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Are you a Mosotho residing in the USA, or just visiting? Click here to register >>> |
SYMPOSIUM
ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH NEED OF CHILDREN IN LESOTHO
The Embassy of Lesotho in collaboration with the Prince George’s County,
Maryland Chapter of the Links, Incorporated will host a symposium on
education and health needs of children in Lesotho, scheduled for March 28,
2004 between 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Participants from civil society, the
business sector, academia, churches, diplomats and media in and around
Maryland and Washington Metropolitan area are invited to discuss the
education and health needs of children in Lesotho or Southern Africa.
The symposium will take place at the Washington D.C. Temple, Visitors’
Center, 9900 Stone brook Drive, Kensington, MD 20895 and will feature an
opening plenary session with Her Excellency Ambassador Molelekeng E.
Rapolaki delivering keynote address on the education and health needs of
children in Lesotho. Mrs.. Wendy Jolley-Kabi, Programme Manager of Maseru
Children’s Village (MCV), a project of Lesotho Save the Children, will share
with the participants her own hands-on experience with the Maseru Children’s
Village (Maseru Children’s Village is a temporary home for children who have
been abandoned by HIV/AAIDS and several of the children themselves are HIV
positive.)
USAID AND THE World Bank Representatives have also be invited, and requested
to share their own experiences not only on Lesotho but also on the Southern
African region.
The opening plenary session will be followed by working session (with clear
& action-oriented discussions on how best to assist and/or collaborate with
those organizations already on the ground responding to these needs) on key
subjects including health needs of children in Lesotho, education needs of
children in Lesotho etc.
For more information on the symposium, please contact Mr. Tumelo Raboletsi,
First Secretary at (202) 797-5533/ Lesothoembassy@verizon.net.