Meet Maletooane 78 year-old Maletooane Ranko lives in the rural village of Ha-Rantai in the Mafeteng District, Lesotho. As the head of her household, she is the primary caregiver to her two grandchildren Lehlohonolo, aged 13, and Keketso, aged 10. Maletooane is also caregiver to her grandchildren’s mother, Mohatla, aged 35. Since 2016, Maletooane has… Read more »
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Building Housing for People with Disability in Malawi
Accessible Housing for People Living with Disability How do you access your home? Perhaps the door is level with the ground outside, or there are stairs or a single step. For many, it’s not something that is thought about. But for people living with disability in Malawi, how they access their home can make a… Read more »
Read moreEmpowering Through Water and Shelter in Lesotho
Lesotho’s 2.2 million continues to be vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 (World Bank, 2022). When it was safe to do so, Habitat for Humanity Lesotho continued to work with families to construct safe and decent housing. They have also been supporting communities to provide access to safe drinking water. Here are some of the… Read more »
Read more200 Homes: Malawi
Homes and Toilets in Malawi Throughout 2021, the construction of safe and resilient homes in Zomba and Phalombe, Malawi, continued within Coronavirus restrictions. The project was funded by the Government of Japan and completed in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The project improved the living conditions of communities that have been affected… Read more »
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