UNICEF Botswana — humanitarian organization highlighting child poverty, health gaps, and partnering on education and youth development programmes in Botswana.
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In a significant step toward reshaping Botswana’s youth development architecture, the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs, in partnership with UNICEF Botswana, convened an Online Mass Validation exercise to present revised models for the Youth Development Fund (YDF) and the Bots …
Hon Chombo leads online mass validation of proposed YDF, BNSP remodellingUNICEF 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 →