In June 2014 I received an email from Liz Scroggins with the Rotary Club of Pemberton in British Columbia, Canada. Liz had been to Lesotho on two occasions to work on Rotary projects and fell in love with Malealea and its people. But she also got to understand a challenge that many Basotho face, especially those living in rural areas: the lack of transport alternatives. If you live in the mountains you have only two choices: you either cough up expensive taxi fares, or you wa

We’ve all heard it before: Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in the world, with an extremely high HIV-infection rate, stuck in poverty and a very low life expectancy. But did you know that Lesotho is ranked 2nd in Africa in cycling? And did you know that 2 out the world’s best 200 cyclists come from Lesotho? Phetetso Monese (currently ranked 127th) and Teboho Khantsi (currently ranked 157th) in were again represented at the 4th edition of the Lesotho Sky Race and yet ag