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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Lesotho in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Lesotho
plays a critical role as a watershed, giving rise to the headwaters that feed
two major river systems in southern Africa: the Senqu
(Orange) and uThukela. Life in
this mountainous land is not without its challenges. Climate change and land
degradation have disrupted traditional agricultural practices, affecting
small-scale farmers. These risks can mean the difference between life and
death, prosperity and poverty. Droughts, rising temperatures, and extreme
weather events are pushing people to migrate and even triggering new
conflicts. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Lesotho U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html [accessed 1 January
2021] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lesotho/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Small,
mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a
narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and
regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural
areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although
Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Agriculture
is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $3,300 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
86% industry and services: 14% (2002 est.) Unemployment
rate: 28.1% (2014
est.) Population
below poverty line: 57% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 544
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 41.5
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 53 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 78.2% of
population Physicians
density: 0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 62.4% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 29.7% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Lesotho borgenproject.org/category/lesotho/ [accessed 14 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
7 Factors Affecting Poverty In Lesotho borgenproject.org/7-factors-affecting-poverty-in-lesotho/ ~
Healthcare In Lesotho: 5 Interesting Facts borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-lesotho/ ~
The State Of Homelessness In Lesotho borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-lesotho/ ~
The Impacts On Poverty In Lesotho borgenproject.org/impacts-on-poverty-in-lesotho/ ~
8 Facts About Living Conditions In Lesotho borgenproject.org/8-facts-about-living-conditions-in-lesotho/ ~
The Road To Better Credit Access In Lesotho borgenproject.org/the-road-to-better-credit-access-in-lesotho/ ~
How Organizations Are Building Sustainable Agriculture In Lesotho borgenproject.org/sustainable-agriculture-in-lesotho/ The
World Bank in Lesotho www.worldbank.org/en/country/lesotho/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The World
Bank helps the government enhance competitiveness, foster private sector–led
growth, improve service delivery, and diversify its economic base. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Lesotho-ECONOMY.html [accessed 1 January 2021] Lesotho
is an agricultural country, with modest industrial, tourism and labor-remittance
incomes. Its economic policy is closely tied to that of South Africa and the
South African Rand is accepted as legal tender. Remittances from miners
employed in South Africa plunged by half between 1990 and 1996. As 35% of
male wage earners are employed in South Africa, 54% of households in Lesotho
are headed by women. All
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