New Year message to the nation from the NGO movement

2008 will be remembered as a year in which Botswana continued to be a shining example of democracy through the smooth transition of Presidential power. As a peace loving nation, we need to create space within the national spirit of Mmualebe to dialogue among ourselves to address various concerns raised about this form of governance.

BOCONGO further notes that the year 2008 will also be remembered as a year in which the NGO movement survived the challenge of donor fatigue and flight, due to Botswana's seemingly good growth in GDP. This has led to a good number of international donor organisations taking Botswana out of their priority lists.