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Tokafala Success Leads To Extension

Last year's beneficiary Leslie Ntshwarisang flagged by Tokafala managers Victor Mong'gae (L) and Robert Wiggins (R)
Last year's beneficiary Leslie Ntshwarisang flagged by Tokafala managers Victor Mong'gae (L) and Robert Wiggins (R)

A scheme to empower entrepreneurs with business skills to run growing businesses has been so successful it will be extended, Business Monitor has learnt.

The Tokafala business skills advisory programme, which aims to promote economic development and employment creation through Small Macro Medium Enterprises (SMME) support, was started on January 1, 2014 under a three-year contract to December 31, 2016.

It is a partnership between the Botswana government, Anglo American, De Beers and Debswana. According to the Tokafala programme manager, Robert Wiggins, the programme has surpassed expectations in the three years of operation, which led the donors to extend it.

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