Mohale’s Hoek!! 

History: After originally settling in the Mekoatleng region with permission from Moshoeshoe, the Bataung, under the leadership of chief Moletsane, would eventually come to settle in the Siloe area of what is now Mohale's Hoek in the 1860s. Moletsane and the Bataung would be one of Moshoeshoe's first major alliances.  As part of expanding his kingdom, in the early 1830s, Moshoeshoe sent his half-brother Mohale to administer the region and act as a buffer against potential enemies. In 1869, the British appointed an assistant commissioner to administer what was then called Cornet Spruit district, making Mohale's Hoek the second oldest district town in Lesotho. The original town of Mohale's Hoek was destroyed during the Gun War of 1880-81 by Cape forces. As of 2006, the district had a population of slightly more than 175,000. 

Things to do: Hike Thaba Mokhele

LNI in Mohale’s Hoek: Lesotho Nutrition Initiative has been sending meals to our partners in Mohale’s Hoek for 4 years. The rate of stunting in children aged 0-5 in the district is 38.1%. We currently have 3 beautiful partners in Mohale’s Hoek that we send our meals to: St. Camillus Orphanage, Mofumahali oa Rosari Orphanage, and Baylor Pediatric Clinic. Each of our Basotho partners are doing amazing work in their respective communities addressing the issue of malnutrition. The 91,800 meals that we’ve sent to Mohale’s Hoek since 2018 have been essential in helping them excel in their work. 

*A note from one of LNI’s Basotho partners: “LNI meals have helped the St. Camillus Centre for many years. Fortified rice was our staple lunch especially during school holidays; the children are healthy and strong, and there was a lot of weight gain in our children due to introducing more of the fortified rice. Thank you LNII.” -St. Camillus 

Mafeteng, captured by our dear friend, Justice Kalebe. Justice is an incredible humanitarian/travel photographer who captures the most stunning and real sides of Lesotho. We highly encourage you to check out all of his amazing photography and incredible work for the village of Ha Sekantsi by following him on social media, here.

The tenth and final district to explore is Mafeteng!! 

History: The name of the camptown (also Mafeteng) is said to be named after an early visitor to the region Emile Roland who was given the nickname Lefeta which translates as "traveler" or "passer-by" and the name Mafeteng means "place of the passers-by." In 2006, the district's population was approximately 192,000.

Things to do: Visit Malealea and Ribaneng and hike to the Ribaneng waterfall

LNI in Mafeteng: Lesotho Nutrition Initiative has been sending meals to our partners in Mafeteng for 6 years. The rate of stunting in children aged 0-5 in the district is 25.9%. We currently have 1 beautiful partner in Mafeteng that we send our meals to: Andrew Blaise Orphanage, Clinic, and Home for the Disabled. This organization is doing amazing work in their community addressing the issue of malnutrition. The 281,880 meals that we’ve sent to Mafeteng since 2016 have been essential in helping them excel in their work. 

*A note from one of LNI’s Basotho partners: “We would like to convey our sincere gratitude for your extending a helping hand to Motsekuoa Health Center, Andrew Blais Orphanage Home, and Morapeli Disabled Center in curbing the malnutrition and poverty battle during the hard times of covid-19 and the economic meltdown. which we are in knee deep to still to this day. Had it not been for the act of humility you showed us by the shipping of food parcels to these centers, we have no doubt that we would have lost these battles. We are therefore grateful for your continued support and for coming to our rescue when we had nothing to put on the table and when we received the orphan’s rhetoric questions like ‘where will our next meal come from!’ We thank you!” -Sr . Eusebia Lerotholi from Andrew Blaise

We hope you enjoyed learning about Mohale’s Hoek and Mafeteng and all of our partners, within. If you are interested in making a donation to support our work of combating malnutrition in Lesotho, you can make a gift, here.