Lesego Chombo urges investment in women at Moshana

Botswana's International Women's Day event in Moshana village zeroed in on real barriers women still face despite legal wins on paper.

IWD 2026 lands in Moshana village

• Hon. Lesego Chombo headlined the Kanye District gathering.
• This year's theme links investment to women's empowerment.
• Families and communities gain when women get resourced.
• Government officials and traditional leaders both attended.

GBV and justice-system gaps get spotlight

• Chombo admitted the legal system still falls short.
• Gender-based violence cases need faster processing pipelines.
• Civil society and government must collaborate on fixes.
• Rights protection stays central to any equality push.

UN rep praises Botswana but flags gaps

• Wenyan Yang credited equal marriage and property rights.
• Education access for boys and girls sits at parity.
• Policies still struggle to deliver equitable real-world outcomes.
• Skills development and economic participation need more investment.

Youth substance abuse compounds gender issues

• Chief Seate Marumo flagged rising drug use among youth.
• Substance abuse drives child abandonment in communities.
• Young women lose motivation for livelihood opportunities.
• Traditional leadership wants integration into national gender efforts.