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CAUGHT BY THE LENS
World Population Day Commemoration
The 2012 World population Day was
commemorated in Molepolole under the
theme: “Universal Access to Sexual
Reproductive Health Services: Improving
Maternal Health”. The theme was chosen
to re-energize commitments towards
universal access to reproductive health
and recognize those who provide
information, services and supplies. The
basic principles of universal access is that
services must be equitable, accessible,
affordable, comprehensive and
sustainable over a significant period of
time. The Guest Speaker was the Assistant
Minister of Health Hon. G.U.S.
Matlhabaphiri.
The Guest Speaker, Assistant
Minister of Health Hon. G.U.S.
Matlhabaphiri.
The World Population Day March
Part of the public in attendance
The UNFPA Representative,
Ms Aisha
Camara-Drammeh
delivering her Statement
Poet entertaining the crowd
Assistant Ministers and other delegates
viewing the stalls
UNFPA Hands Over Project Vehicles to Civil Society Organizations
UNFPA continued its
support to CSOs in the
country. This year 2
projects were donated
to Botswana Council of
Churches (BCC) and
Kagisano Women Shelter
Project (KWSP). The vehicles
will a long way in
enabling the IPs to reach
their beneficiaries.
Ms. B. Vandecasteele receiving the
vehicle on behalf of KWSP
Rev Simane receiving the vehicle on
behalf of BCC
UNFPA Staff and Implementing Partners
witnessing the handing over ceremony
The two project vehicles handed over to
Implementing Partners
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