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Reshaping thinking · Designing solutions

Promoting innovation and development. Through partnering with marginalised communities.

The work, plainly

We are a community-based social enterprise NGO and innovation impact hub working in partnership with youth and women — across policy, advocacy, innovation, enterprise development and community building.

Impact
10+
A decade on the ground.

Real reach, in communities — not in theory.

20,000
Beneficiaries
60+
Schools
20+
Enterprise programs
Who We Are

A hub built with the community, not for it.

Mission

A community-based social enterprise NGO and innovation impact hub working in partnership with youth and women — across policy, advocacy, innovation, enterprise development and community building.

Vision

To be a leading social entrepreneurship and innovation hub that improves the lives of youth, rural communities and schools as centres of excellence and models of peace.

Values

ICT for education · Gender, peace & leadership · Creative & cultural industries · Climate action.

The Tribe
Portrait of Realeboha Qoola

Realeboha Qoola

Project Manager

Portrait of Matauli Mokete

Matauli Mokete

Lead Heritage, Culture & Creative

Portrait of Tsepang Khau

Tsepang Khau

Research & Resource Mobilization

Portrait of Mpho Letima

Mpho Letima

Founder & Executive Director

What We Do

Four ways we turn potential into power.

Programmes and services, working together — the engine behind the numbers above.

№ 01 · Pillar

Social Enterprise & Economic Development

Youth enterprise development, mentorship, coaching, incubation and acceleration.

  • Creative Industries
  • Green Investment
  • Brand Development
  • Market Access
№ 02 · Pillar

Gender, Peace & Leadership

Rights-based systems innovation and social justice for women and youth.

  • Social Accountability
  • Peacebuilding
  • Youth & Health
  • Men-Logues
№ 03 · Pillar

Innovation, Science & Technology

I-STEAM: creative and cultural entrepreneurship against women & youth unemployment.

  • FinTech & E-Commerce
  • Girls in Tech
  • AI & Robotics
  • Climate Tech
№ 04 · Pillar

Research, Advocacy & Policy

National, regional and global policy work aligned to the SDGs and AU Agenda 2063.

  • Evidence-Based Programming
  • Data & Publications
  • Policy Analysis
Our Work

The proof, project by project.

№ 1 · Climate × Youth ACT4Change
№ 1 · Climate × Youth

ACT4Change

Youth leading climate action and innovation spaces across Lesotho.

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№ 2 · Fashion × Film Mokhabebe
№ 2 · Fashion × Film

Mokhabebe

Local fashion and film labs platforming Basotho creatives.

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№ 3 · Sci-fi × Film festival Kingdom in the Sky
№ 3 · Sci-fi × Film festival

Kingdom in the Sky

A sci-fi film festival celebrating homegrown storytelling.

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№ 4 · Coding × Digital skills SwiftCodes
№ 4 · Coding × Digital skills

SwiftCodes

Coding and digital skills programmes for young people.

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№ 5 · Cinema × Streaming BonFaya
№ 5 · Cinema × Streaming

BonFaya

A local movies streaming platform built for the Basotho market.

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№ 6 · Heritage × Storytelling Li Eme Ka Lekoa
№ 6 · Heritage × Storytelling

Li Eme Ka Lekoa

Community storytelling and heritage preservation.

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Recognition

WSIS Prize 2022 — Geneva

Recognised for cultural and linguistic diversity, and local content, at the World Summit on the Information Society.

Friends of GEM
UNESCO
UNDP
ETL
European Union
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