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Welcome to Qholaqhoe Mountain Connections -
a program established to help the people of Lesotho, Southern Africa. |
QM Connections was established in 2009 in response the dire needs of the
population of the rural Qholaqhoe Mountain region of the country of
Lesotho, a third world country geographically surrounded by South
Africa.
Lesotho is a mountainous country, mostly barren and plagued with erosion
and the resulting poor soil quality. 75% of the population of 2 million
people live in remote, rural areas and are subsistence farmers. Less
than 10 percent of the country’s acreage is tillable meaning that rural
families struggle to survive on small plots of land with low yields.
According to UNAIDS Lesotho has the third highest HIV prevalence in the
world - just under one in four people in the country are living with
HIV.
Peace Corp Volunteer Lynn Minderman served in the Qholaqhoe Mountain
region of Lesotho in 2007-2008 and was witness to the abject poverty,
devastating effects of HIV/AIDS, high unemployment, constant hunger of
the population of orphans in the region and the barriers to education
experienced by the high school aged population due, in part, to a
tuition based system.
Qholaqhoe Mountains Connections is a response to Lynn’s experiences
there. It is, quite simply, an effort to improve the lives of children
orphaned by the ravages of AIDS and to help lift the country’s young
people out of abject poverty through educational opportunities.
Our mission is to benefit the people of Qholaqhoe, Lesotho by providing
financial grants to fund education, cultivate sustainable farming
practices, and to alleviate hunger.
To learn the latest on what has been accomplished go to our Orphan Garden and Scholarship program pages. |
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Contact Us |
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Qholaqhoe Mountain Connections
P.O. Box 10751
Albany, NY 12201
518.732.4279
Qholaqhoe Mountain Connections is a 501(c)3 organization.
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