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Earlier this month, Sentebale Botswana, through its Adoloscent and Young People (AYP) Project, partnered with the Botswana School of Business Sciences to host a vibrant Wellness Expo for students.

The AYP Project is dedicated to improving access to comprehensive HIV prevention services and information, promoting human rights, and addressing stigma and discrimination. It also focuses on increasing access to family planning and encouraging the consistent and correct use of condoms among young people.

As such, the partnership provided an inclusive space for young people to access HIV prevention information, wellness services, and support and empowered students to make informed decisions while sparking open conversations around health and wellbeing.

Sentebale remains committed to strengthening partnerships and ensuring young people in Botswana have the knowledge and support they need to thrive.

International Women’s Day is a global moment to celebrate the achievements of women and accelerate progress toward gender equality. This year’s theme, “Give To Gain,” highlights how giving women opportunities, resources, and support creates lasting benefits for entire communities.

At Sentebale, we see this every day in our work in Lesotho and Botswana. By providing vulnerable young women with vocational and entrepreneurship training, business skills development, and support to secure internships or start their own ventures, we help unlock their potential to build independent and fulfilling livelihoods.

Our health programmes are equally critical. Through HIV prevention, treatment literacy, and psychosocial support, we equip young women with the knowledge and tools to protect their health, reduce stigma, and take control of their futures. By strengthening their resilience and wellbeing, we help ensure they can pursue education, work, and opportunity with dignity.

We believe and have seen evidence that when young women are supported to be healthy, skilled, and economically empowered, the gains extend far beyond the individual. As such, today we celebrate the power of investing in young women because when we give and share support, opportunity and knowledge with women, we all gain.

Commemorated annually on 20 February, World Day of Social Justice calls on all of us to take concrete action to end poverty, promote equity, and build fairer, more inclusive societies.

This year, the day is commemorated under the theme, "Renewed Commitment to Social Development and Social Justice" with one of the focuses on promoting decent work for all - reminding us that young people must be equipped to navigate economic, climate, and technological change with dignity and opportunity.

At Sentebale, we put this into practice by supporting young people with vocational training, entrepreneurial skills, and the academic and life skills they need to protect themselves and build fulfilling livelihoods.

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As January ended and February began, our Mamohato Children's Centre in Thaba Bosiu hosted an impactful training for young peer educators, coordinated by the National AIDS Commission in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health.

Established just over a decade ago, the Mamohato Children's Centre is a unique event space suited to run life-changing programmes for children and young people.

Following the training, the workshop participants will work alongside Sentebale peer educators in local communities to raise awareness about the prevention of new HIV infections, a key strategic focus for Sentebale in our efforts to strengthen the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.

To host this vital training at the venue underscores the impact of strong partnerships with like-minded institutions who share a vision of an HIV-free generation.

We look forward to hosting more partners at the centre in the months to come in support of vital interventions for children in the region.