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World Vision Lesotho has launched a five-year strategy targeting 650,000 vulnerable children, with child protection, health, water and family income as the four focus areas for the 2026 to 2030 period.
Lemohang Botsane
World Vision Lesotho launched its 2026-2030 community strategy in Bela-Bela on Friday, setting a target of reaching approximately 650,000 vulnerable children over the next five years through programmes focused on child protection, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, and family livelihoods.
Director General James Chifwelu said the strategy puts communities at the centre of implementation, with an integrated approach designed so that programmes in different areas reinforce each other rather than operate in isolation.
“Our goal is to work with communities in the most coordinated and impactful way possible,” Chifwelu said. He added that community members are not just recipients of services but partners in planning and decision-making.
“It takes all of us โ government ministries, development partners, schools, churches, communities, and families โ working together.” โ Thato Masupha, District Child Protection Team
Thato Masupha from the District Child Protection Team said her team’s role is to bring different groups together to prevent and respond to child protection concerns. She said protecting children is not a government responsibility alone. “It takes all of us โ government ministries, development partners, schools, churches, communities, and families โ working together,” Masupha said.
The strategy was launched under the theme: “Transforming Lives, Empowering Communities with Agile, Low-Cost, High Impact Programs.”
