BotswanaPost Launches Hybrid Mail

BotswanaPost Launches Hybrid Mail

Botswana Post Acting Director General, Ruth Mphathi, said contrary to common belief that the information superhighway is driving the Post Office to ...

Battling Kaisara Vows to Fight On

Battling Kaisara Vows to Fight On

Before you make that ultimate decision, to either take your life, or resort to a life of crime because you cannot take it any more, first make a beeline to ...

Notwane Launch Rebuilding Process

Notwane Launch Rebuilding Process

Remember the days of Brown 'King goals' Gasemotho, Thazo 'Careca' Tiwayi, the late Shono 'Madonsela' Ngaka and Maitumelo 'Mighty' Modikana? ...

Habitat leader from Botswana to join local build

Habitat leader from Botswana to join local build
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA
The national director of Habitat for Humanity in Botswana will be in Evansville next week to help with a two-week building blitz at the New Haven ...

Former Langleyite in Botswana with Peace Corps

Former Langleyite in Botswana with Peace Corps
seattlepi.com Buzzworthy - USA
The 57-year-old departed for Botswana on April 14 to begin pre-service training as a district AIDS Peace Corps Volunteer. Upon graduation from Volunteer ...

HIV/AIDS code of conduct established for journalists in Botswana

HIV/AIDS code of conduct established for journalists in Botswana
International Journalist's Network - USA
A code of conduct has been launched in Botswana in efforts to guide journalists reporting on HIV/AIDS to address social issues related to the disease. ...

Disabled People in Botswana Largely Neglected in HIV/AIDS Efforts, Advocates Say

Disabled people in Botswana have been largely excluded from the country's HIV/AIDS efforts, disability advocates said at a recent two-day workshop, Botswana's Mmegi reports. According to speakers at the workshop, it is unfortunate that some people in Botswana claim that there have been successes in the fight against HIV/AIDS without mentioning young people living with disabilities.

Speaking at the workshop, Shirely Keoagile of the Botswana National Association of the Deaf said that although some people say HIV/AIDS rates in Botswana are declining, people with disabilities have not been reached. Keoagile said the country's laws and HIV/AIDS intervention strategies address the problems of nondisabled people, adding that Botswana's response to HIV/AIDS is not serving people with disabilities. "We cannot make significant progress on national AIDS statistics unless government and community efforts better respond to the needs of people with disabilities," Keoagile said. She called for a comprehensive national strategy to address the problem, as well as for people with disabilities to speak out about the issue. People with disabilities need "to wake up and rise and tell our government about our rights and concerns," Keoagile said.

The workshop, themed "Commit to Zero Transmission Lifestyles: Youth With Disabilities Leading by Keeping the Promise To Stop AIDS," was organized by the Botswana National Youth Council and attended by people with disabilities and other advocates (Setshogo, Mmegi, 4/17).