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This report describes the impact of HIV and AIDS on livelihoods in two villages found in Mafeteng district namely: ♦ Van Rooyen’s gate (VR) a semi-urban border post west of Mafeteng town, under the principal chieftainship of Tebang. ♦ Ha Makhakhe (HM) a typical Basotho village situated east of Mafeteng town, under the principal chieftainship of Matelile. The aim of this report is to present the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the research to policy makers and service providers with the intention of improving understanding of how HIV and AIDS affects household livelihoods strategies in Lesotho. Following pilot interviews with four members of Positive Action in Maseru, in-depth interviews were carried out with 29 people in the two villages (17 in Van Rooyen and 12 in Ha Makhakhe). These included 9 purposively selected infected and affected people, 11 randomly selected control households (some of whom also turned out to be affected by HIV/AIDS) and 9 key informants.