Kenewendo Empowers The Girl

Kenewendo with GSS students during June 16 commemoration PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Kenewendo with GSS students during June 16 commemoration PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

In commemoration of the Day of the African Child commonly known as June 16, specially elected Member of Parliament (MP), Bogolo Kenewendo held an interaction session in Gaborone for girls on Friday.

There were 16 girls attending hence representing and signifying the 16 in June 16. The girls were form 5 students from Gaborone Senior Secondary School as well as 3 representatives from the Sky Girls movement.

The theme of this interaction was ‘My Africa, My Role’, which aims to concentrate on the roles that individuals play in terms of social and economic development. “I have complete faith in the young people that are here because they are passionate, self-driven, self-inspired and I have no doubt that they will be sharing what they got from this activity with others. They will create vision boards that will assist them to think differently, to think about the things they actually want for Africa and what is their role in ensuring that they get what they want for Africa,” Kenewendo said.

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