Members of the Council of World Women Leaders (CWWL) Ministerial Fellows Exchange Programme are expected to arrive in Lesotho on Thursday, February 8.

The Ministerial Fellows Exchange Programme is a pilot program of the Council of World Women Leaders (CWWL) aimed at empowering women.

According to the Director of Tourism, Mrs Mpho Moeketsi, the team will comprise Dr Mamie Parkie and Mrs Karen Mayne and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture will be the host for the one week exchange programme.

Mrs Moeketsi noted that the team comes from United States Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Services, adding that the purpose of their visit is to get exposed to tourism in Lesotho so that they could link up the sector within the association (CWWL).

'Because they come from the department of fish and Wildlife, they will also get the inside of fisheries in Lesotho in relation to women, women roles in fisheries and how they can be cooperated into the association in order that women are empowered,' she said.

Meanwhile, CWWL has established networks of ministers of various sectors such as environment and tourism, health, agriculture, gender, its mission is to promote good governance and enhance the experince of demoracy globally by increasing the number globally, effectiveness and visibilty of women world leaders.

During their visit to Lesotho, the team will pay a courtesy call to the Minister of Toursim, Miss Lebohang Ntinyi, Minister of gender- Mrs 'Mathabiso Lepono as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs- Mr Monyane Moleleki.

The programme is funded by the Department of State of the United States of America.

Source: LENA