Paleng’s Angels
We have a network of wonderful people who help us get books and other resources to children and adults in other parts of Lesotho are spread across the country.
Our Paleng’s Angels, as we call them, are:
- Sisters from the Stephen Ferrando Centre and Special School, Maputsoe, who work with other local Primary schools in the District of Leribe.
- The Network of Early Child Development of Lesotho (NECDOL) run by ‘M’e Shoeshoe.
- The Soup and Skills programme run by Meri Hyöky and her team of teachers of The Hub project at the Morija Museum.
- ‘M’e Rethabile Lipholoana and ‘M’e Lucia Ntepe, the social workers from St. Camillus orphanage and OVC Centre in Mohale’s Hoek, who also work with the local Primary school in their area.
- Ntate Gerard Mathot, who distributes books in local schools (Pre- and Primary) just outside Maseru, and in local clinics, in the Paballong Day-Care Centre, and in the Family Literacy and Arts Centre with the help of Ntate Octovious Pheku.
- Ntate Pieter and his team at the Africa4Jesus mission in Thoteng, Malealea, who distributes books through his church in Thoteng and to a remote village where he has established a Pre-school.
- ‘M’e Thato Pheelo of the Possible Dreams Foundation who works in the remote village Ha Sekants’i.
- Ivan Yaholnitsky of the Bethel Business and Community Development Centre in Mount Moorosi.
- Ntate Ts’epo Mohapi from Ha Machesetsa Pre-school.
- Ntate Thejane from Tholoane Primary School.
- Ausi Puleng who often helps Ntate Khothatso at Story Festivals.
- Boausi Mpolokeng, Nthathi, Nthabiseng, boabuti Tlotliso, Mojalefa, Atang and Thoko who are wonderful assistants at Story Week.
- Ntate Masilo and the Malealea Pony Trekking centre, for the horses that deliver books and other materials to our festivals.
- Ntate Bob and ‘M’e Nthabiseng Jackie, the Malealea Lodge managers, who loan us saddlebags for free, and provide us with much needed storage space for books.
- ‘M’e Ponts’o, a local businesswoman, and ‘M’e Malineo, who assist with grocery shopping and food preparation for festivals.
Other Angels who have supported us with skills and services are:
- ‘M’e Keila and the women’s sewing group at Africa4Jesus and their beautiful mask making.
- Jon and his brilliant skills behind the camera.
- Edi for his help with Paleng projects and fundraising.
- ‘M’e Thoko from Jetline, our printers in Johannesburg, who have consistently delivered high quality books and posters for us in an exemplary professional manner.
- The team at KayHil Freight, who take consignments of books and other materials across the border into Lesotho and efficiently deliver them to people wherever they may be.
This dedicated team of Paleng Angels is our direct line to children, and they have helped us forge many links through which we are connecting books and the children who need them. This network, small but powerful, is Paleng’s lifeline.