Botswana

Country summary:

Association Members Dr Athaliah Molokomme
Keabonye Ntsabane
Board Member
Staff Members Mboy Maswabi – Programme Assistant

Chigedze Chinyembi – Director,  Botswana and SADC Liaison Office

When registered 2009
Address Unit 203 Plot 64516 Second floor, Showground Close, Fairground, Gaborone Botswana
Email and phone wppbotswana@genderlinks.org.za

botsIntern@genderlinks.org.za
00 267 318 8250

Alliance focal network Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOGONGO)
Government COEs 32
Visit the Botswana Centres of Excellence page
Media COEs 7
Key partners Botswana Association of Local Authorities, Gender Affairs Department, BOCONGO, UNFPA, UB Media Studies, Press Council Botswana, Friedrich Ebert Stifftung, American Embassy, SADC Gender Unit, SADCNGO and Ministry of Local Government and rural development

Read more about GL work in Botswana in the attached country report.
Botswana Strategy plan 2016 – 2020


Bots: Call for Expression of Interest for Project Evaluation

Bots: Call for Expression of Interest for Project Evaluation

Type of Contract: Consultancy Based in: Botswana Consulting days: 10 days Assignment duration: 28 February 2022- 11 March 2022 Application Deadline: 28 February 2022 Gender Links (GL) Botswana and Boys […]

Bots: Discrimination on disclosure of status

Bots: Discrimination on disclosure of status

By Keamogetse Motone, Gaborone, 1 December: Botswana remains one of the countries which is hard hit by HIV and AIDS. Although there are many ways people can live with the […]

January 10, 2022 Themes: HIV/AIDS Programs: 16 Days of Activism Campaigns | Advocacy | Gender Justice

Bots: GBV prevalence among sex workers not documented

Bots: GBV prevalence among sex workers not documented

By KENEILWE LEPHOI, Gaborone,  10 December :  The prevalence of Gender Based Violence (GBV) amongst sex workers is not well documented,  although GBV remains one most notable human rights violations […]

Bots: GBV compounding challenges faced by PLWD

Bots: GBV compounding challenges faced by PLWD

By Bokani King Gaborone, 3 December: People living with disabilities (PLWD) continue to face stigma and neglect, but the disturbing trend of Gender Based Violence (GBV) is compounding their problems […]

December 3, 2021 Themes: Children | Disability Programs: 16 Days of Activism Campaigns | Advocacy

Botswana: President urged to walk the talk

Botswana: President urged to walk the talk

Francistown, November 25, 2021 Women politicians from across the political divide in Botswana have called for the overhauling of the Constitution and the Electoral Act ahead of the 2024 elections […]

November 26, 2021 Themes: Elections Programs: Advocacy - 50/50 Campaign | Gender & Governance

Botswana: WPP training in Francistown

Botswana: WPP training in Francistown

Gender Links is conducting five cross – generation academies in Botswana, starting with two locations – Palapye and Francistown in November 2021. The academies are week-long sessions aimed at enhancing […]

November 22, 2021 Themes: Elections Programs: Advocacy - 50/50 Campaign | Gender & Governance

Botswana: WPP training in Palapye

Botswana: WPP training in Palapye

Gender Links is conducting five cross – generation academies in Botswana, starting with two locations – Palapye and Francistown in November 2021. The academies are week-long sessions aimed at enhancing […]

November 16, 2021 Themes: Elections Programs: Advocacy - 50/50 Campaign | Gender & Governance

Botswana: Women demand new deal in Constitution

Botswana: Women demand new deal in Constitution

Palapye, 9 November: Women from across the political spectrum are calling on President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi to appoint an equal number of women and men to the Constitutional Review Commission. […]

November 10, 2021 Themes: Elections Programs: Advocacy - 50/50 Campaign

SADC: Gender attitudes still leave a lot to be desired

SADC: Gender attitudes still leave a lot to be desired

For immediate release Johannesburg, 30 August: With an average score of 61%, gender attitudes in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gradually changing for the better, but evidence of […]

August 29, 2021 Themes: Gender equality Programs: Advocacy | Research | SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

GL, Alliance affirm good practice at Regional Summit

GL, Alliance affirm good practice at Regional Summit

Press release: Johannesburg, 19 March: Gender Links (GL) and the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance affirmed organisations and individuals from across Southern Africa in the recently ended Regional Voice and […]