The Millennium Challenge Corporation (‘’MCC”) and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho have entered into a $362.5 million Compact for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Lesotho. The Government acting through the Millennium Challenge Account - Lesotho Authority (MCA - Lesotho) is implementing the Compact, which aims at providing water supplies for industrial and domestic use, improving watershed management, improving health outcomes and productivity through strengthening the health system, and removing barriers to foreign and local private sector investment.
 

	The Compact Goal

The goal of this Compact is to reduce poverty in Lesotho through economic growth.
 

	Program Objectives

The objectives of this Program are to:
(a) Improve the water supply for industrial and domestic needs and enhance urban and rural livelihoods through improved watershed management;
(b) Increase access to life-extending anti-retroviral therapy and essential health services by providing a sustainable delivery platform; and
(c) Stimulate investment by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the economy.