Lesotho Project Failure

The World Bank has had many projects fail, almost becoming known for them in continents like Africa. These projects almost always negatively affect those that live near them, causing many to be forced out of their homes, to make room for the project's construction. These projects essentially make people give up what little they have, for something that will most likely never benefit them. Most if not all of these projects cost millions, or billions of dollars to complete. When or if they fail, these projects can cause chaos in the country, such as destroying its economy, and leaving it's citizens homeless. One of the largest billion dollar failures was called the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). Costing around four billion dollars

Meaning that LHWP, could have an even larger impact on Lesotho then it would have on any other country. Lesotho is also considered one of the poorest countries in the world, as most of its citizens lived off of $550 a year. Most of Lesotho's people relied on their land, for food, and resources to make and repair shelters. They would also sell wood, to gain what little money they had. During the Lesotho Highland Project's construction, almost 27,000 people were deprived of their land in order to make room or free up resources for the project. These citizens that were affected by LHWP were promised compensation for all that they had lost. To this day, most if not all of the citizens affected has never received the full compensation that was promised, because of this some groups have attempted to sue LHWP in the hopes of getting the rest of the money. Those citizens weren't the only ones affected by LHWP, Lesotho's environment also began to change. Flooding became more common, and rainfalls were so strong that crops were almost completely destroyed. Those that raise livestock were probably affected the worst out of all. Because LHWP required so much land and resources, farmers had less land to use to raise livestock, which lead many animals to die of starvation. Farmers also had little to no land to shelter animals during the winter months, leading to many of the younger livestock to die. Many types of vegetation were also almost wiped out, such as trees, plants used for medicine, and