The first meeting was with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on April 4, 2007 to introduce the programme. The IEC suggested the use a uniform civic/voter education manual by all stakeholders to avoid confusion. The IEC is of the opinion that political parties should not be included in civic\voter education as trainers because they sometimes distort information for their political ends. The IEC suggested the inclusion of HIV and AIDS information in civic/voter education programmes. The IEC strongly advised TRC through the LDP to maintain objectivity in carrying out its mandate.

The second meeting was with the President of Senate April 11, 2007. He was impressed by the initiative, as in his opinion, was going to complement the parliamentary reform process already in progress. Senate President was given assured that indeed the Programme was an effort to add to the reform process already in progress.

In his view, NGOs should assist in educating the public about the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP). He added that public participation in the parliamentary processes should be encouraged so that the public can be directly involved in decision-making. He bought the idea that Bills should be discussed by different stakeholders before their making into law.

The third meeting was with the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly on April 17, 2007. The Deputy Speaker was impressed in hearing about the Programme. It was agreed that another meeting would be held in the presence of the Speaker, who is the only one who can okay cooperation between the National Assembly and LDP.

The fourth meeting was with political parties on April 19, 2007. Delegates disclosed that their parties are confronted with many problems such as internal power strife and splits even though they share similar ideology. Other problems include failure to form coalitions and strengthen external relations with like-minded parties; poor outreach strategies to woo voters.

They suggested that civic/voter education should be conducted before and after elections throughout the five-year term. They said the culture of negotiation should be encouraged to promote peace and stability. Most delegates showed their dissatisfaction at the manner in which the electoral model was used in the allocation of the 40 compensatory seats of the 120 in Lesotho parliament. They said a complete Proportional Representation should be introduced in subsequent elections. They promised to engage in outreach programmes to enhance public participation.

The fifth meeting was with the media, held on the April 25, 2007. Most of them showed interest and wanted direct involvement in outreach activities. They suggested that the outreach activities be broadcast in Sesotho to accommodate everybody. They promised to support the programme throughout.

The last meeting to introduce the LDP was with civil society organisations on April 27, 2007. The purpose of the meeting was to empower civil society to effectively engage with parliament and government by accessing information such as green papers, bills, national and local policy proposals. Organisations raised their concern that the parliament was not accessible to civil society. They said MPs were also not willing to interact with them and do not take public participation as important even though it is mentioned in the Revised Standing Orders. They suggested that LDP should serve as gateway for civil society access into parliament.