The ministry of justice and law in collaboration with European Union (EU) yesterday kicked off a five-day training of enumerators who will be conducting the Lesotho Justice Needs Survey, in Leribe.
The survey is being implemented with aid from the EU funded programme titled ‘Support for the reform and strengthening of government in Lesotho programme’. Its specific objectives include; to foster rule of law, good governance, human rights, gender equality, and increased efficiency.
The 21 enumerators who will start the survey in all districts of Lesotho on Tuesday next week under the supervision of seven facilitators. This arrangement is designed to expedite the survey process.
The principal secretary of Justice and Law Lira Ralebese, said, “This day marks an important milestone among our various initiatives aimed at achieving the overall objective of the programme. The Kingdom of Lesotho is now ready to conduct the first ever Lesotho Justice Needs Survey. Lesotho will become the first country in Southern Africa to conduct this kind of survey.”
Ralebese further explained that the project is intended to investigate the experience of justiciable problems from the perspective of those who face them.
Furthermore, he said, the survey stands to benefit Lesotho and Basotho in that, the data collected will define the scope of justice and legal needs from different cross-sections of the society and also assist in mapping the patterns of problem solving.
One of the enumerators Lemohang Khalane, said, ”I am proud to be one of the enumerators participating in this programme, as I firmly believe that everyone deserves justice. This is my first time conducting surveys for such a large organisation. However, I have prior experience from my time at university”.
