19/09/2026
we are Launching the Men's Program
Matsoho A Banna - Men's Hands
Matsoho A Banna a etseditswe:
1. To Protect - Ho Sireletsa
- Matsoho A Banna a sireletsa Basadi, Bana, le Maqheku.
- Men's hands protect women, children, and elderly - Not hands that hit, hands that shield
- Protect from GBV, abuse, drugs, alcohol, hunger, hopelessness
- Ntate who protects family, community
2. To Provide - Ho Fana / Ho Fepa
- Matsoho A Banna a fepa lelapa
- Men's hands provide food, shelter, love, school fees, hope
- Provide through farming, handy work, jobs, skills, hard work
- Not hands that beg, hands that work - Teach to harvest tomorrow
3. Heal - Ho Folisa
- Matsoho A Banna a folisa maqeba
- Men's hands heal wounds - Physical, emotional, spiritual
- Heal broken families, heal wife's pain, heal children's trauma, heal community divisions
- Healing hands, not hurting hands
4. To Ease Pain - Ho Fokotsa Bohloko
- Matsoho A Banna a fokotsa bohloko ba lelapa
- Men's hands ease pain of wife, children, elders, community
- Ease pain through listening, counselling, support, prayer, presence
- Ntate who says "Ke teng" - I am here
5. To Pamper - Ho Hlokomela/ Ho Rata
- Matsoho A Banna a kotla, a rata
- Men's hands pamper - Love, affection, gentleness, respect
- Pamper wife with love, children with care, elders with respect
- Gentle hands, not rough hands - Love, not abuse
6. To Guide - Ho Tataisa
- Matsoho A Banna a tataisa bana ho ba banna ba kamoso
- Men's hands guide boys to become tomorrow's men
- Guide through father and son, Boy Talk, mentorship, scouting, prayer, example
- Investing in boys shaping tomorrow's men
> *"Matsoho A Banna - Men's Hands - Is established to Protect, To Provide, To Heal, To Ease Pain, To Pamper, To Guide. Men's hands were not created to hit, to abuse, to destroy - Men's hands were created to build families, to protect women and children, to provide food and hope, to heal wounds, to ease pain of community, to pamper with love and gentleness,