Gem Institute
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Partnering with marginalised communities promoting innovation and development

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Recent Activities

ACT4Change

SwiftCodes

Mokhabebe

Kingdom in the Sky

Future

NexoPay

Seeson

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2026

Featured Activities

BROWSE ALL
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Our Programmes

    Flagships Advocacy Campaigns
  1. 1. ACT4Climate Change-Youth leading climate and innovation spaces
  2. 2. Men-Logues- Men against gender based violence
  3. 3. Community Development with Lesotho National Commission for UNESCO
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1.Social Enterprise & Economic Development (SEED)

Youth Social Enterprise development, mentorship, coaching, incubation and acceleration.

  • // Culture and Creative Industries Development
  • // Social Enterprise and Green Investment ACT4Climate Change
  • // Brand Development
  • // Market Development, Sales & Distribution
  • // Brand Guidelines
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2.Gender Peace & Leadership

Rights Based Systems Innovation and Social Justice.

  • // Governance & Social Accountability
  • // Gender, Youth, Peacebuilding & Leadership
  • // Gender, Youth and Health
  • // Menologues: Men and Gender Agenda
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3. Innovation Science Technology

Arts, Media & Entrepreneurship: I-STEAM;Social and Creative Cultural Entrepreneurship Against Women & Youth Unemployment

  • // Design Thinking ICT, E-Commerce & FinTech
  • // Climate Action and Technology
  • // Green Tech and Art Bootcamp
  • // Girl Tech Talk Conference Optimization
  • // Girls In Tech Clubs
  • // Ed Tech and Dev Tech (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Robotics and more)
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4.Research Advocacy & Policy: RAP

National, Regional and Global Policies: Sustainable Development Goals 2030

  • // Africa we want: Africa Union Agenda 2063
  • // Evidence-Based Programming: Data and Publications
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Our Publications

Our Mission & Vision

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OUR MISSION
GEM Lesotho

We are a community-based social enterprise NGO and innovation impact hub working in partnership with youth and women, encompassing policy interrogation, advocacy, innovation, enterprise development, and community building.

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OUR VISION
GEM Lesotho

We aspire to be a leading social entrepreneurship and innovation hub that improves the lives of youth, rural communities, and schools as centers of excellence and models of peace.

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OUR CORE VALUES
Community Development

1. ICT4Education: Digital literacy and technology 2. Gender, Peace & Leadership: Inclusive leadership 3. Creative Cultural Industries: Arts and creative 4. Climate Change Action: Environment sustainability initiatives

Background

About Us

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Our Vision
We aspire to be a leading social entrepreneurship and innovation hub that improves the lives of youth, rural communities, and schools as centers of excellence and models of peace.
Our Mission
We are a community-based social enterprise NGO and innovation impact hub working in partnership with youth and women, encompassing policy interrogation, advocacy, innovation, enterprise development, and community building.
Trusted Partners
AWARDS
The Lesotho Minister of Communications Science and Technology, Mr. Tšoinyana Rapapa handed over the championship-winning award from the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) prizes 2022 to the GEM Institute.The award titled *Category 15 – AL C8, Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content champions was awarded to GEM Institute during the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2022 held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 30-03 June 2022.
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The Tribe! Our Staff
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Ethan Morales

Marketing Director, Horizon Apparel

“Davies reimagined our digital presence. The site is striking, fast, and intuitive—engaging visitors while clearly expressing our brand.”

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Liam Carter

Founder, Arcadia Tech

“Working with Davies was seamless. He nailed our vision and delivered a modern, functional website that feels distinctly ours.”

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Sofia Carson

Product Manager, Lumos Studio

“From first concept to launch, Davies exceeded expectations. Every choice was intentional, making our platform beautiful and easy to use.”

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Ethan Morales

Marketing Director, Horizon Apparel

“Davies reimagined our digital presence. The site is striking, fast, and intuitive—engaging visitors while clearly expressing our brand.”

// Years Of Impact

10 +

I mostly focus on
exceeding expectations

// Environmental Contribution

100

Fruit Trees planted

// Community Outreach

10 +

Schools Reached

// SEED

1 +

Enterprise Hubs Created

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Frequently
asked questions

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