Dukwi refugees receive vocational training

Thirty-two-year-old Margaret Sithole from Zimbabwe was one such person. She fled Zimbabwe, Botswana’s northeast neighbour some 10 years ago at the height of political strife in search of refuge in Botswana. Sithole remained a determined person who still hopes for a better future.  “Life here is expensive, especially when you need to start everything from scratch,” the mother of two children, a boy and a girl, said.

Though the government of Botswana and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) do provide basic commodities, Sithole had to attend a sewing course supported by Skillshare International Botswana. Skillshare International is a learning platform aimed at equipping people with vocational education for lifelong skills. Sithole always wanted to become a seamstress, and one of her friends advised her to attend the sewing courses provided to refugees at the Dukwi Refugee Camp.