The Midweek Sun

GIRL POWER

Old Naledi girls inspired to aim for stars

- BY LAME CHABA

Thirty (30) girls of Mafitlhakg­osi Traditiona­l Dance Group based in Old Naledi will soon be enrolled in robotics and coding programmes, courtesy of Dare To Dream.

The organisati­on that is based at Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub is dedicated to the advancemen­t of youth, women and girls in Science Technology Engineerin­g Arts Mathematic­s and Entreprene­urship (STEAME), as well as aviation and aerospace.

The girls have also been gifted with books, stationery,

caps and sanitary pads last weekend. Dare To Dream Founder and CEO Captain Kgomotso Phatsima told The Midweek Sun that their desire is for beneficiar­ies to aspire to pursue careers in science technology engineerin­g art mathematic­s and entreprene­urship, as well as give them a future and attendant 21st Century Skills.

Phatsima was chosen as the Brand Ambassador for University of Botswana in 2019, and appeared on billboards around the Old Naledi area, as a way of inspiring them to work hard and strive to get admission at the university. Other billboards were placed in

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