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TEENAGE PREGNANCY: RETURNING TO SCHOOL AFTER
Olorato Bathoeng fell pregnant in 2015 at 17 years old, becoming one of a growing number of adolescent girls in Botswana who are forced to drop out... Read more
I never thought it could happen to me
In 2017, Ikgopoleng Keabetswe reunited with the father of her first child whom she met when she was 16 years old. Two months into the relationship,... Read more
Leveraging the Power of Media to End Gender Based Violence
Gaborone, BOTSWANA- In an effort to eradicate gender-based violence (GBV), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a one day orientation... Read more
Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
As much as anniversaries celebrate what came before, this year’s United Nations Day—marking the Charter of the United Nations entering into force—... Read more
Trusting statistics to tell the story
A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story. It speaks of people’s health and well-being, problems and prospects, and socio-economic... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls... Read more
Karabo Bosena’s tale of giving birth during a world pandemic!
GABORONE, Botswana—The experience of pregnancy and childbirth comes with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and anxiety. For first time moms, this... Read more
We shouldn’t be made to feel ashamed of menstruation, a normal and essential process
Kenathata Moisakamo was too ashamed to tell her parents that she had started menstruating because of her peers’ stories that periods indicate when a... Read more
Much more needs to be done in ending Gender Based Violence in Botswana
Gaborone, BOTSWANA- The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Honorable Anna Mokgethi officially launched the 2020 State of World... Read more
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their... Read more