Govt, EU to the rescue

Edwin Batshu
Edwin Batshu

The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Edwin Batshu says government recognises NGOs’ critical role in bringing attention to topical issues such as climate change, poverty eradication and gender equality.

His remarks, made recently at the NGO Council’s inaugural stakeholders forum, come as the sector struggles to stay afloat due to poor funding and internal governance issues.

Batshu said a programme has been developed, in collaboration with the European Union, to address the proficiency and capacity issues facing NGOs.

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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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