Mascom employees last weekend reached out to fishermen in the Kgatleng district as part of their admirable community outreach programme dubbed 3-for-3.
The three hour initiative is aligned to Mascom’s commitment to Powering Connections that Inspire Change.
It also aims to make a positive impact on communities across Botswana through servitude, self-sacrifice, appreciation and community building.
As part of the outreach, Mascom staff empowered Ramotlabaki and Olifant Drift fishermen with equipment in order to promote sustainable income for them.
Speaking at the equipment handing over, Mascom Head of Communication and Public Relations- Tebogo Lebotse Sebego, said fishermen from these two villages fish from Limpopo river to sustain themselves.
She said before Botswana Communications Regulation Authority (BOCRA) gave Mascom 5G, they were asked how they were going to improve the lives of Batswana and that this initiative was among the things they promised the regulator.
“We chose Ramotlabaki village because of the history we have. In 2011 and 2012, Mascom built 7 houses for the less privilege people. There has been a number of reports of drowning of fishermen in this area. We consulted them and they raised issues like lack of fishing nets, old fishing boats, lack of freezers to keep fish and bad roads to the village for easy access. We bought fishing nets for them, repaired old boats, bought deep freezers for fish storage and equipped fishermen with life jackets for safe fishing,” said Lebotse-Sebego.