Urban Glitz And Glamour Mask Rural Poverty

This became evident once again when Barclays Bank of Botswana was in Moshaneng last week to launch the affordable housing project. The village lies some 20km north west of Kanye and its high level of poverty is not difficult to see. It is rare to see a modern house in the village. Some homesteads have  dilapidated dwellings, hovels or nothing. There are a lot of tents in the homesteads, a clear indication that either the Red Cross or people from the Disaster Management Committee had come to the rescue.

The bank has set aside P1 million to build 32 houses for 30 families with Habitat for Humanity as the implementing partners. Currently 16 houses are under construction. They are expected to be finished by the end of next month. The other batch of 16 will be constructed once these ones have been completed. The 30 families will for the first time enjoy Christmas with a roof over their heads.