MAP students help paint old Naledi new
Monday, June 18, 2012
About 50 students volunteered to help with painting and some residents lent a helping hand as Dulux provided them with the paints.The students joined hands with paint company, Dulux, which has already re-painted almost half of Old Naledi houses as part of their community initiative. On Saturday, the MAP students added to the Dulux numbers with their chosen houses.
However, the MAP students chose to repaint three selected houses belonging to the famillies they have identified to support with food baskets every week.MAP student Adjoa Quanioo, also a member of the Naledi Feeding Service said they have long wanted to paint some of the residents' houses they found in a dilapidated state and posed a health risk. However, when they approached Dulux about the idea they learnt that the company was already doing a lot in the area. Ouanioo said MAP's Naledi Feeding initiative project has been operational for more than 30 years and provides food to some Old Naledi residents.
The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...