Botswana Centre for Public Integrity

12/05/2026

📢 Molepolole, It’s Your Turn!

We did it in Gaborone. Francistown was a great success.Now, we are bringing the conversation to Molepolole!

Join the Botswana Centre for Public Integrity and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Botswana, with support from the European Union in Botswana, for the Bridging the GAP World Café an open public engagement platform where YOUR voice matters.

🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Mafenyatlala Mall

Come share your views on:

🗣️How the public can engage with Parliament
🗳️How YOU can get involved in decision-making
🤝How civil society can better represent your voice
🏛️How Parliament and civil society can work together more effectively

This is your opportunity to contribute directly to national conversations that will help shape stronger collaboration between Parliament, Civil Society Organizations, and communities.

💬 Feta jaana re bue!
Stop by, engage, and let your voice be heard

08/05/2026

Youth taking up the initiative to lead and join the fight against corruption!
The conversations on and continue 🗣️

GET TO KNOW YOUR PANELISTS

Meet the distinguished panelists for the upcoming thought-provoking panel discussion hosted by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) in collaboration with the University of Botswana Criminal Justice Society (UBCJS).

Bringing together diverse perspectives,expertise and insights the conversation will unpack the realities of corruption, integrity and the role of young people in shaping a corruption-free future. Criminal Justice Society

24/04/2026

Francistown, are you ready?🙌🏽Feta jaana re bue!

After a successful World Café in Gaborone, we’re bringing the conversation to you!

This is not just an event it’s a space for YOU to speak, engage, and shape how Botswana is governed.

At the Bridging the Gap World Café, we’ll be having real conversations around:
🗣️ How the public can engage with Parliament
🗳️ How YOU can get involved in decision-making
🤝 How civil society can better represent your voice
🏛️ How Parliament and civil society can work together more effectively

📍 Blue Jacket Plaza, Francistown
📅 28 April 2026
⏰ 09:00 – 14:30

Come pin your thoughts, connect ideas, and be part of building a more inclusive and participatory democracy.

Your voice matters. Your ideas matter. Pull up.



Hosted by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Botswana and the Botswana Centre for Public Integrity (BCPI), with support from the European Union in Botswana.

23/04/2026

Insights from the launch of the Bridging the Gap earlier today! The project, implemented by BCPI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Botswana, and co-funded by European Union in Botswana promises to be a powerful learning and sharing journey, ultimately bringing together Parliament and civil society in Botswana! Another exciting opportunity towards and in Botswana.

23/04/2026

Are you in main mall today?

💡 This is your chance to share your views and pin your opinions on key questions about Parliament, participation, and decision-making in Botswana.

At our stations, you will share on:

❓Can the public engage with Parliament?
❓How can people get involved in Parliament and decision-making?
❓How can CSOs better represent your voice?
❓How can Parliament and civil society work better together?

📍 Diamond Square, Main Mall
📅 23 April 2026
⏰ 12:30PM – 14:45PM

💬 Your voice matters.

You are invited to join us for the Bridging the Gap World Café !

Parliament and civil society play a critical role in amplifying the voices of communities and now it’s your turn to be heard.

As part of the launch of the “Bridging the Gap: between Civil Society and Parliament” project implemented in partnership between Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Botswana and BCPI, with support from the European Union in Botswana we invite you, the people, to be part of this interactive public engagement.

💡 This is your chance to share your views and pin your opinions on key questions about Parliament, participation, and decision-making in Botswana.

At our stations, you will share on:

❓Can the public engage with Parliament?
❓How can people get involved in Parliament and decision-making?
❓How can CSOs better represent your voice?
❓How can Parliament and civil society work better together?

📍 Diamond Square, Main Mall
📅 23 April 2026
⏰ 12:30PM – 14:45PM

Passing by? Stop and engage.
💬 Your voice matters.

17/04/2026

You are invited to join us for the Bridging the Gap World Café !

Parliament and civil society play a critical role in amplifying the voices of communities and now it’s your turn to be heard.

As part of the launch of the “Bridging the Gap: between Civil Society and Parliament” project implemented in partnership between Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Botswana and BCPI, with support from the European Union in Botswana we invite you, the people, to be part of this interactive public engagement.

💡 This is your chance to share your views and pin your opinions on key questions about Parliament, participation, and decision-making in Botswana.

At our stations, you will share on:

❓Can the public engage with Parliament?
❓How can people get involved in Parliament and decision-making?
❓How can CSOs better represent your voice?
❓How can Parliament and civil society work better together?

📍 Diamond Square, Main Mall
📅 23 April 2026
⏰ 12:30PM – 14:45PM

Passing by? Stop and engage.
💬 Your voice matters.

10/02/2026

The is out! Head over to https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025 for an appreciation of the global fight against corruption, and more importantly, Botswana’s score for 2025!

“Transparency International is warning that the absence of bold leadership in the global fight against corruption is weakening international anti-corruption action, and risks reducing pressure for reform in countries throughout the world.” - Transparency International

⏰Next week, Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 will be released, covering data for 182 countries.

📍Join the Transparency School this summer, July 13-17, in Vilnius, Lithuania, with young leaders and experts driving accountability around the world.

09/02/2026

Tune into Yarona FM later today for a pre and post analysis session of the which BCPI is proud to participate in!
What are your hopes and expectations for the 2026/27 budget? Let’s talk and

10/12/2025

Open to the public, join us

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 & 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒

Botswana Council of NGOs in partnership with Motheo O Mosha, Young Minds Africa and Botswana Centre for Public Integrity supported by Forus international will be hosting a Press Conference and Public Lecture on the Constitution Review Process.

This event aims to demystify the constitutional review process, promote stakeholder engagement, the significance and stages of constitutional review, and ensure that Botswana’s constitutional review process is transparent and inclusive.

To attend, register here: https://forms.gle/hvdFFjurCsJjhyPW7

03/12/2025