Y Care donates P365K to community organisations
The Botswana-based Y Care trust has donated P365,000 to various community organizations focusing on education, mental health, and gender-based violence. Despite facing financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising operational costs, the trust continues its long-standing tradition of funding social initiatives through charity walks.
Why it matters
This highlights the resilience of grassroots charitable organizations in Africa that rely on community participation to address critical social and health gaps.
The donations, announced during a ceremony held in Gaborone on Tuesday, will support initiatives in education, mental health, healthcare, youth development, gender-based violence prevention, and community development. Addressing stakeholders, beneficiaries, and partners, Y Care said the latest donations reaffirm the trust's long-standing commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable communities whilst promoting healthy lifestyles through fundraising walks.Founded on the vision of Dr Nomsa Mbere, Y Care has spent the past 23 years organising fundraising events that have become fixtures on Botswana's charity calendar. These include the Makgadikgadi Walks, Tsodilo Hills Walk, Tswapong Hills Walk, and Tuli Block Walk, attracting thousands of participants from across the country.
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