Over 17,000 benefit from poverty eradication

PALAPYE: The poverty eradication scheme has seen over 17,000 people in Central District Council (CDC) benefit, chief cocial community development officer Lerothodi Baruti said here recently.

Speaking at the annual Social and Community Development Exposition (S&CD Expo) Baruti said government’s efforts to uplift Batswana out of poverty have borne fruit and will continue doing so as long as people grab the opportunities.

He said CDC is the biggest in the country and assisting a council of such magnitude can prove to be difficult.

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