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The event also serves to engage BAC alumni to give back to the community “There is nothing as fulfilling as giving therefore as the Alumni, we need to play our part to support initiatives geared towards development, improvement, growth, and sustainability of the wellbeing of our citizens.”, mentioned the BAC Alumni Association Patron and Deputy Permanent Secretary to Office of the President, Ms Emma Peloetletse during the tournament prize giving ceremony.
BAC hosted the annual event taking into considering the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has affected various societies and as such, there is need to engage all stakeholders to ensure that the College continues with its community engagement initiatives. Through the Government Adopt A School programme, BAC has adopted Sebele I Primary School in Molepolole and Nxakato Junior Secondary School in Sua Town. To date, BAC has donated computers to both Sebele I and Nxakato Junior Schools and have supported the schools’ prize giving ceremonies and contributed gym equipment to mention a few. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sebele I and Nxakato students and staff received 1,050 cloth face masks as part of the pre-opening support offered to the schools.
As a response to the national demand to manage the spread of COVID-19, BAC contributed P1,000,000.00 towards the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The funds were a collective contribution from all BAC employees and the BAC Corporate Social Responsibility Fund. The contribution will support Governments’ efforts to fight against and reduce the impact on COVID-19 in and across various communities. When delivering her Keynote Address, First Lady of the Republic of Botswana, Mrs Neo Jane Masisi emphasised the need for education providers to be vigilant, resilient and collaborate with industry and government to provide solutions that can offer equitable access to education for all learners. “I am proud that BAC has already made progress in ensuring that teaching and learning continues on and off campus offering blended teaching and learning, providing data sim-cards for internet connectivity and laptops for students.” Mentioned the First Lady.
Digital and ICT literacy is considered an important competence for full participation in a knowledge economy and an information society which Botswana is transforming into has seen the increase in uptake of ICTs and the growing use of technology in recent times. With the growing use, there is growing need to have skilled workforce to develop and manage ICTs therefore there are multiple career opportunities in ICT. As part of BAC’s response to COVID-19, BAC students with supervision from their lecturer developed the Baeng Application for self-service registration and the solution has eased entry at all BAC campuses. In addition, BAC has partnered with Microsoft App Factory for BAC students to provide ICT solutions for industry. These are some of the solutions that BAC has developed as part of its use of ICTs and both BAC students and alumni are available for further engagement.
BAC pays gratitude to all media and sponsorship partners for successfully hosting the 2nd Annual Golf Day. It is such collaborative efforts that are required to drive its mandate and contribute to skills and youth development.