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Name of the Organization : Ministry of Labour & Home Affairs
Type of Facility : Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme
Country : Botswana

Official Website : https://www.gov.bw/

Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme

It is a Government’s initiative to help women groups with seed money to start their own income generation projects. However, this grant accommodates men.

Related / Similar Service : Work Permit Renewal & Replacement Botswana

Each group can be assisted with a maximum of two hundred and fifty thousand Pula (P250 000.00).Groups may apply in any nearest Gender Affairs Department Office.

These grants are avialable to a minimum groups of 5 persons and a maximum of 10 persons. In each group the number of women should be more than that of men.

How do I access the service

submit a proposal that is accompanied by a simple, clear and easy to understand project implementation plan with an in-build monitoring sustainability plan.

Proposals should be accompanied by a detailed market situational analysis report. Letters of potential customers/buyers should be enclosed.

Project Memoranda from organisations submitted should include copies of certificate of registration, certificate of land ownership or lease agreement, list of members and their certified copies of national identity cards, Bank Account and a shareholders certificate of the group. These details will ease the assessment of the project proposal by the Department.

Proposals should be prepared in consultation/assistance with relevant local department who will be expected to provide technical assistance during implementation.

All project proposals should be channeled through the nearest Women’s Affairs Department Office. Proposals should be sent by post or hand delivered and they should not be faxed.

Refer to guidelines documents for more information on the application process.

What is the cost : There is no cost.

For more information enquire from any of the offices

Head Quarters
Private Bag 00107
Gaborone
Tel : 3912290
Fax : 3911944

Francistown Office :
Private Bag F398
Francistown
Tel : 2417783/2417762

Maun Office :
Private Bag 10
Maun
Tel : 6865603/6865617
Fax : 6865613

Ghanzi Office :
Private Bag 002
Ghanzi
Tel : 6597225/6597629
Fax : 6597628

Serowe :
Tel; 4630246
Fax 4630329

Kasane :
Tel : 6250218
Fax : 6252214

Kanye :
Tel :5441861
Fax 5442091

Tsabong :
Tel : 6540672
Fax : 6540608
Selibe-Phikwe
Tel : 2610265
:Fax:2614112

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