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Lesotho

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Lesotho is a small Commonwealth state with a largely rural population of over 2.3 million (World Bank, 2022).

COL’s work in Lesotho is in the areas of higher education and technology-enabled learning, and more recently, open schooling. Lesotho is a part of the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network and benefits from programmes offered by COL’s regional centre, the Southern African Development Community’s Centre for Distance Education (SADC-CDE) at Botswana Open University. Learners from Lesotho are also participating in COL’s free online courses and other openly available resources.

Highlights


  • National policy on open and distance learning (ODL) developed with COL support was approved by Cabinet.
  • National University of Lesotho received support under the IT augmentation project and improved its capacities for delivering quality teaching and learning using technologies.
  • COL supporting the transformation of Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC) into the College of Open and Distance Learning of Lesotho.

Partners


Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.

COL’s partners in Lesotho include:

  • Ministry of Education and Training
  • Council on Higher Education (CHE)
  • Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre
  • National University of Lesotho (NUL)

Key Contacts


Focal Point

Mr Monaheng Mohale
Director
Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre

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