Gender justice · Access to justice
Gender-just criminal justice reform
Supporting institutional dialogue and practical improvements around TFGBV prosecution and gendered criminal liability.
Who we are
A home-grown institution built around people and justice
The Centre for Development in Social Justice is a Lesotho-based organisation responding to a simple truth: people do not experience development challenges in separate boxes.
Poverty can deepen vulnerability to violence. Poor health can weaken livelihoods. Weak institutions can obstruct justice. CDSJ therefore brings legal, public-health, governance, social-development, research and community perspectives together—so that action addresses both immediate needs and the systems shaping them.
Established through locally mobilised leadership and a growing network of committed professionals, CDSJ is building an institution capable of listening carefully, partnering responsibly and pursuing long-term public value.
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Our mission
From evidence to action
To advance people-centred development in Lesotho through integrated programming, partnership, policy engagement, institutional strengthening and community-centred action.
Our vision
Dignity, rights and opportunity
A prosperous, healthy and just Lesotho in which all people can live with dignity, exercise their rights and contribute meaningfully to inclusive and sustainable development.
