12 Oct 2015

Central region deputy director  for education Mr Kereng Koko has applauded Madiba class of '97 for giving back to the school.

Mr Koko said this during a ceremony organised by Madiba Class of '97 students who had called different stakeholders to advise students on the use of alcohol and drug abuse, crime and other issues which affect the youth on Saturday.

He said the government alone could not manage on its own; therefore every Motswana should contribute towards building a better Botswana which starts from the youth.

He explained that for the past six years schools have experience a declining BGCSE results and this has been worrisome because this has been caused by amongst others involvement of young people in bad things such as alcohol and drug abuse.

Mr Koko said investing in the youth was a very good gesture as they could help in growing the country's economy in the future, and having well behaved and disciplined young people was very vital.

He said the country needs all Batswana to come forward to help to guide the youth by providing them with quality, relevant education and information, adding that by that this could help young people make informed decisions about their future.

When outlining the objectives of the day, representative of the organizing committee of Class of ‘97 Ms Kehilwe Ramhakana said as men and women who were once students of Madiba they found it fitting to do something to the school which made them what they were.

Ms Ramhakana said they wanted to motivate and inspire their younger sisters and brothers so that they could also become responsible and disciplined individuals. For her part, the school head Ms Maria Mbale said her school was number 15 with 23.1 per cent during the previous BGCSE and with more than 850 candidates sitting for this year's examinations their intention was to get 50 per cent credit pass. Ends