The RHVP National Social Protection Awareness Day, which took place in Maseru, Lesotho on the 22^nd of May 2008, was used as a platform to focus on the roles various stakeholders play in making a meaningful contribution to social protection, including civil society, the private sector, Chieftainship and government.

At the Awareness Day, Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho, who has been a champion of social protection with the support of the spouses of Principal Chiefs, said that RHVP has brought to prominence a new dimension on the way in which Chieftainesses, as mothers of the nation, could discharge their responsibility to reduce vulnerability in communities. She also expressed gratitude to RHVP for successfully positioning social protection as an agenda to be owned and driven jointly by government, chiefs and civil society.

The event also exhibited displays on the role of social protection over a person's lifespan under the theme of "the seven ages of man." Each of the seven ages (from the role of child benefits for the very young to the role of burial societies) was depicted in a display devised by various civil society groups. The displays were set up in the grounds of the Lesotho Conference Centre and attracted members of the general public as well as some VIPs, including Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso. Presentations were also given by stakeholders who have social protection programmes in the field.

In the evening, a formal ceremony was held in the Conference Centre where the Deeds of Trust for the newly formed "Queen Masenate Trust for Social Protection" where formally handed over by RHVP to Her Majesty. The expectation is that the Trust will now form the focal point for civil society support to social protection.