Established in 1989, the Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) is an umbrella body of organisations dealing with disability in Lesotho.
LNFOD's Vision: A Basotho society that is accessible and inclusive of all people that live in it, and that enables and empowers people with disabilities to enjoy their social, economic, political and human rights on equal basis with others, and to reach their full potential in all aspects of development.
Its mission is to advocate for, promote, and defend the rights of people with disabilities and their families through provision of training, material and emotional support, and by representing their needs to government, development partners and the wider community.
Its membership consists of the Lesotho National Association of Physically Disabled (LNAPD), Intellectual Disability Association of Lesotho (IDAL), Lesotho National League of the Visually Impaired Persons (LNLVIP) and National Association of the Deaf in Lesotho (NADL)

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The Sun Finally Rises on the Persons with Disability Advisory Council:
The Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (LNFOD) held a breakfast meeting on the 18th April 2023 at Mohokare Guest House in Maseru with the support of OSISA. The meeting was convened for institutions/organizations charged with the responsibility to nominate potential members of the Council by the Persons with Disability Act 2021, as a lobby initiative to speedy-up the nomination and appointment process of the Council membership by the Minister of Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports, Arts, Culture and Social Development.
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Notice for the vacancy for the representation of persons with disabilities in the MCA – Lesotho 2 (MCA-L) Board of Directors.
The subject line on the email must explicitly state application for the position of being a representative of persons with disabilities in the MCA – Lesotho 2 (MCA-L) Board of Directors. “and must be only sent to recruitmentlnfod1@gmail.com.
​​For Detailed Selection Process please click here 
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Provision of Reasonable Accommodations for –women and girls with disabilities Survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) slowly becoming recognized in the justice system?
On the 27 March-2023, LNFOD attended court proceedings at the Quthing magistrate court, where a woman with speech and hearing impairment was sexually assaulted by a villager around December-10-2022. 
During the trial, the court afforded the witness an opportunity to freely and effectively participate in court the proceedings.  LNFOD monitored the proceedings to assess the level of inclusion especially because the survivor used informal sign language. The evidence given by the witness seemed credible before the court, and the accused was found guilty of the offence. He was sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment for sexual assault and five (5) years for house breaking. 
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Vacancy Announcement 
With the support of Open Society Foundation in Southern Africa (OSISA), the Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a accounts officer for twelve (12) months starting on 01 January 2023 until December 2023 for LNFOD projects. with the possibility of contract extension subject to availability of funding.

Closing date for Applications is; ​09 January 2023.

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