UNICEF Botswana — humanitarian organization highlighting child poverty, health gaps, and partnering on education and youth development programmes in Botswana.
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The Botswana Gazette
UNICEF has highlighted widespread deprivation among Botswana’s children, with serious gaps in sanitation, early learning and the delivery of social assistance GAZETTE REPORTER Nearly half of children in Botswana live in poverty with widespread deprivation in sanitation, limited a …
Nearly Half of Children in Botswana Live in PovertyMmegi
Last week, the Botswana Teaching Professionals Council (BOTEPCO), in partnership with UNICEF, launched a nationwide campaign to empower educators. …
BOTEPCO, UNICEF launch teacher digital literacy driveWeekend Post
… This $1.2 billion initiative rewards African manufacturers with milestone payments upon WHO prequalification and offers a per-dose premium on vaccines supplied through UNICEF tenders. …
ADB, Biovac forge $15 million deal to boost Africa’s vaccine productionMmegi
… To the many journalists I have worked with across the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, the United Nations (UNICEF, WHO), SADC Climate Services Centre, BCL Mine, ACHAP,BOTEC and finally BURS, I thank you. …
Bolele bids media partners farewellThe Botswana Gazette
UNICEF has warned that children in Botswana are increasingly bearing the brunt of a strained health system marked by medicine shortages, declining immunisation coverage and widening inequalities GAZETTE REPORTER Children in Botswana are increasingly paying the price for a straine …
Children Pay the Price for Medicine CrisisDaily News Botswana
… The Department of Civil and National Registration, he said, had also been involved to complete the collaboration, which would include a key stakeholder and development partner, UNICEF. …
Council turns to clean energy and farming to unlock revenueThe Botswana Gazette
… Speaking at the UNICEF Botswana CEOs Council for Child Rights Forum in Gaborone last week, she stressed that efforts to uplift girls must…
Neglect of Boys and Rising Men’s Mental Health CautionedDaily News Botswana
… Speaking at the UNICEF Botswana Private Sector Forum for Child Rights on Wednesday, Ms Boko advocated for the integration of child protection measures into early childhood development (ECD) programmes. …
First Lady Champions Children rRghtsDaily News Botswana
… UNICEF representative Mr Kimanzi Muthengi said the initiative was part of an ongoing collaboration with government and the private sector aimed at improving access and quality in early learning. …
Early childhood development priorityMmegi
… None of this would be possible without the unyielding support of our global polio eradication initiative in the fight against polio.*Tuduetso Kelapile is UNICEF Ag Representative Officer-In-Charge.
Every child is preciousUNICEF has highlighted widespread deprivation among Botswana's children, with serious gaps in sanitation, early learning and the delivery of social assistance.
14 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
UNICEF has highlighted widespread deprivation among Botswana's children, with serious gaps in sanitation, early learning and the delivery of social assistance.
14 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana Teaching Professionals Council (BOTEPCO) and UNICEF have launched a nationwide campaign to empower educators through digital literacy training, professional teaching standards, and a teacher code of ethics.
12 August 2026 · Mmegi →
The African Development Bank has provided a $15 million loan to Biovac, a South African vaccine manufacturer, to develop a multi-vaccine facility in Cape Town that will increase Africa's domestic vaccine production capacity and create about 340 jobs.
30 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
A retiring government communications official bids farewell to the media fraternity, acknowledging 10 years as a journalist at the Department of Information and Broadcasting and 25 years in public relations and communications across multiple institutions, thanking journalists for holding institutions accountable.
29 June 2026 · Mmegi →
UNICEF has warned that children in Botswana are increasingly affected by a strained health system marked by medicine shortages, declining immunisation coverage and widening inequalities.
18 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Letlhakeng District Council has identified solar farms in Tshwane and commercialisation of the Malwelwe Agricultural Cluster Farms as measures to strengthen its financial base and increase revenue support grants, alongside plans for a commercial center at the bus rank and outsourced management of bus rank facilities.
16 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's First Lady Kaone Boko has called for increased focus on empowering the boy child, cautioning that neglect could lead to future social instability, violence, and marginalisation. She made the remarks at a UNICEF Botswana CEOs Council for Child Rights Forum in Gaborone.
3 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
First Lady Kaone Boko has called on stakeholders to be deliberate and bold in protecting children's rights and welfare, advocating for the integration of child protection into early childhood development programmes and urging continued collaboration with the legal system. She raised concerns over child marriages and abuse, and emphasized the need for transparency and community awareness in child rights initiatives.
1 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education has launched training for early childhood development practitioners, with Minister Nono Kgafela-Mokoka arguing that investment in early years produces the highest social and economic returns and that early childhood development is foundational for learning, human capital development, social cohesion, and national prosperity.
18 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
WHO and partners are launching a polio immunisation campaign aiming to reach over 272,000 children under five in Botswana. The campaign involves strengthening cold chain and logistics systems, and collaborating with the Botswana Red Cross Society and community leaders to ensure vaccination coverage and counter misinformation.
6 May 2026 · Mmegi →
The Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs, partnering with UNICEF Botswana, held an online mass validation exercise to present revised models for the Youth Development Fund and Botswana National Service Programme, based on months of research by Genesis Analytics. The sessions attracted over 700 young people.
5 May 2026 · Weekend Post →