WASBO launches Botswana’s first Sexual Harassment and GBV policy

The policy has Gen Z takes over Botswana Sport

received a nod of approval from stakeholders, including BNSC.

Women and Sport The Botswana team, which ( WASBO) has was an average age formed in 1997 15 year to increase old Woman participation Fide Master Naledi of women and girls in sports and other competing old Woman Candidate Master Natalie recreational activities. It was later launched as a substructure of the Botswana Woman National Candidate Sport Commission to Master Arona Moshoboro,

( BNSC) in 2000, and Ruth in 2016, Otisitswe WASBO converted and 20 to year old Woman a Society, registering with the Registrar of Societies,

Masaiti. The players earned themselves now serving as an association advocating for gender equality and distribution national of resources team and after opportunidifferent stages of ties in an equitable manner. Additionally, one of the

World Athletics Championships which most important focus areas for WASBO is advocating

United States, from 15- 24 July 2022, for a safe and conducive environment for participation of women and girls in Letsile sport, in Tebogo Botswana. also This recorded focus historic area includes ensuring that any kind of gender- based

not only by breaking records, but violence ( GBV) and sexual harassment is not acceptable in sport and that there youngest are frameworks, athlete to guidelines represent the country and policies promoting the a athletics safe and conducive championship. sport Letsile environment where there is mutual respect for all

( 18), were also the youngest athletes athletes, coaches, trainers, caretakers, managers, volunteers, and staff. 22nd African Athletics Championships,

In delivering this mandate, WASBO contributes

Saint Pierre, Mauritius from 8 - 12 June to and fulfills commitments and recommendations

makers fall within Generation Z, which from the Botswana Gender and Sport Strategy, The

WASBO Strategy and Z, the described International as the Working generational cohort

Group ( IWG) on Women and Sport Big 5 Legacy

born between the late 1990s which also highlights the importance of safe sport and protection of athletes. will have enormous impact on the future

In 2017, WASBO, organizations through financial have support put rein place strategies ceived INSPIRATIONAL... from the Botswana Former National 800m Olympic runner ComGlody Dube

Gender and Sport Strategy, the Botswana mittee ( BNOC) conducted a study that revealed that several forms of GBV Committee were present in sport Strategy, as reported the Botswana National

Africa Games. by athletes/ players as well as vision managers/ 2028 coaches. and In association all level statements, As young athletes crop and managers/ of Botswana coaches indicated athletes

long- term athlete development, which that they have been victims of verbal harassment,

partake at the international stage, sexual harassment, and Z. sexual The most abuse. important Both men and and the biggest women drawing in sport from experienced his some experience and continuous

degree and forms and investment of GBV across sports codes and at different levels of

international cohorts exposure, to come. the Email: former sport in the country. It is against this backdrop that

800 metres runner has provided some

WASBO saw it fit to engage the services of experts to craft a Sexual Harassment and Gender Based Violence

insights on how the country could

Policy For Sport In Botswana in 2020. The Policy was

achieve worthwhile growth and retenpresented to National Sport Associations and has received approval from the BNSC Board. The final

tion this talent in sport. version of the Sexual Harassment and Gender Based

Violence Policy for Sport In Botswana and its Imple

While Glody was the first Motswana mentation Framework is now in circulation and will sponsors be to launched turn and professional this page or month. partners are and still earn at a living

The policy stages commits athletics, but to protection Dipholo he indicates without said regard that to preliminary through

discrimination sponsors based on age, sex, sexual orientation he was hopeful that the negotiations and during preliminary

expression, his nationality, days as culture, an religion, active race, athlete, ethcould nicity, be completed disability, or any before other personal the start status. of Special Sport.

there he were not was many incentives in hopeful consideration will be given to minors and people living the season.

with comparison could disabilities as are to by today’s, nature more and prone he to believes abuse be

“This club has got everything, in

due to their vulnerability. All forms of violence are terms that the these incentives, season. which include illegal of support under Botswana base, we laws are and no will differnot be tolerated.

Some of the objectives of the Policy and impleent from the likes of “Township This Rollers,

mentation guidelines include safeguarding athletes,

Extension terms Gunners and Gaborone of support coaches, athletic trainers, sport psychologists, officials, sport information personnel, from administrators and volunteers of all sexes and gender identities in sport from

Extension unwanted sexual conduct, providing guidelines and appropriate procedures on how to report incidents of sexual harassment and gender- based violence broadly,

Current Graduate Intern Vacancy providing redress and support to sexual harassment side is expected to be Security Systems

and gender- based violence survivors, and preventing competitive and in combating Africa all given forms of gender- be based in their violence maiden in season

the sport fraternity and educating as well as sensitizing their dominance in local of African football, the team

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WASBO to continue fulfilling its mandate.

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