Although the department of Sports and Recreation is not active in Kgatleng District, there are some village sports teams run by the communities. There is a need for the department to decentralise in order to be able to coordinate the district sports activities.
11.3.2Culture and Youth
The department has managed to establish a district youth extension office in Mochudi during NDP 8 with a view to enhance coordination of youth activities and provide financial assistance to the out of school youth groups to start small businesses. The office has not managed to adequately address the concerns of young people due to both manpower and financial constraints.
However, despite the limited funding for Out-of-School Youth Grant, 18 youth projects, which include phone shops, music clubs, Performing Arts Clubs, and small businesses, were funded between 2001 and 2002. The projects are operating quite well.
11.3.3Museum
The Phuthadikobo Museum in Mochudi helps to preserve the culture of Bakgatla community. It also generates and disseminates information to the community, as well as carrying out some research.
11.3.4National Library Services
The department, through the branch library in Mochudi, continues to provide information to the nation and promote its utilization for research, educational and recreational purposes.
Due to lack of implementation capacity, an extension to Mochudi Library was not implemented during NDP8.
11.3.5National and Civil Registration
The department is responsible for the registration of births, deaths and marriages as well as administration of the change of name act. It also registers all citizens aged 16 years and above and those who become citizens through naturalisation for purposes of issuing them with National Identity Cards.
Currently Omang office faces a challenge of making sure that applicants collect their cards and reduction of the processing time for omang because most of the activities are still centralised.
11.3.6Information and Broadcasting
The department continues to undertake the following: -
Interpretation of the policy and actions of government to the people by continuing service on information and public relations.
To encourage and assist the people of Botswana to take an increasing interest in and responsibility for the economic, cultural and political development of the country.
To advise government on public opinion and in the field of public relations in general terms.
11.3.7NGOs and CBOs
The Botswana National Youth Council managed to establish an office in Mochudi, which has the mandate to oversee the activities of the District Youth Council, in liaison with the Department of Culture and Youth.
11.4Labour, Culture and Social Service Sector Goals and Objectives for DDP6
Table 11.47 Sector Goals and Objectives
Goals
Objectives
To improve efficiency in service delivery by bringing cervices closer to the people
To empower women on their rights and responsibilities in this changing society
To integrate women issue in development planning
To promote and preserve culture and to create an enabling environment for youth and the general public to participate in cultural development in the district
To improve access to financial assistance as well as offer training for youth in business
11.5Framework for Strategic Environmental Assessment
11.5.1Evaluation of Environmental Key Issues With Sector Goals and Objectives
Table 11.48 Goals, Objectives, Environmental Key Issues and Impacts
Goals
Objectives
Environmental Key issues
Impact
To improve efficiency in service delivery by bringing cervices closer to the people
To improve office accommodation
Land Management
Water supply
Waste management
Land degradation
Loss of vegetation
Pollution
To provide the district with information and promote its utilisation for educational, research and recreational purposes
To collect and preserve information on the Botswana culture
To continue offering extension services in the form of village reading rooms, book box services and mobile libraries
To develop the library as a multi media resource centre in order to cater for the needs of the diversified communities served
To encourage and support sport and recreational activities in the district
To ensure implementation of the action plan and strategy for youth
To promote sport festivals
Land management
Water supply
Pressure on land demand
Pressure on water supply
To empower women on their rights and responsibilities in the changing society
To integrate women’s issue in development planning
None
N/A
To promote and preserve culture and to create an enabling environment for youth and the general public to participate in cultural development in the district
To improve access to financial assistance as well as offer training for youth in business
Land management
Pollution and waste management
Pressure on land demand
Littering
11.5.2Evaluation of Sector Policies and Programmes
Table 11.49 Goals, Objectives, Policies/Programmes and Impacts
Goals
Objectives
Policies/Programmes
Impacts
To improve efficiency in service delivery by bringing services closer to the people
To improve office accommodation
Civil and National Registration Act
Youth Policy
National and Civil registration in the district is doing well in registering. The Youth policy has also had an impact in the district. Some youth groups have been formed. More groups are still going to be formed during the plan period.
To provide the district with information and promote its utilisation for educational, research and recreational purposes
To collect and preserve information on the Botswana culture
To continue offering extension services in the form of village reading rooms, book box services and mobile libraries
To develop the library as a multi media resource centre in order to cater for the needs of the diversified communities served
National Library Act
National Policy on Culture
A large number of villages have Village Reading Rooms and it is the intention of the district to continue building these facilities in other villages.
Although there is a Museum in the district where some of the culture is preserved, the district still needs to do more in terms of coming up with culture preserving programmes and projects.
To encourage and support sport and recreational activities in the district
To ensure implementation of the action plan and strategy for youth
To promote sports festivals
National Youth Policy
There is not much done in terms of sports and recreation in the district. However there is a multi-purpose youth centre planned for DDP 6 which, it is hoped will improve the situation.
To empower women on their rights and responsibilities in the changing society
To integrate women’s issues in development planning
Policy on Women and Development
Coordination of women activities in the district has been lacking because the Department of Women’s Affairs has not yet decentralised to Kgatleng.
To promote and preserve culture and to create an enabling environment for youth and the general public to participate in cultural development in the district
To improve access to financial assistance as well as offer training for youth in business
National Youth Policy
The district still needs to do more in terms of coming up with culture preserving programmes and projects. The district will continue to assist the youth financially and in terms training.
