We are offering a Limited Edition Help Lesotho Fifth Anniversary Commemorative Book as a memento of your journey with us. This beautiful, full colour book features the spectacular photos by renowned photographer Michelle Valberg, who donated her time and talent to the events, as well as many beautiful images from Lesotho.

Lesotho king attends fundraising gala
By Art Babych - Crosstalk, January 2010

It was just over five years ago that Dr. Peg Herbert, a parishioner of St. George’s, Ottawa, met Sr. Alice Mputsoe, the principal of a high school in Lesotho, a landlocked nation in South Africa. Peg was teaching a graduate educational psychology course at the University of Ottawa and Sr. Alice was one of her students – in Canada to complete her masters degree in psychology. (Full Article)

King of Lesotho thanks Ottawans for standing by his country "through thick and thin"
Posted Dec 18, 2009 BY DESMOND DEVOY

EMC News - Lesotho may be a small country, but it is big on gratitude. Late last month, Ottawa welcomed its second royal visitor, King Letsie III of Lesotho, who thanked members of the Help Lesotho charity for standing by his nation in these tough times.
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Helping the Women of Lesotho
12/4/2009 By Mr. Richard Life

Lesotho is a small country bordered on all sides by South Africa. After a visit to Lesotho two years ago, Lakefield College School Grade 12 student Robin Prest became committed to helping the girls and women of this impoverished country improve their lives. Through the "Pearls for Girls" (P4G) program, Robin has personally raised over $10,000 dollars for the "Help Lesotho" project.(Full Article)

King of Lesotho thanks students for contributions
Nepean/Barrhaven EMC December 11 2009

Around 600 students filled the gymnasium of Turnbull School on Fisher Ave., last week, to celebrate a most unlikely visitor. King Letsie III, from the African nation of Lesotho, travelled to Ottawa on a personal mission to thank those who have assisted his people through the non-profit charity, Help Lesotho. On his final day in the city, Dec. 1, he stopped at the school to speak with the children who have made contributions.(Full Article)

King of Lesotho in Ottawa to honour charity
CBC News 30 November 2009

The king of Lesotho is in Ottawa on Monday to show his country's appreciation to a local charity, which has been helping orphans in the small southern African country for the past five years. King Letsie III of Lesotho travelled to Canada to mark the fifth anniversary of Help Lesotho, an Ottawa-based charity founded by Peg Herbert in 2004. The king was to attend the charity's anniversary celebration in Ottawa on Monday evening.(Full Article)

Ottawa-based Help Lesotho earns a royal thanks
Metro, Tim Wieclawski 02 December 2009

An Ottawa school was graced by royalty yesterday. King Letsie III of Lesotho visited Turnbull School to celebrate the Canadian children who support Help Lesotho. The Ottawa-based charity founded by University of Ottawa professor Dr. Peg Herbert celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday with a royal visit from King Letsie III. (Full Article)

King gives thanks to Ottawa-based group
BY BRUCE WARD, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN DECEMBER 1, 2009

King Letsie III of Lesotho wore a business suit, not regalia befitting a ruler, and his message of gratitude to those behind the Ottawa-based agency Help Lesotho was profoundly humbling. (Full Article)

All You Need is a Big Heart
by Shirlee Engel

One of the things I often miss as a parliamentary correspondent is telling the many heart-warming stories of the local community. That's why I jumped at the chance to visit Turnbull School in Ottawa this week, as students and teachers welcomed the king of a little-known, landlocked African country called Lesotho. It's a tiny nation inside South Africa, with a big problem - the third highest AIDS rate in the world. (Full Article)

Photos

5th Anniversary Celebration
Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa, Nov 30/2009
Special Guest: His Majesty, King Letsie III
Host: Honourable Allan Rock
MC: Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Click here for stills of some of the memorable moments as captured by camera operators Christine Tannis and Nick Lacelle.

Royal Recognition

King Letsie III, right, head of the southern African country, shares a laugh Nov. 30, 2009, with Sandra and Paul Hellyer, the former politician. The couple were among those honoured for support of the aid group Help Lesotho. (Full Article)

Fundraiser honours HIV/AIDS work made possible by Help Lesotho

Anglican Journal - December 1, 2009. Canon David Clunie, left, rector of St. Bartholemew Church in Ottawa, poses with Peg Herbert, founder of Help Lesotho, and King Letsie III of Lesotho at the 5th Anniversary celebration and fundraiser for Help Lesotho, held at the University of Otttawa Nov. 3. (Full Article)

Help Lesotho receives royal attention

King Letsie III of Lesotho is to pay a highly unusual private visit to Ottawa to mark the fifth anniversary of a small grassroots organization (Full Article)