The Gogontlejang Phaladi Pillar of Hope Project (GPPHP) is a nonprofit making charitable organization that was established in the year 2000, by the then five (5) year old Gogontlejang Phaladi. The GPPHP has been registered and licensed with the Attorney General’s Chambers of Botswana under the Deeds Department. The GPPHP aims to be a nonprofit making charitable organization of choice. It aims at b
eing a world class charitable organization of choice for the advocacy and activism of Human Rights and doing Philanthropic activities towards nation building and development. Through the GPPHP, we donate Food, Clothing, In-kind, Time and Love to the less fortunate and disadvantaged members of our Society mainly, Destitutes, People with Disabilities, Orphans, Hospitalized Patients, Home Based Care Patients, Refugees and people who are imprisoned. This is also inclusive of hosting education, information, training and empowerment seminars, workshops and dialogues with various stakeholders in society. The aim is to create dialogues about solutions to problems that are faced by the whole world as well as coming up with practical ways of implementing those solutions. We ask for donations from family members, friends, relatives, individual Batswana, the Business Community and everyone. In the past 14 years of its successful running, the GPPHP has also many people from diverse background and communities in Botswana who are less fortunate and disadvantaged. The GPPHP aided the above mentioned groups regardless of age, gender, disability, misfortune, socioeconomic status, geographical location, educational background, skin colour, religion, and or political affiliation. The GPPHP advocates for the protection of Children’s Rights, Gender Equality and Human Rights. The GPPHP also raises awareness and empowers the Nation about Botswana’s 5 National Principles, Vision 2016, Millennium Development Goals of 2015 and other Human Rights commitments. The scope of GPPHP covers Botswana, SADC Region, Africa as a whole and the rest of the world in improving the livelihoods of people. The GPPHP is an active non Governmental community based organization that is primarily mobile to ensure nationwide outreaches and also result oriented and purpose driven initiatives. The GPPHP founder, Board of Trustees, Facilitators and Volunteers are individuals who were brought together by a 5 year old’s dream of making the world a better place for people of her generation and those of generations to come. These are individual whom charity work deeply resonate in their souls and have committed their time, efforts, energies, resources and love to aiding this course as they believe in the value it adds to our respective communities. They believe it is a fulfilling act of kindness, generosity, love, selflessness and it adds value to their lives. Positions held in the organization are all voluntary.
