admin The Ministry of Gender, Youth and Social Development has warned that ‘Malibuseng Children’s Home in Maseru East is operating illegally. It says the facility has repeatedly failed to comply with national child protection standards despite years of engagement by government officials.
The Director of Child Protection Services in the ministry, Mookho Motheo Lekhanya, said their officials had visited the home on numerous occasions to guide its operators on the legal requirements for running a residential child-care facility, but those efforts had yielded little progress. Ms Lekhanya’s remarks come as the home temporarily relocated its residents to Khubetsoana while its ageing premises undergo renovations.
Meanwhile, the ‘Malibuseng founder’s daughter, Clara Ratšolo, who currently cooperates the facility with her sibling, said the home’s current occupants were being temporarily moved to Khubetsoana to pave the way for renovation work.
Ms Ratšolo said the facility currently houses 28 people, including children and adults aged between two and 27 years.
