Subsidies

Cluster Fencing Application Through ISPAAD

Overview

Farmers can apply for assistance through a 100% government subsidy on the cost of fencing material. The provision of field fencing will be modeled around an enclosed drift fence concept to exclude animals from arable fields. This assistance is provided through The Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD).

Who is eligible?
  • Citizens and Non-citizens aged 18 years and above.
  • Applicants should have access to land (proof of ownership or leasehold). In case of leasehold, the lease period should not be less than 50 years.
How do I get this service?
  • Submit the relevant supporting documents to the District Crop Production offices.
  • Extensive consultations will be undertaken with farming communities and local authorities on clustering of fields to promote collective ownership of the fence.
  • Feasibility studies will then be undertaken to confirm the suitability of the proposed area and the alignment of the perimeter fence.
  • The Cluster Committee will then apply to the Land Board for the cluster fencing.
What supporting documents are required?
  • Certified copy of valid National Identity Card (Omang).
  • Certified copy of Work permit and Residence permit
  • Certified copy of Land board certificate, lease or title deed.
  • Cluster constitution.
How long will this service take?

Three (3) months.  

Related Documents
ISPAAD Guidelines Revised May 2013 (2.93 MB)
Agricultural_Management_Associations_Act ChP 3508 (13 KB)
District Crop Production Offices_0 (278.2 KB)
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How much does it cost?

This service is free of charge through a 100% government subsidy.

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Keywords

Cluster fencing, fencing material, ISPAAD, Government fencing, Government Fencing Subsidy.

Ministry submitting this Service
Ministry of Agricultural Development and food security

Financial Support for Women Policy Guidelines

Overview

The Department of Gender Affairs is mandated to facilitate the mainstreaming of gender issues in the development process.

In the past decade, women’s Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and groups, have been active players in the social and economic development of Botswana. Following the United Nation’s (UN) Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, the need to empower women for their advancement in all spheres of development was identified. A major priority was the need for enough financial and human resources for the advancement of women.

As a way of empowering women’s NGOs, CBOs, and groups, the Government of Botswana allocates funds to the Department of Gender Affairs annually with the intention of assisting these organizations. The Department of Gender Affairs then helps women’s organizations and groups that are promoting gender issues, particularly those in line with areas of concern adopted by the Government of Botswana during the 1995 UN Forth World Conference on Women.

These priorities include:

  •  Women and poverty, including economic empowerment.
  •  Women in power and decision-making positions.
  •  Education and training of women.
  •  Women and health.
  •  Violence against women, including women’s human rights.
  •  The girl-child.

For the Government of Botswana to continue to provide financial support to women’s NGOs, CBOs and groups, a framework regarding the relationship between the Department of Gender Affairs and its beneficiaries was developed.

The “Policy Guideline for Financial Support for Women” seeks to strengthen administrative procedures and enhance both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the Department of Gender Affair’s support to women’s NGOs, CBOs, and groups.

Where can I obtain this service?

Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs

Gender Affairs Department

Varsha House, Central Business District,

PO Box 00107

Tel. (+267) 3912290

Fax. (+267) 3911944

Theme for this service
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Meta tags

Botswana, Botswana Government, Republic of Botswana, Government of Botswana.

Keywords

Financial Support for Women Policy Guidelines, mainstreaming of gender issues, women’s non government organizations, women’s NGOs, women’s community based organizations, women’s CBOs, women’s groups, United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Forth World Conference on Women, UN, Beijing 1995, advancement of women, empowering women, promoting gender issues, poverty, economic empowerment, women in power, education, training, health, violence against women, women’s human rights, girl-child.

Synonyms

Girl child, women’s rights.

Ministry submitting this Service
Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs
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