02/06/2026
THIRTY (30) CHAIRS FOR MONARCH POST OFFICE
In Monarch South, Francistown, a savings group called Itekeng knew that lasting change starts from within. Operating under the Trust for Community Initiatives, the group lived by a core principle of Slum Dwellers International(SDI): community participation is not an ideal—it is the pillar of all real progress.
For years, the local post office had a single, glaring problem: nowhere to sit. Elderly residents stood in long queues, mothers shifted crying babies from arm to arm, and working people balanced parcels while waiting. The building stood intact, but dignity was missing.
Itekeng decided to act. Using their pooled savings, they bought thirty(30) sturdy chairs and donated them to the Monarch post office. No government grant. No outside charity. Just a group of savers ,with mindset change helping their local Post office.
Now, the waiting area holds more than people. It holds conversations, rest, and respect. One simple gift—thirty chairs(30)—transformed a tired room into a place where community is not just talked about, but built.
For Itekeng, the message is clear: when ordinary people participate, ordinary places become extraordinary.
halalala federation halala!!
