Invaluable lessons from MDGs for local development
Thursday, September 17, 2015
A senior official in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MoFDP) said this at the Botswana Coalition on Sustainable Development Goals stakeholder interaction on the SDGs on Monday.
Director of population and development coordination in the finance ministry, Lesego Chalashika said though a top-down approach was not inclusive, the MDGs have taught Botswana the significance of setting goals as well as coming up with targets and indicators to guide the developmental roadmap.
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