Botswana Extension Workers Programme

The Programme introduces trainees to how “Extension Work”, Rural Development has evolved as a concept and Policy Framework in Botswana. It is anchored on the policy shift since the first Rural Development Policy of 1973 to the current Revised National Policy for Rural Development (RNPRD) of 2002. Participants will appreciate how the RNPRD links with other policies. It will also highlight the challenges of rural development in Botswana and opportunities that exist within the rural space. The Programme further looks at key institutional arrangements that facilitate coordination of extension at national, district and village levels. The module intends to equip Extension Officers with skills that would enable them to deliver better services to customers through awareness of rural development policies.

Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will be exposed to Government work procedures.
  • Participants will have awareness on the role of extension workers in Rural and Community Development
  • Participants will be capacitated with skills to lead and execute functions necessary for effectiveness in rural communities.
  • Participants will appreciate the rural development agenda in terms of economic, social, political and environmental dimensions
  • Participants will understand the policy framework in Botswana for rural development
  • Participants will understand the main challenges and opportunities facing rural development

Target Group

  • Extensions Workers [officers delivering specific government services in rural areas]

Duration

5 Days

Mode of Delivery

Physical/Virtual

Course Structure

1. Rural Development in Botswana
    • Policy framework for Rural Development
    • Planning processes in Botswana
    • Institutional arrangements
    • The future of rural development
2. Community Development in Botswana
    • Evolution of community development in Botswana
    • Fundamentals of community development
    • Participatory methodologies in community development
    • Models and strategies for supporting community development
    • Roles and responsibilities in community development
    • Challenges of community development in Botswana
    • Cooperative movements as a vehicle for community development
    • Community trusts
3. Extension Work in Botswana
    • Understanding extension
    • Approaches to extension work
    • Coordination structures of extension in Botswana
    • The role of Kgotla in extension work
    • Extension work and vulnerable groups
    • Characteristics of extension workers
    • The role of extension workers in the new government agenda
    • National Mindset Change Campaign
    • Extension workers and mindset change
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