Love for Lesotho

Meet Lerato

Lerato lived with his parents in a 'decent' house, basic but warm and with two bedrooms. He went to a good school and was doing well. Then his parents got sick one after the other and died two years apart - Lerato was orphaned when he was 10. He found himself on the streets – where life is hard. Lerato gets food any way he can, and struggles to keep warm at night. Orphaned children rank low in Lesotho and have very few rights – when he was twelve, Lerato and his friend were gang raped by security guards. Lerato is now fourteen and still living on the streets. We can help him…


As many may know, I intend to move there with Palesa in October to set up and run a crisis care centre for boys like Lerato who are living on the streets, giving them safety, nourishment, medical care and the chance to go to school. Above all, I would like to give the boys a hope for the future, and the knowledge that they are not forgotten, that Jesus loves them and that people do care.


We had a meeting last Thursday for those who were interested in helping me from this end – a great team of folk!
We are now aiming to raise awareness for the work by producing a leaflet, creating a website and getting in touch with the press to do a feature on the work that I will be doing. We are also hoping to raise some funding for the running costs of the centre through giving folks the opportunity to set up a standing order to help Lerato and other children like him.

If you would like any more information, or would like to donate any amount of money, however small, please get in touch.

Robyn Hammond