We are excited to be supporting projects at the AgriTech Institute of Lesotho in Leribe and the Maluti Adventist Hospital in 2025.

Healthy People. We are continuing to support the purchase of medical equipment for Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng. About 25% of adults in Lesotho are infected with HIV, similar to the nearby countries of Botswana and Eswatini.

The staff have prioritized some basic equipment for the inpatient wards including pediatrics and the ICU, such as IV infusion pumps that allow easy adjustment of the drip rate, syringe pumps for administration of antibiotics and nebulizers for asthma treatment. We also hope to fund the purchase of an incubator and another bilirubin treatment light. This year, more babies are needing treatment, including babies being brought in who were born at home. The dental clinic needs a new chair. The chair that they have is more than 20 years old and no longer goes up and down.

Our stretch goal is to fund a pediatric ventilator that can be used for transporting critically ill newborns and children to the referral hospital in Maseru, more than one hour away by ambulance. Currently, one nurse is sent with the child and must manually "bag" the child for the entire trip, which reduces her ability to assess and respond to other problems while in transit.

Healthy Land. We are working with the AgriTech Institute of Lesotho, located in a rural area in the Leribe District, to promote regenerative agriculture. We helped them establish a training machine shop in January 2025 where students are learning to manufacture and repair tools such as jab planters, wheel hoes and maize shellers. A piece of farmland right next to the school has come up for sale. We plan to fund the purchase of that land. Should the purchase not go through, we plan to fund additional machines and materials for the training machine shop.

Healthy Lesotho 2025 campaign

By Global Citizen Journey

Healthy Lesotho 2025 campaign

Healthy People, Healthy Land