Senior soldiers adopt needy children

The beneficiaries of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) adopt-a-child initiative are two girls and a boy. Three senior army officers Major Beach Ndubo, Lieutenant Boitumelo Lehutso and Major Modiege Leepile identified these children during the Francistown Military Heath Services (MHS) outreach proaject. They donated clothing and toiletry to 47 needy people in Mowana village during the project.

During an interview, officers disclosed that they were touched to witness the children receiving school uniforms and this had prompted them to be their caretakers. They added that this noble gesture was inspired by President Ian Khama’s proposal of helping the needy.