In Lesotho, poverty and unemployment are rife in rural areas. This study sought to establish the profile of unemployed people, their challenges and how they cope with unemployment. This was a quantitative study with a sample size of 120 unemployed people drawn from Manonyane rural area in the ...
Mr Matekane said the $300 million Health and Horticulture Compact would propel the country’s economic vision and help fight unemployment and poverty. He also undertook to ensure that every American dollar invested in the compact was “used effectively to maximize the impact of the Compact in the...
1983-91 (30 percent of each paycheck is now "deferred" until the worker returns home). If this downward spiral continues, Lesotho will face severe unemployment and a staggering loss of outside earnings that have been the primary source of family support and economic development since independence...
and largest city Maseru 29°28′S27°56′E / 29.467°S 27.933°E Ethnic groups 99.7%Basotho 0.3% Others Demonym(s) Mosotho(singular) Basotho(plural) GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy •Monarch Letsie III •Prime Minister ...
Completely encircled by theRepublic of South Africabut separated from it by forbidding mountain ranges, Lesotho has endured decades of turbulent politics, periodic economic crises, and grindingpovertysince gaining its independence from Great Britain in 1966. Though culturallyconservativein the main, the ...
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) total: 37.4% (2021 est.)male: 32.8% NAfemale: 43.8% NA Population below poverty line 49.7% (2017 est.) Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 44.9 (2017 est.)56 (1986-87) Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%...
Unemployment rate 28.1% (2014 est.)25% (2008 est.)country comparison to the world: 205 Population below poverty line 57% (2016 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: 1%highest 10%: 39.4% (2003) Distribution of family income - Gini index 63.2 (1995)56...
Unemployment rate: 45% (2002) Population below poverty line: 49% (1999) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 0.9% highest 10%: 43.4% Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.7% (2005 est.) Budget: revenues: $738.5 million expenditures: $792.1 million; includ...
Unemployment rate: 45% (2002) Population below poverty line: 49% (1999) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%:0.9% highest 10%:43.4% (2002 est.) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 63.2 (1995) Inflation rate (consumer prices): ...
The Kingdom of Lesotho is faced with high levels of unemployment and poverty, especially in the rural areas. The local community at HA Mofutho near Quasha's Nek (Lesotho, Africa) was separated from health clinics, markets and employment by the Senqu River. Royal HaskoningDHV was appointed ...