I am Tshegofatso Phaphe, the community support officer at Skillshare international Botswana.I was responsible for the child duty bearer’s workshop on 16-17 September 2021 whose aim was to improve the protection of children on the move (com). Below are my highlights of the workshop. One of the workshop objectives was: Provision of effective and appropriate child protection support and care services to COM through the best child interest approach as… Read More »Through the lens of the organiser

Hi world I am Merapelo Dube, a 24 years old young lady from Zimbabwe who grew up as a refugee in Botswana at the Dukwi refugee camp. I did well at the end of my primary school leaving examinations and was one of the high achievers at the end of high school. Refugees barely get sponsored to further for tertiary education therefore I was honestly scared about my future wondering… Read More »I GOT A JOB IN BETWEEN COMPLETING MY STUDIES AND GRADUATING

A teacher sharing her thoughts after the introduction stage of the NO MORE TEENAGE PREGNANCY campaign to the headteachers and the guidance and counseling teachers of selected schools of Tutume Sub-district.

During the Project introductory meeting held at Malelejwe on the 19th of October 2020, the Malelejwe Youth Council was formed through voluntary process. Twelve (nine females and three males) young people volunteered to be in the Council On the 24th of October 2020, Malelejwe Youth Council joined the Dukwi Council for a picnic at the Crocodile Farm in Francistown. The objective of the event was for the Dukwi Council to… Read More »DUKWI AND MALELEJWE YOUTH COUNCILS GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER THROUGH PICNIC

Purpose: The meeting was about how we can improve Skillshare to be a better organization in the future and how staff can improve themselves to be better at their work departments. 2. List of staff members who attended the meeting Bakoetse Tsiane, Bonheur Jacquis, Deqo Mahad, Anisa Bashir, Nasteho Hassan, Gomolemo Morake, Orapeleng Sekgwake, Tekolo Kgaogano, Tshegofatso Phaphe, Thato Maswabi, Marang Disane, Stephen Moyo, Tiny Healy, Elisa Nkhereanye, Tebogo Mbaiwa.… Read More »Staff meeting to identify areas of improvement in the organization

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the world, Dukwi Refugee Camp has not been spared. Therefore, when a good Samaritans Afren Dhansay agreed to assist by donating blankets, we were not only overjoyed but also overwhelmed. In July 2020, Skillshare International Botswana was incredibly grateful to receive a donation of 115 blankets. Ms. Dhansay the founder of Care for Humanity, a charity organizationrounded the members of the organization to… Read More »Bringing Smiles to the Refugee Community

This project aims todevelop Information and Communication Technology(ICT) skills for the Dukwi refugee community, in order to enable them to be connected locally, nationally and most importantly with their loved ones in their home countries and those located in countries across the globe. Refuges in Botswana quite often find themselves in difficult circumstances due to encampment policy, lack of employment and lack of access to tertiary education. For most refugee… Read More »NOW AND BEYOND (Developing computer knowledge and skills for Dukwi refugees)

I am Mosadi Moloi and have recently joined Skillshare International Botswana as the Advocacy and Communications Officer. With a background in Criminal Justice Studies along with an avid interest in human rights issues, I  will be spearheading the advocacy plan. I am looking forward to successful outreaches and dialogues with the community that we work with. In my spare time, I contribute as a writer to the BICA eBulletin under cybersecurity and data… Read More »Introductory Bio-Mosadi

Skillshare International Botswana took a leading role to support and equip the refugee community both at the camp and at urban setting in education and sensitization before and during lockdown (1-30 April 2020. The following details the awareness and response activities carried out during the reporting period: Awareness raising of committees A meeting was held with three different committees at different times during the last two weeks of March. That… Read More »COVID-19 AWARENESS AND RESPONSE