Barclays Botswana

The following allocations have been made in Botswana:

Centre for Youth with Hope (CEYOHO) - £80,800 towards the construction of a centre, capacity building and resource mobilization through the Ms. Stigma Free Pageant.

The organization provides education on prevention of HIV, STI’s and TB and care and support to young people living with HIV/AIDS. Additionally, it promotes the development of income generating activities by young people as a strategy to mitigate the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS.

Gabane Home Based Care – £ 8000 towards the construction of a day care centre for orphans. The centre provides services for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Make-A-Difference Day 2007

• 96% employee participation.
• 51 projects supported building a library, computer literacy lessons, orphan care, gardening and painting, and refurbishment of destitutes homes.
• £57,777 spent on projects

Step-Ahead Project

Colleagues walked 138 380km and raised £21,872 for charitable organizations.