FUTUREMAKERS BOTSWANA
Futuremakers Botswana
Pioneering Youth Sustainable Development By Lorraine Kinnear
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outh Africa Botswana (YAB) recently launched its flagship corporate social initiative dubbed, Futuremakers Botswana, after partnering with Standard Chartered Bank. The bank donated a significant US$50,000.00 which amounts to almost P600,000. 00 geared towards the project's imple-
mentation. The Futuremakers Botswana initiative aims to address issues of inequality while promoting greater economic inclusion for young people in disadvantaged communities. This initiative assists underprivileged youth from low-income households, particularly women, girls, and people with visual impairments and other physical disabilities. These marginalised groups are offered support to participate in educational, employability, and entrepreneurship programs.
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Globally, Futuremakers have set themselves an ambitious yet achievable target of raising US$50 million between 2019 and 2023 through various fund-raising and bank matching partnerships. These funds will then go towards enabling the next generation to learn, earn and grow. Standard Chartered Bank Botswana identified YAB as a strategic local partner that will spearhead the activities that are in line with the global Futuremakers framework. YAB was founded in 2016 to equip young people with the right tools for entrepreneurship in Africa's fastest-growing industries, including tourism, hospitality, information, and communications technology (ICT), and agriculture. The organisation's main aim is to create a platform for developing youth talent and innovative skills while also inspiring their interest and imparting soft and entrepreneurial skills.
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