From peacecorps.gov news release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 4, 2010 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams is saddened to announce the death of Peace Corps volunteer Thomas “Tom” Maresco in Lesotho. Tom, 24, died as a result of a gunshot wound on Sept. 3 in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The investigation into [...]

This is an interesting question!  Since the Sesotho language was not written until the arrival of the first European missionaries in 1833 (a trio of French men), there is no “native spelling” and Sesotho has only been written in Latinate characters.  Even now, the only consistent variations in Sesotho spelling are [...]

Metsoalle ea Lesotho The June newsletter is here! Read it here.

Metsoalle ea Lesotho The March newsletter is here! Read it here.

Half a world away from her Freetown home, Tarsha Veiga has found a powerful calling, working among the people of Lesotho as a Peace Corps volunteer. Read full article here.

2010 FOL Smile! Calendar As most of you know, I spent a lot of time this summer working on the 2010 Lesotho Calendar in order to help raise funds for Friends of Lesotho and the projects it supports. Well, after some unexpected delays, the wall calendar is finally available. It has been [...]

As you may or may not have noticed the Friends of Lesotho website has been redesigned. Please look around and let us know what you thoughts, comments and/or concerns are. Thanks.