Secretariat support for Lesotho
Anti-corruption
The Secretariat is helping the Lesotho government fight corruption. One strategy is to publicise bids and contracts when it buys goods and services.
With Commonwealth's help, Lesotho has made progress in implementing anti-corruption plans. It has a relatively good score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.
Education
Lesotho has used the Commonwealth Education Policy Framework to help it improve governance and capacity in its education system.
The Secretariat is working with Lesotho to address problems in boys’ education.
Gender equality
The Secretariat helped Lesotho collect data to measure the economic cost of violence against women and girls (VAWG). It developed a tool to measure this cost, with Lesotho as the second case study.
Trade
In December 2019, the Secretariat experts worked with Lesotho to review its trade policy. They also helped the country explore new products and new markets for export.
Natural resources
The Secretariat advised Lesotho on engaging with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) more successfully. It helped the country learn about its legal responsibilities, ISA regulations and the ISA payment system.
