Mascom launches private sector forum for children
Friday, August 08, 2025 | 290 Views |
Dzene-Seboni.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Speaking at the launch of the Forum in partnership with UNICEF in Gaborone recently, Mascom CEO, Dzene Makhwade- Seboni said it was a milestone in their shared journey toward building a Botswana where every child could thrive.She noted that UNICEF and select businesses based in Botswana worked diligently to perfect a model, that could allow them, as private sector leaders to engage in a meaningful, structured way and to hold themselves accountable for their contributions to child well being.
“The forum represents a platform built not on sentiment, but on strategy. Not on goodwill alone, but on goals that are measurable, sustainable and transformative.
Whilst we join Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and other stakeholders in commending the rise in top grades, a testament to the unwavering effort of many teachers and pupils, this progress is fundamentally shadowed by a failing that shames our society. The stark, persistent urban-rural divide is not just a statistic, but an active betrayal of thousands of young Batswana.The figures are a damning indictment. When pass rates in...