NAME & SURNAME: ‘MAMOTHEO SEHLABANE
STUDENT NO. 201305539
TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT
15TH SEPTEMBER 2013
FACILITATOR: MR LESOLE KOLOBE
QUESTION 1
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
Queen Mamohato is the last born daughter of Principal Chief Lerotholi Mojela of Tebang, Mafeteng. She attended the following schools, Phoqoane Primary, Mafeteng Controlled School and finished her Secondary education at Basutoland High School. In 1961 she went to Pius XII known as NUL and later the same year moved on to Bath College of Home Economics in England.
In 1962 she got married to King Bereng Seeiso. Queen Mother has dedicated her life to the disadvantaged and disabled, particularly children. She founded Hlokomela Bana, an association whose activities include seeking needy children and taking care of them. Queen and her committee members have to help the whole family because they do not want to isolate these children by taking them away from their parents or families.
Hlokomela Bana has branches in Masite, Ha-Mamathe, Maseru, Thaba-Tseka and many more. She also started Matsieng Nursery School. As a result mothers have more time to start small income generating activities. At the moment they are learning to make quilts.
Queen Mamohato is currently the President of Lesotho Save the Children, a Patron of Lesotho Red Cross and Lesotho Council of Women. She is also the President of Tholoana ea Lerato and supports workers at this home for poor and physically handicapped children. The centre teaches children vocational skills such as farming, leather works and poultry keeping and also helps them with technical skills that will enable them to do jobs such as constructing bridges or professional capentry.
Queen loves farming. She keeps poultry and pigs and grows all types of crops even rice.