Abstract

This research seeks to craft a framework for the implementation of the selected sustainable development programs in Lesotho in the three Government Ministries: Ministry of Social Development (Child Grant Program), Ministry of Energy and Meteorology (Development of Cornerstone Public Policies and Institutional Capacities to Accelerate Sustainable Energy for All Progress, normally called Sustainable Energy for All [SE4All] project), and Ministry of Forestry, Range, and Soil Conservation (Reducing Vulnerability from Climate Change in the Foothills, Lowlands, and the Lower Senqu River Basin Project (RVCC). The study’s main objective is to develop a framework of a model for the implementation of the selected sustainable development programs in Lesotho. The research employs a cross-sectional qualitative method whereby a case study was conducted in the three government ministries to solicit the views from the officials on the development of a framework for the implementation of those cited sustainable development programs. Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used as well as secondary data from books, articles, UN documents, government legislation, regulations, and policies. The recommendations from the empirical findings were aligned with policy and legal frameworks, good governance, financial framework, integrated approaches, capacity building, coordination and collaboration of ministries, stakeholders’ engagement, and skillful professionals. As part of contributing to the body of knowledge, this study proposed two models; one dwells on the research objectives (Conceptual Model) and, another, on five phases for managing sustainable development programs (Program Management Model).