Greetings from the gorgeously sunny Mokhotlong!
This is just a quick blog to introduce myself as TTLF’s
newest fellow here in Lesotho. My name is Harriet Doughty and I’m an
International Relations graduate from the UK. I studied in London for my BA but
moved to The Hague, NL, to do my Master’s where I was predictably pulled into a world of
international politics, food security and international aid.
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| The Brit touches down on TTL Campus! |
I kept myself busy during my studies by working on a few projects. One was to help organise events, lectures and conferences hosted by Dutch Foreign Office, the UN, European External Action Services and Hague-based
NGOs. I learned a lot from this experience and I look forward to applying that
knowledge to supporting TTLF this year. The second project was to continue building and developing a Non-Profit I had helped to start in 2008 in a Peruvian
prison. I was only 18 when we started the project so, as you can imagine, I met a lot of seemingly insurmountable challenges in attempting to start her up. It required a lot of (hastily-learned) skill in project
management, communications, fundraising and income generating. But with a bit of time, help from good ol' Google and help from friends we got
Maki International up and running and we now support almost 200 prisoners and their families through sustainable education and rehabilitation programmes. I'm excited
to use this work experience to boost TTL’s online presence and to develop their income generating prospects.
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| First day in the Safe Home |
I'm really looking forward to this year and I'm so chuffed that
everybody here is so friendly and generous!
Hope to hear from you all as
the year goes on!
Warmest wishes,
Harriet
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