GEM Institute LS

Pursuing Equality,Empowerment & Enterprise development defines our innovative and pivotal approach for women and youth to lead and access dignified livelihoods

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Ba Re E Ne Re! Qoooiiii!
Telling our own stories.
Echoes of Change for Climate Change
48Hours Climate Change Youth Film Challenge
Li Eme Ka Lekoa for Culture and Creativity

Building Ecosystem of Culture and Creative Industries

#ReBasotho
#Beyond200yrs
#ExperienceElevation

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

@MokubaFalcon @MatheVK @mashoata @RamakoeleM We are told he continues to follow in Mr.Beans footsteps. We cannot wait! Please join us!

[Mathe V.K. Ntsekhe @MatheVK]

I told you @GemInstLS is cooking up something. @mashoata the conversation will be continuing for us to build understanding on bosali as a concept that men can also embody in, for example, being bo malome. @RamakoeleM will be connecting us to botho ba rona re le Basotho.

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Bosali!

[Mathe V.K. Ntsekhe @MatheVK]

Ba heso, in the Seminar we had on women diamond diggers in Lesotho offered by Prof Thabane we mined a few gems--something to be expected when @GemInstLS is involved. We got people like @mmaliela & @RamakoeleM offer their time & insights. Plans are underway to take them up...

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Cosmos
Sentebale
Mokhabebe
Mohalalitoe
Lelothoane
Lekhala Kharetsa

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

BOSALI!
As we continue with our 60yrs on spot lighting the presence of femaleness.We mark the month of May as a mother's month
Join us to have a moment with Dr.Ramakoele and our partner moderator from NUL Dr.Mathe Ntšekhe
We celebrate them with Lesotho's flowers

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

@MrsLilithaD Lumela Mme. We are reaching out on a friendly note

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Boea Ba Lesotho

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Good Easter News!
Announcing that we have been selected to participate under Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Southern Africa. A big win for Culture and Creative Industries Development in Lesotho and our partners Botswana and South Africa

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Oh what a guest!
Thank you Dr. Mathe Ntsekhe! May it be the beginning of a series not to end but to begin
What a session!
The diamond industry was founded by women in Lesotho! Celebrating 60 years of women in Lesotho. Professor Thabane was an absolute gem dropper and pleasure.

[Mathe V.K. Ntsekhe @MatheVK]

Today @GemInstLS is hosting a fave of mine, Prof Thabane. He will be making the argument that experiences of women are worth recording too. Giving visibility to these experiences is gaining a holistic understanding of human history. #Give2Gain

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

@LesothoJohn This is Ntate Thabane stepping up for women in a big way as you say before commercial enterprising. A truly important conversation on Lesotho's mining history
#diamonds diggers. #Kao, #womeninmalefields

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Dr.
@MatheVK
the Programme Director will walk us through Prof's thought process in unearthing the forgotten hands that dug a livelihood

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Women have talked about and have been talked about in different ways. In partnership with the National University of Lesotho we are going to take a deep dive in the mining sector
Professor Motlatsi Thabane to walk us though women in mining experiences in the 1960s
#WomeninMining

[METROFM SABC @METROFMSA]

On #METROFMTALK with @FaithMangope, a University of the Free State study found hormone disrupting chemicals in every sanitary pad and pantyliner tested across brands sold in South Africa, including those labelled organic or chemical free.

Experts warn of repeated exposure for millions of women and are calling for stricter regulation and clearer labelling.

We spoke to Prof Deon Visser and menstrual rights activist Nokuzola Ndwandwe.

Catch the podcast on https://t.co/N8uDZbnuRn

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

After the maiden Kingdom In The Sky (KITS) Conservation International Film Festival a low turn up of female artists helped us see a gap not in willingness but in capacity and access. Now we are closing the gaps. Lesotho #60 women! fully participate in Culture & Creativity Sector

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

2026 marks Lesotho at 60 beyond the nation's 200yrs
Block by block we are building
Long way to go first steps taken
Consultations in Maseru, Mafeteng, Leribe
Stakeholder engagements
#CultureCreativeIndustriesDevelopmentLesotho
@cafiproject
@unescoROSA
@Wits_E
@EUinLesotho

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

Vocational Education is key as we develop curriculum mechanisms that will elevate Culture and Creative Industries as an important sector for economic growth in Lesotho starting now.

Register here to participate:Only 50 participants in each district. Hurry!First come first served

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

All said and done pain and jubilations introducing the innovative and creative film festival on culture and environment enterprising and a training programme to match are greatest touch points of the decade.
#2025yr has been a milestone of big steps as we also celebrate #GEM10

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

🕊️

[GEM Institute LS @GemInstLS]

God Make it make sense 📷📷
An Asset par excellence
He was in the process of producing a radio story of Li Eme Ka Lekoa , he was a steadfast pillar of the inaugural KITS-CIFF 2025 and within a bat of an eye he is gone...how much can the human spirit carry?
Another giant gone🕊️💐