The document summarizes a training program for library staff in Botswana. It provides demographic information about Botswana, including a population of 2 million and GDP of $11.4 billion. It then discusses the Sesigo training project which has provided training to 268 library staff members, 32 facilitators, and over 17,000 users over 3 years. It outlines the training activities conducted, challenges faced such as library closures and staff turnover, and visions for the future, including empowered community leaders and excited young people as a result of the program.

1. TIRO SETHATE
Team Botswana
Training Programme

4. BOTSWANA DEMOGRAPHICS
 Population of about 2million, size of Texas
 Working population of about 400 thousand
 GDP: 11 400 Billion dollars
 Official Language: English and Setswana
 Currency?
 A total of 98 libraries
 Project covering 68 libraries
 3 years into the project
 So far 26 libraries already covered by the project
 First training done by training Specialist

5. SESIGO TRAINING
•268 library staff
members trained
Sesigo Project • 32 DOSET
facilitators
• 17167users
Training Specialist Outsourced ICT trained
Trainers • 2 HOS training
sessions held
DOSET •ICT contractor
Librarians appointed, offering
facilitators
ICDL based
curriculum with
DOSET learners Other Library Staff online self paced
training
Members of the
public

6. HOS ACTIVITIES

7. SUCCESS
 First level training done at all the
libraries with computers
 Partnership with MoESD on track
 DOSET facilitators now training
their learners and members of the
public
 Training beneficiaries sharing
testimonials and showing off skills
acquired from training
 Other government departments see
value in training and send their staff
for training

8. CHALLENGES
 Maintenance too slow to enable other activities
 Libraries with training labs still under construction
 DOSET learners are disadvantaged by library
opening hours
 Staff turnover and promotions takes away trained
staff members
 3 libraries closed for maintenance
 Members of public also want certificates to use
when applying for jobs

10. VISION OF SUCCESS
me ..... I can do it...
computers Watch me

11. LIBRARY STAFF EXCITED ABOUT TRAINING

12. WILLING COMMUNITY LEADERS

13. EXCITED FUTURE LEADERS

14. NTELETSA PROJECT

15. CHALLENGES

16. SPACE... AND LINK TO THE WORLD
•Community
owned
•Poor farming
communities
•Govt not
happy with
standards

17. CLOSURE OF LIBRARIES

18. LITERACY, ESP ON OLDER FOLKS

19. BUDGET CUT ISSUES

20. Thank you
tiro@achap.org
www.sesigo.org.bw