Speaking at the signing ceremony, SKMF Acting Chairperson Mmetla Masire said the partnership is an endeavour to work together at making a difference to children at Dula Sentle orphanage in Otse Village. Masire announced that the centre would start operations next February or March with the hope of opening more similar centres across the country. "The centre was closed a few years ago and this closure brought despair to the children who had grown accustomed to it," Masire said.
Masire added that even though they have three underlying objectives at the foundation, they have concentrated much on assisting those children with congenital disabilities. "Our other objectives are promoting peace, good governance and political stability which the former pr esident Sir Ketumile has already been doing and also we aim at promoting innovation and alternatives in agriculture", Masire said. He further pointed out that their main aim of their partnership is to restore hope to the children by providing them with a home away from home. Masire also said they would be taking orphaned children up to the age of 21. "We do not want to build a culture of dependency," Masire said.
