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BIHL, BIUST polish GEMS

BIHL Trust Chairman, Ms. Ngwatshi Enyatseng with the GEMS
BIHL Trust Chairman, Ms. Ngwatshi Enyatseng with the GEMS

The Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) Trust and Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) hosted a mentorship programme for 36 Girls Excelling in Mathematics and Science (GEMS).

The GEMS mentorship programme seeks to promote the participation of girls in STEM by providing a prospect for girls to flourish in STEM subjects.

The 2021–2022 GEMS programme had female senior secondary students from Maun, Shakawe, Ghanzi Senior Secondary Schools, Matsha College, Mahupu and Tsabong Unified Secondary schools.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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