BOFWA

The 22nd BOFWA National Council was held at the Oasis Motel on the 28 April, 2012 with a theme of “Viva 60 IPPF Viva 22 BOFWA Viva”. The National Council was to adhere to the previous performances of the Management, YAM, Board and also a presentation from Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) as partners of BOFWA.

The 2^nd Retreat and Dialogue of Alliance of Southern Civil Society in Global Health was held in Ghana from the 3-9^th March 2012. The main theme of the Retreat and Dialogue was Access, Effectiveness, Results and Accountability- Deepening Southern Engagement in Global Health.

Clinical staff from the BOFWA Gaborone Branch met with students at the Gabane Secondary School to discuss matters of puberty, sex, and healthy relationships. Eager students from Forms 1, 2 and 3 crowded outside in the yard to listen intently to BOFWA staff and volunteers share their knowledge on issues of their concern.

This year marks the International Plan Parenthood Federation’s 60th anniversary. Join BOFWA as we celebrate the Federation’s remarkable achievements in the past 60 years.

The 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa was held Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4-8 December 2011. The theme of the conference was “Own, Scale-up and Sustain”, with the purposes of looking back at the achievements made and pave the way forward to the challenges that we face in the future on issues of HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa.