On the 1st September 1, 2021, BNYC published a national Call for Proposals that sought to mobilise and provide funding support to interested partners for implementation of projects (addressing priority areas including; Social Skills Development, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Leadership Development, Alcohol & Substance Abuse) in the following catchment areas; Central - Serowe, Palapye, Selebi-Phikwe, Tutume, Southern – Goodhope, Mabutsane, Kweneng – Letlhakeng, North West - Shakawe, Sepopa, Seronga and South East - Ramotswa. I am writing on behalf of the young people who applied for the BNYC Youth Grant but have since been turned down without advancement of reasons by the BNYC Administration. For purposes of my contention regarding the BNYC Call for Submissions and evidence thereto, I am aware of two organisations who submitted their applications in Mabutsane and Ramotswa.
The project proposal in Mabutsane sought to integrate youth into community building, problem solving, activism, and stewardship over time. The Youth Empowerment Pathways Project is an initiative that seeks to increase youth knowledge in leadership, problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills and to allow them to build better relationships and connectedness with their peers, families and communities.
