Motswana scoops international award
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The national competition was operated as part of a global programme of JCI, a worldwide federation of young active citizens with over half a million members, JCI senators and senior members in more than 115 countries and territories. JCI Botswana is one of the national organisations of JCI.
By recognising these young people, JCI encourages them and others to seek excellence and serve others.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...