Diamonds of Hope to aid flood victims
Lebogang Baingapi | Tuesday May 9, 2017 15:30
Jwaneng Mine employees formed the organisation two years ago after eight Matsha College students died in a horrific accident in 2015. The organisation raised P250,000, which was used towards expenses incurred after the accident.
This year, the association’s chairman Nicholas Ematang revealed that they will aid the flood victims with proceeds from their fundraising. Speaking at the fundraising gala dinner on Friday, he said their mandate is to assist the less privileged and foster relations with companies for assistance.
Ematang is of the view that efforts to help the less fortunate was a responsibility for all citizens and called on companies and individuals to come on board.
The Jwaneng Mine general manager, Albert Milton also applauded the association for demonstrating that they truly understand and live the values of Debswana even outside the spheres of work.
“The world over there is a growing trend in business focusing on enabling and supporting employees to contribute in building sustainable communities through volunteerism. For us as Debswana, we recognise the vast pool of human capital at our disposal to drive an initiative such as the annual Diamonds of Hope Charitable dinner,” he said.
Milton said he was proud to be associated with those committed to play a significant role in corporate citizenship by sharing their expertise, skills and time. He said he believed that it will create strong partnerships, which has a positive and sustainable impact on the communities in which they operate.
The chief executive officer of First National Bank Steven Bogatsu also highlighted the importance of rendering free services to others saying the world all over yearn for people who can volunteer their time and energy to help the less privileged.
“It is common practice that though in politics they disagree in a lot of matters, they however agree on the aspect of caring for those in need. We therefore agree to the quote that says, ‘a candle lose nothing in lighting another’,” Bogatsu said.
He commended the Diamonds of Hope for their selfless and non-apologetic values, which strives to give a sense of hope to those in need. Bogatsu urged them to be work together in accountability, pushing each other in innovation and building trust in each other.
He said uplifting the lives of the people needs selfless individuals to assist the government.
“We need to land a helping hand and create an opportunity to prepare generations for challenges because, in an uncertain economy, governments and donors act on strict measures in distribution of funds.”