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Young Female Mosotho Architect wins National Student Architecture Award in South Africa

July 26, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

Mpho Sephelane, a young Mosotho Architect is the winner of the 35th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards, walking away with a R70 000 cash prize. These awards are said to have been inducted in 1986 and are the only competition

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Lesotho exhibits at Triennale Milan, Italy for the first time

July 18, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

More exposure internationally for the Mountain Kingdom as Lesotho is awarded a pavilion at the prestigious Triennale Museum in Milan, Italy, one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. This year Triennale Milano takes up and continues the important reflections that emerged

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 Everyday is World Youth Skills day at rise

July 15, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

Everyday is World Youth Skills day at rise

The United Nations declared July 15th World Youth Skills Day to be the day we all celebrate the importance of youth training and skills development. This day is dedicated to providing young …

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Lesotho wins support from Irish Government for Climate Change action

July 5, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

Ireland’s Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D., announced on July 1st, the Irish Aid funding to strengthen the ability of developing countries to predict and prepare for extreme weather events. It is facilitated in partnership with …

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An inclusive office for the Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled

June 29, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

Background

The Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (LNFOD) is an umbrella body of organizations dealing with disability in Lesotho. LNFOD advocates for, promotes, and defends the rights of people with disabilities and their families through provision of …

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rise’s work on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

June 14, 2022By Motebang Senaoana0 comment

rise‘s work on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

“Growing up in a clean and safe environment is every child’s right. Access to clean water, basic toilets, and good hygiene practices not only keeps children thriving, but also gives them …

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Learning to love the process

February 16, 2021By Daniela Gusman2 Comments

I remember my eleven-year-old self coming across a drawing which I later learned was a floor plan. I began to wonder how a simple drawing like the one I had seen became a house. I was quiet curious and really …

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in loco fellows 2020 blog series #5: When times get tough I get tougher

November 20, 2020By Daniela Gusman0 comment

My name is Poloko Phalinyane. I am a twenty seven year old Mosotho man born in Rothe, in the outskirts of Maseru. I studied Electrical Installation at the renowned institution of Lerotholi Polytechnic. I enrolled in 2015 and completed in …

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in loco fellows 2020 blog series #4: The stone the builder refused

October 9, 2020By Daniela Gusman0 comment

My name is Paki T’sotleho, I am a 29 year old man with a heart of a kid, a mind of an old soul and the body of a giant. I am part of the 2020 cohort of the in …

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IN LOCO FELLOWS 2020 BLOG SERIES #3: Intergalactic love

October 1, 2020By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Intergalactic means movement between spaces. Buildings occupy space, from their foundations upwards. Therefore in this blog, intergalactic is compared to construction because of the fuming passion I have for the built environment and intergalactic.

My passion for the built environment …

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