The climb from the main road to the home of 79-year-old Matlohanga Moloi is steep and leads through the mountains that make Lesotho one of the highest countries in the world.
A mother of ten children welcomes me to her neat house, showing me photos of her large family.
I came to talk primarily about her son, the first-born Tlohang.
He entered the black statistics at the age of 38.
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"Tlohang was a good son.
"He told me about his psychological struggles," says Moloi.
"Even on the day he killed himself, he came to me and said: 'Mother, one day you will hear that I committed suicide.'
"His death hurt me a lot.
"I really wish he could explain to me what was bothering him.
"He was afraid to talk about it with others so they wouldn't think he was weak and couldn't solve problems."
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 87,5 suicides per 100.000 inhabitants in Lesotho every year.
That's more than double compared to second-placed Guyana, in South America, where there are more than 40 suicides per 100.000 residents.
Also, it is almost 10 times more than the world average - nine suicides per 100.000 people.
Certain non-governmental organizations - such as Pomozimo Lesotho (HelpLesotho) - are determined to change this black statistic, by training young people to take care of mental health.
In the town of Hloce, about a two-hour drive from the capital Maseru, near the border with South Africa, I sit in one of the regular group therapies for young women, run by social worker Lineo Raphoka.
"People think that it is against our African principles, our cultural traditions, against the spirituality of Africans, and against the community as a whole," 24-year-old Patience tells the group members.
"But we also avoid accepting the fact that this is happening.
"I speak from the point of view of someone whose three friends killed themselves, and who tried himself".
Everyone present has either had suicidal thoughts or knows someone who has.
As she recounts how she was raped in the hospital, 35-year-old Ncsoaki is overcome with emotion.
"The doctor told me that I was too attractive.
"Then he took out a gun and told me that he wanted to have fun with me and that he would kill me if I didn't agree.
"I always thought that suicide was the only solution.
"I couldn't, I didn't have the strength for it.
"The only thing that kept me alive were the faces of my brothers.
"They believe that I am strong, but I am weak".
The group reassures her that she is strong because she talks about her feelings.
At the end of the therapy, all the women chat and laugh, saying that they feel better because they talk openly about their experiences.
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The reasons why they commit suicide are often complex and it is difficult to isolate the main cause.
Even so, Raphoka says he recognizes patterns that explain such a high suicide rate, especially in Lesotho.
"They are mostly raped, unemployed or have lost a loved one.
"Or they are addicted to drugs and alcohol."
According to the World Population Report 2022, 86 percent of women in Lesotho have experienced gender-based violence.
And according to World Bank data, two out of five young people are neither employed nor in education.
"They don't get enough support from their families, friends or in any other relationship they have," Raphoka adds.
This is often heard in Lesotho.
People keep repeating that they are uncomfortable talking about problems and that they could be exposed to judgment because of it.
While one evening I was sitting in a bar in Hloce, where men drink local beer and discuss politics while watching football on television, I bring up the conversation on the topic of mental health.
"We talk about it, we say - talk, open up," Kosi Mpiti explains to me.
Some fear gossip if they reveal too much about themselves, he says, but adds that the situation is improving.
"As a group [of friends] we support each other a lot.
"If I have a problem, I tell the group and get support."
However, when people want to seek help, they encounter various difficulties in the public health system.
Last year, the Protector of Citizens criticized the only psychiatric unit in the country because it has not had a psychiatrist since 2017.
She also emphasized that there is a widespread violation of human rights, including those related to "living conditions".
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Previously, there was also no national policy on mental health protection, although the government, elected in October 2022, says it is currently in the process of being drafted.
"Mental health problems are at the level of a pandemic," admits Mokhotu Makalanjane, a member of parliament who heads the parliamentary committee on health.
"We try to promote it everywhere, from primary to secondary schools, to places where young people gather, such as football tournaments," he told the BBC.
"The policy will also specifically define treatment and provide rehabilitation for those who need it."
He says that Lesotho has experience with the fight against HIV/AIDS from which it can learn a lot.
Lesotho was the first country to introduce a "test and treat" strategy in 2016, which meant people could start treatment as soon as they were diagnosed.
The number of infected people was constantly decreasing.
"Experience has shown that an open conversation, and not blaming and criticizing people for the situation they are in, helped turn things around."
In the mountains, Moloi goes for a short walk to tidy up Tlohang's grave.
His final resting place is a place with a stunning view of streams, greenery and small houses.
Moloi is one of many in Lesotho who have been blackened by suicide.
As we survey the landscape, she says she has a message for those who find themselves in the same mental state as her son.
"Suicide is never a solution.
"Talk to the people around you so they can help you."
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