As it is a norm, the event is a charity one that has previously given back to the less privileged and also tried improving some upcoming artists' lives. Speaking at the event’s press briefing at the Grand Palm hotel on Wednesday, he announced that this year with the aid of Diamond Migration, they will build a house for the less privileged. He explained that they were currently working with the relevant authorities to identify a person or family they would be building a house for. He said the house would be handed over before the main event.
“For years since the very first installment of Last Man Standing event, we have been giving back to those in need. We gave away a car to one of the local artists during our first edition while we did the same for an artist living with disabilities on our second event. Last year we decided to take a young lady to school to study a teaching related course and we are keeping up with how she is doing and always make sure we pay both her school fees and allowance to make her stay in Gaborone smooth,” he said. Vee Mampeezy added that even though he gives back to the community every year, it was not a smooth sail as it came with some challenges. He added that it needed passion for one to succeed. Even though the Diamond Migration company would be sponsoring the event, he called on more businesses, the government and individuals to come forth and lend a helping hand. He also said since they were getting sponsorship from a Zimbabwean company (Diamond Migration), this year a number of Zimbabwean artists will be engaged to perform at the event. He explained that the decision also came forth after realising that a number of Zimbabwean citizens reside in Botswana and as such he saw it fair to bring their favourite artists to perform at the event. He called on the Zimbabwean nationals residing in the country to attend the event in numbers.
