LesothoLS

UK overseas development assistance to Lesotho — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£79.5M

Projects

Sectors

Date Range

2002 – 2024

Closed32(£79.5M)

Largest Projects

Southern Africa Regional Response to El Nino

Sectors not specifiedClosed2016 – 2018

£23,748,063

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To support and strengthen a regional response to El Nino in Southern Africa, and a country level response in Lesotho

ALAFA Grant: Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS

STD control including HIV/AIDSClosed2008 – 2013

£5,414,840

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This activity ALAFA Grant: Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS is a component of Support to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £5,414,840. It works i...

Support to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS

STD control including HIV/AIDSClosed2008 – 2012

£5,414,840

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To minimise the impact of HIV and AIDS upon Lesotho's Apparel Industry and to reduce new HIV infections, morbidity and mortality among the workforce and their dependants.

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Lesotho

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£4,938,757

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This activity UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Lesotho is a component of UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Bhutan - Lesotho - Samoa - Vanuatu reported by FCDO with a funding type of 108 - Non-budget support financia...

Lesotho Poverty Reduction Strategy Foundation Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2010

£4,823,076

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Foundation for PRS success, such as effective public finance management, poverty monitoring and mechanisms for donor harmonisation in place

Implementation phase

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2012

£4,823,076

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This activity Implementation phase is a component of Lesotho Poverty Reduction Strategy Foundation Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £4,823,076. It works in the following sector(s): Public...

El Nino drought response to Lesotho

Food assistanceClosed2016 – 2020

£4,759,999

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This activity El Nino drought response to Lesotho is a component of The Joint Programme for El Niño Drought Response in Lesotho reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation and a budget of £4,759,999. It works in the follow...

The Joint Programme for El Niño Drought Response in Lesotho

Food assistanceClosed2016 – 2017

£4,759,999

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To support an effective, coordinated humanitarian response in 2016/17 to El Nino emergency to improve the food security and resilience of drought affected households in Lesotho

Lesotho Priority Support Programme

Food assistanceClosed2007 – 2010

£4,059,182

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PRSP implemented effectively

PROCOFSERVICES and P0031 for Lesotho Priority Support Programme

Food assistanceClosed2003 – 2011

£4,059,182

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This activity PROCOFSERVICES and P0031 for Lesotho Priority Support Programme is a component of Lesotho Priority Support Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £4,059,182. It works in the follo...

Sector Breakdown

Sectors not specified

£24.5M

Food assistance

£17.6M

Public finance management (PFM)

£15.0M

STD control including HIV/AIDS

£10.8M

Immediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation

£5.0M

Action relating to debt

£4.9M

Research/scientific institutions

£600K

Energy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologies

£497K

Higher education

£149K

Health policy and administrative management

£56K

Educational research

£39K

Public sector policy and administrative management

£23K

Multisector aid

£12K

Spending Over Time

2002

£2.7M

2003

£4.1M

2004

£9.6M

2006

£2.7M

2007

£4.1M

2008

£16.4M

2009

£53K

2012

£5.0M

2016

£34.0M

2017

£149K

2019

£12K

2020

£677K

2021

£39K

2024

£89K

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Lesotho via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

Southern Africa Regional Response to El Nino

Sectors not specifiedClosed2016 – 2018

£23,748,063

DevTracker →

To support and strengthen a regional response to El Nino in Southern Africa, and a country level response in Lesotho

ALAFA Grant: Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS

STD control including HIV/AIDSClosed2008 – 2013

£5,414,840

DevTracker →

Support to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS

STD control including HIV/AIDSClosed2008 – 2012

£5,414,840

DevTracker →

To minimise the impact of HIV and AIDS upon Lesotho's Apparel Industry and to reduce new HIV infections, morbidity and mortality among the workforce and their dependants.

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Lesotho

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£4,938,757

DevTracker →

Lesotho Poverty Reduction Strategy Foundation Programme

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2010

£4,823,076

DevTracker →

Foundation for PRS success, such as effective public finance management, poverty monitoring and mechanisms for donor harmonisation in place

Implementation phase

Public finance management (PFM)Closed2004 – 2012

£4,823,076

DevTracker →

El Nino drought response to Lesotho

Food assistanceClosed2016 – 2020

£4,759,999

DevTracker →

The Joint Programme for El Niño Drought Response in Lesotho

Food assistanceClosed2016 – 2017

£4,759,999

DevTracker →

To support an effective, coordinated humanitarian response in 2016/17 to El Nino emergency to improve the food security and resilience of drought affected households in Lesotho

Lesotho Priority Support Programme

Food assistanceClosed2007 – 2010

£4,059,182

DevTracker →

PRSP implemented effectively

PROCOFSERVICES and P0031 for Lesotho Priority Support Programme

Food assistanceClosed2003 – 2011

£4,059,182

DevTracker →

Sector Breakdown

Sectors not specified

£24.5M

Food assistance

£17.6M

Public finance management (PFM)

£15.0M

STD control including HIV/AIDS

£10.8M

Immediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation

£5.0M

Action relating to debt

£4.9M

Research/scientific institutions

£600K

Energy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologies

£497K

Higher education

£149K

Health policy and administrative management

£56K

Educational research

£39K

Public sector policy and administrative management

£23K

Multisector aid

£12K