Lesotho At-A-Glance

Lesotho is a small, mountainous, and landlocked country, surrounded by its much larger neighbor, South Africa. It has a population of almost 2.3 million and nominal GDP per capita of $1,045.9 in 2022. A lower-middle-income country, Lesotho is mostly highlands, with its lowest point 1,400 meters above sea level.

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Pathways to Sustainable Livelihoods Project

The Pathways to Sustainable Livelihoods project aims to improve the efficiency and equity of selected social assistance programs and to strengthen the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable households.

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Lesotho’s five-year Country Partnership Framework is centered around three high-level, long-term outcomes: increased employment in the private sector through improving the enabling environment for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises’ growth to crowd in private investment for enhanced job creation, improved human capital outcomes through the strengthening of the quality of education, health, and social protection; and strengthened climate resilience through improving the management of natural resources and access to climate resilient infrastructure.

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    Satu Kahkonen

    Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini

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    Dinara Djoldosheva

    Country Representative for Lesotho

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    Main Office Contact
    Letšeng Diamonds House,
    Second Floor,
    Corner Kingsway and Old School Road
    Maseru 100, Lesotho
    + 266-222-17000
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    Cheryl Khuphe
    External Affairs Officer
    For project-related issues and complaints