Africa-Press – Botswana. A donation comprising wheelchairs, solar lights and toiletries that Botswana Post made to Kachikau Primary School’ special education unit will make a difference in the lives of learners with disabilities by helping improve their mobility and reducing health and safety risks.
Handing over the items to the school on Friday, Botswana Post acting chief executive officer (CEO) Ms Kesegofetse Molatlhegi said as a sponsor for a category of people with disabilities at the FNB Kazungula Bridge Marathon, Botswana Post had used the opportunity to also extend their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals to a part of the Chobe community.
Stating that the items were made possible through contributions from their employees, she said they had seen it fit to reach out to students with disabilities in order to bridge a gap in the learning environment by providing access to vital resources like wheelchairs, lighting and toiletries.
“We are a community-based company as our footprint is visible in all parts of the country and it warms our hearts to bring a smile on Batswana and we hope these gifts bring you joy,” she said.
Ms Molatlhegi said being a company that strove to remain close to the people, Botswana Post had since 1996 partnered with government to disburse funds for the destitute, war veterans as well as the old age pension, thereby staying in touch with communities across the country.
Chobe District Council chairperson, Mr Chimney Mululwani appreciated the role played by private companies in investing in education by supporting schools.
He stated that the wheelchairs that were donated would help improve mobility of recipients while the toiletries would help the learners achieve good basic hygiene, which he said was fundamental as it boosted self-esteem and confidence.
Mr Mululwani commended Botswana Post and fellow project partners Tsetseng Group for extending a helping hand to Kachikau Primary School.
Furthermore, he thanked teachers for their dedication to nurturing the students and moulding them for the future.
School head of Kachikau Primary School Ms Boipuso Waloka explained that the special education unit consisted of 27 learners with different disabilities, whom she said hailed from a couple of villages stretching from Parakarungu to Kazungula.
Regarding the curriculum for learners in the special education unit, she said they were equipped with life skills like cleaning, gardening, arts and crafts and music and dance.
She said the skills put the learners in a position to find employment later in life, adding that some of their former learners had been employed by some companies in the tourism and hospitality sector.
The school head thanked Botswana Post for the donations saying the solar lamps would help students improve in their school work as they would enable them to study at night.
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