Lesotho Council of NGO’s Board of Directors has approved 12 NGOs as new members of LCN for this year while last year 16 NGOs joined the Council as new members.  

 The 12 NGOs, joins more than 71 members of the council that have been effective and efficient vehicles in the developmental efforts in the country. The NGOs are playing an active role in the nation’s development processes and they had significant contributions as catalysts of development in areas such as healthcare, education, skill acquisition etc. Some made impact felt in development areas like advocacy, awareness campaign, community empowerment and human rights.

 Lesotho NGOs are essential ingredient in the development process and many development actors consider them to be generally more efficient than the government in rendering emergency relief assistance and even in the implementation of developmental projects. The new members included NGOs that are focused in Environmental issues, Counselling, Health and the textile industry. 

Meanwhile, LCN was established in May 1990 as an umbrella body for Lesotho NGOS.  The main objective for which LCN is established is to provide supportive services to the NGO community in Lesotho through networking, leadership, information dissemination, capacity building, coordination, advocacy and lobbying, and representation of Lesotho NGOs when dealing with international community and government.  The Council’s mission is to stimulate, promote and build capacity within Lesotho NGO’s so that they are stable, democratic, transparent, skilled, empowered, sustainable and responsive to their beneficiaries’ needs and those of the voiceless and marginalized in society.

 LCN Board of Directors controls and directs the Council, and is made up of the Executive Committee and Six Commissioners of Sectoral Commissions.  The Executive Committee of the Council is made up of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Executive Director.

Thandiwe Solwandle (Ms.)

Information Officer

Lesotho Council of NGOs

Tel: 22317205/22325798

Mobile: +266 63065214/62110788

www.lecongo.org.ls

thandiwes@lecongo.org.ls