Development for Peace Education
Peace education and community empowerment across Lesotho
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Development for Peace Education (DPE) is a Lesotho civil society organisation founded to empower communities to transform their own lives through peace building and education. It supports youth engagement and the capacity building of grassroots civil society organisations, including work connected to initiatives such as the Youth Power Hub.
To empower Basotho communities and youth through peace education and grassroots capacity building.
Development for Peace Education (DPE) was conceived by Sister Veronica 'Mapaseka Phafoli, a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Holy Names and Lesotho's first Mosotho provincial, who grew concerned about the widening gap between rich and poor. …
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Lesotho
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#30 of 142 charities in Lesotho on integrity score
38/100 puts it in the top 21% of the cohort, tied with 14 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Compared with 8 similar education charities in Lesotho.
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Development for Peace Education is an education nonprofit based in Maseru, Lesotho. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 38/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Development for Peace Education (DPE) is a Lesotho civil society organisation founded to empower communities to transform their own lives through peace building and education. It supports youth engagement and the capacity building of grassroots civil society organisations, including work connected to initiatives such as the Youth Power Hub. Development for Peace Education is an education organization based in Lesotho.
Development for Peace Education is located in Maseru, Lesotho.
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Quick facts about Development for Peace Education
- What is Development for Peace Education?
- Development for Peace Education is a education ngo based in Maseru, Lesotho. Development for Peace Education (DPE) is a Lesotho civil society organisation founded to empower communities to transform their own lives through peace building and education. It supports youth engagement and the capacity building of grassroots civil society organisations, including work connected to initiatives such as the Youth Power Hub.
- Where is Development for Peace Education located?
- Headquartered in Maseru, Lesotho.
- Is Development for Peace Education trustworthy?
- Development for Peace Education has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 38 out of 100 (Limited data available). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Development for Peace Education's website?
- https://www.dpe.org.ls/
- Are donations to Development for Peace Education tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Lesotho under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.