15 Jan 2017

True to its creed and theme; “A healthy body is a healthy mind”, the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development in Kanye started 2017 in full swing with an array of exercise and sporting activities all in the name of boosting the mind.

The Ministry Programme Officer, Orie Molale said this during a fitness day event held at Botswana Family Welfare Association (BOFWA) grounds on January 13.

 The intention of the activity held every second Friday of the month according to Mr Molale is amongst others; to encourage  healthy bodies through exercise and thereby enhance productivity at work, foster team building and networking among employees as well as testing for diseases such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, high blood pressure and many others.

Molale is certain that the team building and networking derived from this platform is part of the reason Southern district performs  well during public sector games.

Fitness day, he mentioned, also provides stakeholders with an opportunity to showcase their products and programmes.He told BOPA that unlike other government ministries, his ministry’s fitness day is not exclusive to its employ but invitation is also extended to other ministries and departments, the private sector and general public.

“This time we had invited about 30 groups of people but as you can see only 19 turned up,” he said with discontent.Molale said however that his ministry and other stakeholders have come up with strategies to stem the tide among them the setting up of an all-inclusive committee to try and add vibe to fitness regime.

“We have also agreed that other partners should also be given a chance to organise this day on a rotational basis and also solicit ideas from all of our partners including Kanye community on how best we can organise and run this activity,” he said. BOPA