Companies rescue Tloga Tloga JSS
Staff Writer | Tuesday April 22, 2025 13:07
Tloga Tloga, located in Block 5 suburbs, Gaborone, is one of the schools faced with resource constraints, insufficient funding, inadequate laboratories, and a shortage of teaching and learning materials. Despite these handicaps, the school is always in the top 10 best performing schools bracket countrywide. The school has risen above the challenges thanks to dedicated members of the teaching and non-teaching staff.
It found a way to seek help from the corporate sector instead of waiting for government assistance. In that efforts, it upon itself to knock on doors to seek assistance for the school. They formed a Committee of 4+1, who were tasked with mobilising resources for the school, which is turning 30 years old next year.
The volunteers invited their potential sponsors to come and see for themselves how the school was affected by inadequate resources and insufficient funding from the government. Numerous reports have stated that many junior secondary schools struggle with large class sizes, often exceeding 40 students per class. This is said to be making individualised instruction and effective teaching difficult.
Shortages of books, furniture, and other learning materials are also common, impacting the quality of education. Many schools such as Tloga Tloga reportedly lack adequate facilities, such as classrooms, libraries, and sports facilities. During the appreciation ceremony this week, the school authorities took advantage to award certificates to 'Friends of Tloga Tloga' who responded positively to the school's cry for help.
One such company is Asphalt Botswana. The citizen-owned company donated 500 durable and high-quality chairs after learning that the students were using worn-out and old chairs. The teachers appreciated this gesture. Not only were the students using worn-out chairs, but also teachers in the staffroom, which is used by 61 teachers.
To resolve that problem, the Office of the Attorney General's Chambers donated an office table and 10 chairs. Regent Hill School also came to the party by donating sanitary pads to the school. Botswana College of Engineering (BCET) also donated kitchen furniture, over 400 scientific equipment, a projector, a screen, whiteboards, and notice boards. For his part, the head of stakeholder partnership Eric Rasekopo thanked all the generous sponsors and said they were looking forward to their assistance in the future. 'We are looking forward to your help as a school. Our prize-giving is around October 2025. We want donations that will impact the lives of the young ones. Tloga Tloga is turning 30 years next year, so let us grow this institution,' Rasekopo said.