It's donate a book drive for Bandleng Kiddies fest
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 130 Views |
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The event will be headlined by Botswana’s most decorated musician, Vee Mampeezy. One of the event organisers, Mpheme Mmolai of Lobatse Online Radio, recently told the media that Bandleng Kiddies fest has a community social responsibility to assist in whatever capacity possible.
Mmolai said they will plead with all stakeholders to donate notebooks to various schools in Lobatse. Everyone who cherishes the importance of education in their child’s life should take part in the event, said Mmolai. “It takes a community to raise a child. Where the government can’t reach, we should be able to help.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...