Beautiful Dream Society is looking for leaders in Lesotho who have a passion and vision to fight human trafficking. A board of 10 volunteer members leads our organization. We are looking for additional people to join our team of dedicated board members.
Abusers often promise jobs to young women who need work only to find that those jobs do not exist. This was a common tactic in South Africa, where Basotho women would be promised work only to be exploited on arrival. Unfortunately, this practice has grown rapidly in Lesotho in the past two years.
“I reported him to the police, but they released him. When he came home, he would beat me and threaten to stab me to death. I can’t tell the police about the rape; he will kill me.”
Lereko is a 15-year-old boy who has been staying at BDS’ children’s homes since 2013. He has been homeschooled since first grade due to intellectual development delay. Despite this obstacle, there has been a huge improvement since he first arrived.
Libuseng’s biological mother gave birth to her when she was only 18. As a scared new mother that was unemployed, uneducated, and an orphan herself, Libuseng’s mom abandoned her one-year-old child.
The idea and practice of child marriage are rooted in gender inequality, believing that girls and women are inferior to boys and men. It is also compounded by poverty, lack of education, harmful social norms and practices, and more.
Beautiful Dream Society continues to fight against human trafficking in Lesotho by providing prevention, protection, and rehabilitation programs in partnership with all stakeholders.
tressful life event for any child; studies have shown this has long-lasting emotional ramifications in an individual. The effects of the death of a parent become even worse when a child has to be institutionalized because nobody is willing to take care of them in their environment.
According to UN Women (2019), wherever there is poverty, conflict, and gender inequality, women’s and girls’ lives are at risk for exploitation. Mpho was exposed
