Botswana
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Cholera outbreaks raise concern in nine Southern African countries
NEW YORK, USA, 10 March 2009 – With the peak of the rainy season already months past, cholera remains a problem for the governments of nine Southern African countries.
Digital Diarist Tsholofelo Selufaro speaks about child labor in Botswana
GABORONE, Botswana, 15 April 2008 – Around the world, 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in some form of child labour – one child in every six. In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion is even higher. However, many countries are only just becoming aware of the extent of this problem.
Tsholo’s Digital Diary: Tapping the potential of youth to change lives in Botswana
NEW YORK, USA, 10 August 2007 – Tsholofelo Selufaro, 18, is excited to be behind a microphone and takes every opportunity to interview members of her community on such topics as poverty, girls’ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.
Youth-driven discussion panel seeks ways to end child trafficking in Botswana
KASANE, Botswana, 23 July 2007 – Last month, about 25 children from Kasane took part in a forum to discuss the issue of combating child trafficking with their local community leaders. The youth discussion panel, which was organised by UNICEF Botswana, was held in commemoration of this year’s Day of the African Child, of which child trafficking is the main focus.
Botswana launches State of the World’s Children 2007 report on gender equality
GABORONE, Botswana, 9 May 2007 – A lively group gathered here last month as UNICEF Representative in Botswana Barbara Reynolds launched UNICEF’s flagship publication, ‘The State of the World’s Children 2007’. The subject of the report is the double dividend that gender equality pays for both women and their children in terms of health, education and development.
Botswana radio training helps young people speak their minds for all to hear
NEW YORK, 10 November 2006 – Thirteen children between the ages of 10 and 16 recently completed a radio production training workshop in Gabarone, Botswana.
Botswana wireless company supports UNICEF efforts for orphaned children
GABORONE, Botswana, 30 June 2006 – Hot on the heels of the launch of the UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign here last month, Botswana’s primary mobile telephone company, Mascom Wireless, has donated $127,000 to UNICEF orphan care projects.
Children’s march helps launch HIV/AIDS campaign in Botswana
GABORONE, Botswana, 15 May 2006 – More than 300 children marched through Botswana’s capital city on Friday to launch their country’s UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign. Dressed in matching yellow campaign t-shirts, they brought morning traffic to a standstill while chanting songs about HIV/AIDS prevention and calling attention to issues that directly affect their future.
Diarrhoea epidemic leads to threat of severe malnutrition in Botswana
GABORONE, Botswana, 2 May 2006 – Here in the capital of Botswana, where hundreds of children have already died during a diarrhoea epidemic this year, hundreds more are now severely malnourished.
‘Telling the Story’ of girls’ education
GABORONE, Botswana, 8 December 2005 – For 21-year-old Boipelo Semere, a third-year student at the University of Botswana, the law degree she will soon receive is only one measure of success.
A shining example, a stark warning – A special World AIDS Day report on the impact of HIV/AIDS in Botswana
GABORONE, Botswana, 1 December 2005 – They’re hardly seen under their breathing masks, the only sound is the hissing of the respiratory machine as their little chests heave in a desperate effort simply to breathe . . . this is the face of AIDS at Botswana’s Princess Marina’s hospital in the capital Gaborone.
