Botswana: Mindset Change is meant to foster, nurture and instil beliefs and attitudes that will encourage the Prison Service to act more efficiently and productively.
Addressing Selibe Phikwe and BainesDrift Officers yesterday, Commissioner Dinah Marathe has implored Officers to espouse a mindset shift and approach all the activities and processes with an entrepreneurial attitude.
She urged the Officers to keep in alignment with the Mindset Change Campaign โA re chenchengโ, which was recently launched by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. She said the Prison Service has been doing quite well in this regard, as evidenced by a series of mindset training sessions across all ranks.
The Commissioner commended the Officers for their invaluable contributions in making sure that the first ever, historic National Reintegration Conference was a success. She said it is time to package all the resolutions from the conference and implement them as a matter of urgency.
โ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐จ, ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จโ, she advised.
In an effort to intensify security, Commissioner Marathe indicated that the Service will continuously review the processes so that โwe remain relevant to the mandateโ. She said all the initiatives being implemented will assist in improving the level of security in the prison facilities to match the dynamic criminal landscape.
She, therefore, urged Officers to adhere to security standards at all times to ensure that incidents of intrusion of prohibited articles and escapes do not occur.
She appealed to the Officers to read and familiarise themselves with all the policies and strategic documents, particularly the Reintegration Strategy Commissionerโs Roadmap.
She reiterated that well-informed Officers are always assertive, confident, highly disciplined, and physically and mentally fit. All these qualities, she said, are critical in building a well rounded and productive officer.
The Commissioner also apprised Officers about the newly introduced Welfare Scheme and projects, particularly those to be implemented in the two-year Transitional National Development Plan.
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐. ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐. ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐โ – Commissioner Marathe.