Lesego Chombo (Botswana's Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs)
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
It's very exciting. Let me be honest. It's very exciting. It's quite surreal. As women, we face so many pressures. A woman cannot do this. A woman can't be young and in leadership. I'm currently facing that. I think that when you do something and you do it so well, you being a woman and you being young can never be enough to stop you.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
have experienced abuse which it also says is more than double the global average what's your take on this and what steps is your ministry taking to address this crisis it hurts to know that it could be me next it could affect anyone and so it hurts knowing that so many lives are being taken our perspective when it comes to gender-based violence is that it needs to be holistic and comprehensive.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
Previously, it was considered as a phenomenon that ought to be handled by one particular sector, and that sector was known to be the gender department. But we are taking that multi-sectoral approach. We want curriculums that promote gender equity from a young age.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
We want to teach children what gender-based violence is and how to prevent it, and so many other things to ensure that we prevent that culture from the roots. It also includes the Ministry of Health, where we're speaking about various issues.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
The one that I'm very passionate about is that of mental health and positive masculinity, to ensure that our patriarchal culture is not actively perpetuating violence. We are now working towards the Gender-Based Violence Act, which will now fill in all of these gaps that are missing in the legal, fraternity, or in the justice system.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
We believe that when we started from the top and we show ordinary Botswana that it requires everyone's effort, it will then boil down to how I relate with you. It will boil down to how parents behave around their children and how they model good behavior and gender equity.
Global News Podcast
Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
And so I think that it is quite challenging, but it is definitely a challenge that we as Botswana are taking on forcefully and fearlessly.