Africa-Press – Botswana. Newly opened Pandamatenga-Lesoma- Kazungula (PALEKA) community offices are crucial to improved qulity service to members.
Officially opening the offices on Monday, Member of Parliament for Chobe, Mr Simasiku Mapulanga appreciated the trust efforts saying the new establishment would serve as an information centre where all services would be centered for the people of the three villages to access.
He said the new administrative centre championed an eco-friendly environment as it was fully powered by solar which resonated well with PALEKA as a custodian of sustainable environment and biodiversity.
Mr Mapulanga further said that the development would promote efficiency by serving a broader community under one roof. Moreover, he stated that the trust would serve funds that were in the past injected into office rentals hence channel them to other projects.
“This office development is aligned to the community Based Natural Resources Management policy which underpins the importance of conservation by communities existing within these resources and in turn generate income through the resources for improvement of livelihoods,” he added.
PALEKA Board chairperson, Mr Kabozu Kabozu said that construction of the offices was a priority, adding that the offices would ensure people were assisted on time on a bigger facility in comparison to the office they rented.
He also stated that they created employment and hired more than 20 personnel in PALEKA villages noting that they were planning to increase the numbers through building of a campsite.
Grand Georick Energy founder, Mr Matengu Matengu stated that Chobe was endowed with ample solar energy which they tapped into and fully powered the new offices.
He said the offices were powered with 24 kilowatt hybrid system which was dependent on the sun adding that the trust could also connect to Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) grid as backup in future.
Mr Matengu remarked that solar energy was the future as espoused in the Vision 2036 that Botswana intended to embrace an eco-friendly practice.
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