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Happy Monday! Reflecting on the impact of globalshaperscommunity on how I lead. Had the pleasure of being part of the Maseru and Dublin Hubs in my time as a shaper, and of attending the Annual Curator’s Meeting in Geneva and #ShapeEurope in Belfast. Happy ten years to the @globalshaperscommunity, and 🥂🥂🥂 to many more years of impact by the members and alumna of the community.

In August, Standard Lesotho Bank launched a local women entrepreneurship program. The name of the program is Khalala, which means "mosali a ipabolang ka ntho tseo a li etsang". Check out Khalala's new website (https://www.khalala.org) which will be home to the community of Basotho women entrepreneurs. The website will have awesome member-only content. It will also serve as a platform to connect women entrepreneurs to organisations that are in the business of women empowerment. Also like/follow the Khalala facebook page to keep up to date with the latest developments in women entrepreneurship in Lesotho. Tag a Mosotho woman entrepreneur in the comments. #ItCanBe #Khalala #womenentrepreneurs #Lesothowomen #empoweredwomen

@seshkalake and her hubby hosted a matriculants lunch on Sunday for the students who stay in their residence and invited some of their friends to come and deliver motivational and educational talks to the students as they prepare for life after high school. I gave them tips on how to start thinking about career building as early as possible, and about what it means to be dedicated to lifelong learning. Really proud of the home that the Kalake’s are building for their students and cheering them on all the way. 🥂🥂🥂 thank you for a fulfilling Sunday afternoon ❤️❤️❤️ #weekendvibes #motivation #empowerment

I’m so excited about being part of the @securethegrad. This is an initiative aimed at encouraging and motivating @ufsuv students to succeed in getting their degrees. Also excited that I get to share the virtual stage with two amazing @ufsuv alumni. @moses_masitha - the first black SRC President at the @ufsuv and the incredible @sitholejessica Registration link in my bio. Do join us for what promises to be a motivating conversation 🌼.

“God of creation... I can see Your heart in everything you’ve done. Every part designed in a work of art called love... If creation sings Your praises so will I” ❤️ #visitlesotho #maletsunyane #travelgram #visitafrica

Abseiling at @semonkonglodge Yaaayyy!!! We did it. We overcame the fear. I’m definitely doing it again. We are soaking wet (when there’s no wind you can complete it without getting wet). After we complete the abseiling, we have to hike back up for about an hour to where we’ve parked the cars. All in all, it was an awesome trip and I would recommend it to anyone. ❤️❤️ #abseiling #visitlesotho #travel #travel #visitafrica #africa #lesotho

Abseiling @semonkonglodge The abseil begins very slowly, the crew is there to guide us all the way. They remind us of tips they gave us during the practise session and they ease us into it. There are sections where we can put our feet on the cliff and other sections where we are free-falling. We get more comfortable the further down we go. As we get closer to the ground, the cliff gets more slippery (the crew told us to expect this). Hubby got on the ground before me (I stopped to steal a picture mid-air). At this point I’m feeling confident and my jumps are much bigger (I also can’t wait to get to the ground). Suddenly, the wind starts getting stronger (about 5m to the ground). It feels like it has started to rain (it hasn’t - it’s just water from the waterfall being blown in my direction by the wind). I get anxious and start praying. I feel water gushing over me for a second and then it stops. And then it comes again, this time with more intensity and it doesn’t stop, I can’t breathe. Now I’m panicking. My glove falls from my hand. “I’m gonna die” I say silently to myself. I’m holding on with one hand, and I ease myself down. And then suddenly I feel hubby pull me to the ground. I’m safe! I did it! I want to cry. I’ll never do this again. 😭😭 #abseiling #lesotho #africa #visitlesotho #visitafrica #travel #waterfall

Abseiling at @semonkonglodge When we got to the abseil spot, we were geared up once again. The crew took their time preparing for us and getting all the safety checks in place. I think one of them went down first before us (not sure) and then we were ready to go 🥰. #abseiling #visitlesotho #lesotho #travel #africa #waterfall

Abseiling at @semonkonglodge After the practice session we drove with the crew from the lodge (a ten-minute drive), parked our cars on the way and then took a short drive to the waterfall, where the real abseil would take place. Leading us on the hike was a horse carrying the gear to be used. Two other crew members would took a hike down the mountain to wait for us at the bottom (we gave one of them a phone to take pictures of us on our way out). Our excitement levels at this point 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 #travellesotho #lesotho #visitlesotho #travel #abseiling #waterfall #africa #visitafrica

Abseiling at @semonkonglodge Before you abseil, you’re given a practise session on a 25m cliff right next to the lodge. This is a simulation of the real thing, where you are taught how to abseil. This was really fun and gave us the confidence we needed to do the real thing, and made us feel a lot of trust in the crew that was assisting us. #lesotho #visitlesotho #travelafrica #africa #travel #abseiling #abseilingwaterfall

Abseiling at @semonkonglodge Semonkong Lodge is located 115kms from the Maseru border and is built right next to the Maletsunyane River. Right down the river is the Maletsunyane Falls, where Semonkong Lodge operates the longest commercially operated single-drop abseil in the world (Guinness World Record). The abseil is 204m high. #visitlesotho #africa #travelafrica #visitafrica #lesotho