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Mascom launches private sector forum for children

Dzene-Seboni.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Dzene-Seboni.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The launch of Private Sector Forum for Child Rights has been described as the birth of a bold new chapter for collective impact as business.

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.

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