After 5 1/2 years as founder and head of Laptops to Lesotho (L2L), I will
be stepping down at the end of this year and shifting my focus to lesson
development. As a result, L2L is searching for someone to take over and
lead L2L into the future.
We are looking for someone who is familiar with Lesotho and has experience
working with Basotho. Though we are based in the U.S., the president doesn't
necessarily have to be someone in the U.S.
We have a board member in Pretoria, South Africa, who is reluctantly willing
to act as Interim President, if necessary, until we can find someone who
will serve a full 3-year term.
In Lesotho, we currently have a native project leader, project
coordinator, and volunteer. We also have seven directors in the U.S. and
South Africa and over 2 dozen part-time volunteers in 4 countries. Two of
the volunteers are handling fundraising, so that sometimes onerous task
be stepping down at the end of this year and shifting my focus to lesson
development. As a result, L2L is searching for someone to take over and
lead L2L into the future.
We are looking for someone who is familiar with Lesotho and has experience
working with Basotho. Though we are based in the U.S., the president doesn't
necessarily have to be someone in the U.S.
We have a board member in Pretoria, South Africa, who is reluctantly willing
to act as Interim President, if necessary, until we can find someone who
will serve a full 3-year term.
In Lesotho, we currently have a native project leader, project
coordinator, and volunteer. We also have seven directors in the U.S. and
South Africa and over 2 dozen part-time volunteers in 4 countries. Two of
the volunteers are handling fundraising, so that sometimes onerous task
would not necessarily be a part of the president’s duties.
As we are an all-volunteer organization, the presidency is a unpaid
volunteer position.
The president would primarily serve as a figurehead, leader, and
motivator, keeping the organization true to our founding philosophy and
approach, as well as acting as a liaison with our Basotho participants and
overseeing all project operations.
The L2L philosophy is to mentor, train, and encourage Basotho leadership,
with community involvement and investment in the project before the
schools or students receive any benefits, and to give Basotho control of
project design and daily operations.
L2L is currently supporting educational work at two schools in
Lesotho, serving nearly 600 students. We are looking to expand to a
third school sometime in 2016, with groundwork being laid in 2015.
I plan to stay active on the Board, so I will be available to offer
support and guidance, if needed, as the new president gets familiar with
our work.
If you are interested in applying for the president's position, contact me
at jbalcomb@laptopstolesotho.org.
Janissa Balcomb
As we are an all-volunteer organization, the presidency is a unpaid
volunteer position.
The president would primarily serve as a figurehead, leader, and
motivator, keeping the organization true to our founding philosophy and
approach, as well as acting as a liaison with our Basotho participants and
overseeing all project operations.
The L2L philosophy is to mentor, train, and encourage Basotho leadership,
with community involvement and investment in the project before the
schools or students receive any benefits, and to give Basotho control of
project design and daily operations.
L2L is currently supporting educational work at two schools in
Lesotho, serving nearly 600 students. We are looking to expand to a
third school sometime in 2016, with groundwork being laid in 2015.
I plan to stay active on the Board, so I will be available to offer
support and guidance, if needed, as the new president gets familiar with
our work.
If you are interested in applying for the president's position, contact me
at jbalcomb@laptopstolesotho.org.
Janissa Balcomb
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