Botswana: Gaborone City Council has entered into a collaboration with several national stakeholders for a city-wide cleanup campaign. The exercise was hosted in the Bontleng Ward, accompanied by various aerobics to promote good health.
The stakeholders who are a part of the cleanup campaign include the Botswana Red Cross, Water Utilities and other stakeholders. The officials were delighted to be a part of the clean-up drive, which has been instrumental to maintaining the beauty of the capital city.
Kgosi Segametsi Pule of Urban Customary delivered the opening remarks at the event. He called on the community to take charge of their environment and said that health practitioners believe that a clean environment contributes to healthy living.
She applauded Bontleng Ward residents for attending the event in large numbers and advised them to participate fully. Deputy Town Clerk for Technical Services Molapisi Morapedi is also an attendant of the cleanup campaign.
According to him, the aim of the event is to officially launch a three-month cleanup campaign countrywide.
Molapisi said that the administration took the decision in light of the country’s environmental concerns. One of the major concerns for the city council of Gaborone is the illegal dumping of waste around the City including Bontleng Ward.
Acting Chief Environmental Officer Sepane Kgosimotho was also present at the event. He has advised residents to raise awareness by teaching children about the importance of a clean environment.
Kgosimotho said the objectives of the day is to emphasize the need to live in a clean surrounding, to teach people how to handle waste and to encourage everyone to take part in keeping the environment clean.
The Area Councilor Baatile Lekgaotswe expressed his gratitude to Bontleng community members. He said the number of individuals who turned up for the event indicates how important this initiative is.
Lekgaotswe encouraged everyone to come up with ideas that would help them benefit from waste materials. He pointed out that there are people today who earn a living by recycling and reusing waste materials.