It is 2024 already, how time flies... 2024 started at a relatively fast pace and brought positive strides for the National Society. The national Society embarked on multiple trainings.

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28 March, Gaborone: “In an endeavor to contribute and seek solutions to growing natural disasters, the Botswana Red Cross Society saw it fit to partner with the Netherlands Red Cross Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent to host the Disaster Risk Management symposium.”

It is mid 2023 already, how time flies... 2023 started at a relatively fast pace and brought positive strides for the National Society. The national Society embarked on multiple trainings including communication and project management. The two training courses were to help bring us up to speed with better efficient strategies when implementing, coordinating, and managing our programmes and projects. We believe these training courses will help build and improve our etiquette in running an effective and agile organization. The training was followed by an all-staff meeting where all departments pitched plans and ideas, and finally, the management and staff mapped and signed the way forward for the year. 

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Motokwe, 10^th April: Minister of Health Dr Edwin Dikoloti says State of the World Children’s report of 2023, has revealed that globally, a total of 67 million children missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021.

When officiating at a ceremony aimed at appreciating integrated community-based health services project in Motokwe recently, Dr Dikoloti said this indicates that children born just before or during the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic who would normally have been vaccinated, may actually have missed crucial lifesaving vaccinations.

Mr Rushmin Ndijeko narrating the story of how he got vaccinated by through the SLL Project to Ms. Kamogelo Maribe from Botswana Red Cross Society. Mr Rushmin Ndijeko narrating the story of how he got vaccinated by through the SLL Project to Ms. Kamogelo Maribe from Botswana Red Cross Society. A transformative story unfolded in the remote village of Makunda in Charleshill District. It is a story that exemplifies the Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation's remarkable partnership with the Ministry of Health and impact through the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative that is collaborating with the Botswana Red Cross Society and ACHAP for a door-to-door COVID -19 Vaccination.  This initiative enables vaccines to directly reach communities, ensuring accessibility and breaking barriers.

In a generous act of Corporate Social Responsibility, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) generously donated stationery, toiletries, toy, and clothing to the Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS).  The handing over ceremony was attended by Ms. Jennifer Makgabenyana, the FNBB Commercial Director and Mr. Kutlwano Mukokomani, the Secretary General BRCS.

Botswana Red Cross Society in partnership with Netherlands Red Cross Society recently held a two-days seminar themed “Putting Communities at the centre of Disaster Risk Management - Community Disaster Management in Botswana,” in Francistown, Tati River Lodge.