Secondary School Education

The following blog post was written on the evening of 9th July. Due to technological restrictions it was posted at a later date.

Although primary school is free in Lesotho, secondary education requires payment. Secondary school can cost between 1200M-2400M ($160-320) per year, not including textbooks and uniform feels. This is too expensive for many families and many students are unable to continue their education after 7th grade.

We were told by Jenny Thorn, the owner of the Trading Post, for US$200 you can provide a student’s tuition, books, and uniforms. For US$300 you can also provide the student with a daily food allowance for an entire year, which is important because many of the students are orphans and cannot work to provide for themselves.

If you are interested in providing money to help a child continue their education, instructions will be provided on a future blog posting.