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Prince Harry speaks at the reception. Photo: Chris Jelf.

Sentebale held a reception in London to mark its third anniversary, which was generously hosted by HSBC. Other NGOs, philanthropists, trustees and people with an interest in Africa, in particular Lesotho, joined us.

Patrons' Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso and CEO Kedge Martin made speeches about Sentebale's work as well as explaining the need in Lesotho.

Prince Seeiso addresses the guests. Photo: Chris Jelf.

Prince Harry said: “Lesotho is such a wonderful country and is incredibly close to my heart. Beautiful as it is though, its people battle devastating problems.

Unless we help Lesotho in its struggle to nurture and protect its children and bring them hope for the future, the Basotho, this wonderful people - will be decimated and their society destroyed. It is a stark thing to say, but it is the truth”.

Sentebale trustee, Jayne Anne Gadhia and guests. Photo: Chris Jelf.

Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso founded Sentebale in 2006 to help Lesotho's orphans and vulnerable children. In the two years since Sentebale's Head Office in Lesotho's capital Maseru was opened and we have been operational on the ground, our team have helped thousdands of children. We have also established how we can work most effectively; directing the best possible care to the children who need it most.

As the need in Lesotho continues to grow with the HIV/AIDs pandemic continuing to ravage the country, leaving children incredibly vulnerable, we will expand our operations to meet this need. As Prince Harry observed when he spoke, “unless we think big, unless we are ambitious, nothing will change”.