Becoming myself through Education

by Senzeni Makwanya I am becoming more mature and responsible as a result of my education. I receive an excellent education at Boitekanelo College where I am pursuing a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)S’. I am making friends and improving my communication skills. I am also learning how to face and deal with various problems, and as a result, I have become more independent and self-confident. Boitekanelo College… Read More »Becoming myself through Education

Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself

By Brenda Mulife I am pursuing a Diploma in Emergency Care Technology at Boitekanelo College. It is one of the most difficult courses in the school. Many students fail to pass the examinations especially the practical.  However, I believe that it needs a determined and well-focused mind to accomplish and succeed. This course deals with saving patients’ lives in urgent situations.  As a result, it requires a critical thinker with… Read More »Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself

2018 Month of Youth Against AIDS Launch

The Month of Youth against AIDS (MYAA) was launched on the 3rd of March 2018 and marked with different activities. The theme was “The Right To Health”. The Youth Council took charge of a variety of speeches to promote 90,90,90 goals. During the month of February. The Youth Council members had undergone voluntary counseling in preparation to be exemplary in encouraging young people to know their status through voluntary counseling… Read More »2018 Month of Youth Against AIDS Launch

Pursuing knowledge is pursuing wisdom

By Purity Ntonda My name is Purity Tubazize Ntonda, a Namibian female aged 20. I work at Skillshare International Botswana as a Youth Information Assistant. My duty is to provide updated and relevant information on different issues to the youth and the community at large. That can be on current affairs, academics, and other issues by providing effective and helpful information through books and the internet. As an individual, I… Read More »Pursuing knowledge is pursuing wisdom

WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY.

By Benjamin Ciza Looking back at where I began, life has taught me that all you need is the willingness to do and everything else will fall into place. It was after going through hard times, losing hope and often wishing I could give up that a way was created by Skillshare International Botswana through Coursera online training. WHEN ALL HOPE SEEMS TO BE GONE The agony of waking up… Read More »WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY.

Children dancing in the information room

OUR SPACE, OUR RIGHTS

By Claudia Manuel The principle of the best interest of young people is at the centre of all activities of the youth friendly space (YFS).Our greatest priority is to ensure that children and the youth in our community are served. Youth friendly space has a dynamic and on-going responsibility in creating a safe haven for youth and children to learn and play. Our input goes beyond just creating activities but… Read More »OUR SPACE, OUR RIGHTS

Mini-Marathon

Skillshare International Botswana hosted a 21-Km marathon competition on the 24th of February 2018. The aim of this activity was to select the participants for the Diacore Marathon in Gaborone in May. In addition, aimed at taking advantage of the young people who make most of the athletes to promote NO MORE TEENAGE PREGNANCY campaign. A total number of 42 (28 males and 14 females) young people participated in the… Read More »Mini-Marathon

The reality of life

By Tunu Mponi I grew up in a place where there was no access to tertiary education, regardless of academic or any school-related performance. That wasn’t easy  for me nor for any of the children in  Dukwi refugee camp. This problem affects a girl child more than boys as girls seem to mature quicker than boys. Well, that’s was the kind of life, that I Tunu Mponi had experienced. And it… Read More »The reality of life

When I first came to Maru a Pula

By Etress Sandiso Nyoni When I first came to Maru a Pula in 2013 I, I was overwhelmed by the way everything was done entirely different from my previous school; from only having five hours forty minutes of school as compared to the ten hours or so I had to spend at my previous school, to not being beaten at all as a form of corporal punishment. Once I noticed… Read More »When I first came to Maru a Pula

Another Journey Has Began

By Caroline Hope Mayanja I still cannot find a word that articulately describes the joy I felt when I walked through the gates of Maru-a-Pula School. Before settling down to write this article, I paged through the dictionary to find a word that could help me fully express the happiness I felt and still feel now but all the words fell short. ‘Euphoric’ came pretty close, but alas, not close… Read More »Another Journey Has Began