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The intervention proposed is an extension of the “Building a People’s Movement for Peace, Development, Accountability and Democratization of Lesotho” which has run for the period 2017-2022. The intervention seeks to facilitate community dialogue on the requirements for the sense of ownership of the already established Community Libraries by the communities on the one hand and explore sustainability on the other. Community Libraries (CL) are spaces for ordinary citizens in the rural and hard-to-reach areas where DPE operates to engage in non-violent dialogue and to seek solutions to issues that affect the public. These facilities are equipped with computers with internet and other communication equipment. The CLs are used to link citizens among themselves, but also citizens and policy makers. Through CLs, communities engage policy makers on various issues. Remarkably, citizens have used CLs to protest bad legislative plans contemplated by parliament, express views on “Wool and Mohair S