In Lesotho, the traditional concept of mother becomes as murky as the mountain rivers after a strong rain.  Lesotho has the 11^th highest maternal mortality rate globally with 620 reported maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.  If that figure isn’t staggering enough, consider that 27% of women of childbearing age are HIV positive with a life expectancy estimated between 41 and 49 years.

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Our newest Fellow, Jenn Baker, introduces herself and tells about how she became a part of the TTL mission. Read more

As a medical student volunteering with TTL for the month of February, I met one of our recent new arrivals on my first morning at the safehome. Although my medical training in the U.S. had never exposed me to anything near this severity of malnutrition, Thuso’s stick-thin limbs, protruding abdomen, swollen feet and thin, discolored hair would quickly become familiar signs to me as I encountered more children suffering from malnutrition as they were brought to the safehome and during outreach trips.

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TTL received a very special visit from Prince Harry of the U.K. and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. The two princes, who teamed up to form the charity Sentebale visited TTL to get a glimpse of the great work being done by TTL's staff.   Read more