Rural Self-Help Development Association
Supporting small-scale farmers and rural livelihoods
About
The Rural Self-Help Development Association (RSDA) is an NGO registered in 1991 that works to eradicate hunger and improve livelihoods for rural Basotho through sustainable, climate-smart agriculture. It supports thousands of small-scale farmers across all ten districts of Lesotho, organising them into associations and federations and providing advisory services, capacity building, value addition, market access and advocacy.
To enable rural Basotho communities to achieve sustainable livelihoods through self-help and climate-smart agriculture.
The Rural Self-Help Development Association was registered in 1991 to work toward eradicating hunger and improving rural livelihoods in Lesotho through sustainable, climate-smart agriculture, supporting small-scale farmers across the country.
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Lesotho
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- It is one of the better-documented community development charities in Lesotho GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete contact information than 90% of comparable organizations, with a verified website and phone on record. See national comparisons
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Rural Self-Help Development Association is listed in Lesotho. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
Rural Self-Help Development Association is listed in Lesotho. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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First of 30 community development charities in Lesotho on integrity score
The highest integrity score in this cohort (49/100). 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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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar community development charities in Lesotho.
Cause areas in Lesotho
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Rural Self-Help Development Association is a community development nonprofit in Lesotho. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. It was founded in 1991 and has been operating for 35 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 49/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. 6 officers and directors are publicly disclosed.
The Rural Self-Help Development Association (RSDA) is an NGO registered in 1991 that works to eradicate hunger and improve livelihoods for rural Basotho through sustainable, climate-smart agriculture. It supports thousands of small-scale farmers across all ten districts of Lesotho, organising them into associations and federations and providing advisory services, capacity building, value addition, market access and advocacy. Rural Self-Help Development Association is a community development organization based in Lesotho. The organization was founded in 1991.
Rural Self-Help Development Association is classified as a Community Development organization, based in Lesotho. It operates as a NGO. The organization has 6 disclosed officers and directors.
Rural Self-Help Development Association is based in Lesotho. The organization was established in 1991 and has been active for 35 years.
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Quick facts about Rural Self-Help Development Association
- What is Rural Self-Help Development Association?
- Rural Self-Help Development Association is a community development ngo, Lesotho. The Rural Self-Help Development Association (RSDA) is an NGO registered in 1991 that works to eradicate hunger and improve livelihoods for rural Basotho through sustainable, climate-smart agriculture. It supports thousands of small-scale farmers across all ten districts of Lesotho, organising them into associations and federations and providing advisory services, capacity building, value addition, market access and advocacy.
- When was Rural Self-Help Development Association founded?
- Rural Self-Help Development Association was founded in 1991.
- Where is Rural Self-Help Development Association located?
- Headquartered in Lesotho.
- Is Rural Self-Help Development Association trustworthy?
- Rural Self-Help Development Association has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 49 out of 100 (Partial transparency). 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 Rural Self-Help Development Association's website?
- https://rsdalesotho.com/
- Are donations to Rural Self-Help Development Association 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.