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From left to right: Batshidi Selebogo, Nene Maiga,Lone Mojalemotho, Orange Communication & PR Manager -Ratang Motladiile, and Tshoganetso Tshotlego.
Orange Botswana celebrates the winners of the 11th Orange Social Venture Prize
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n continued efforts to promote and champion active support for social innovation and entrepreneurship across the board, Orange Botswana through the Orange Foundation held the 11th Edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize, culminating in an awards ceremony on the 20th of October 2021 at Hilton Garden Inn. The Orange Social Venture Prize platform aims to reward the best innovative and socially responsible business project in Botswana. It rewards innovative projects based on Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in the following fields: education, healthcare, agriculture, mobile payments and sustainable development. This year’s Prize was launched on the 9th of March and called for candidates to submit their application on the website. This year, Orange received 65 applications compared to 95 entries in 2020. Out of this year’s entries, only three could emerge victorious. The best three not only gained recognition, but also walked away with the prize Strides Magazine
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money allocated winners of the National phase. The winners are: Agrinect’s , Batshidi Selebogo, who takes home P50,000 in prize money and has been shortlisted into the international top 3 Morui USSD App developer Lone Mojalemotho takes home P30,000 in prize money, and Mosaditiya Mobile App developer Tshoganetso Tshotlego, takes home P20,000 in prize money
In her remarks, Orange Botswana CEO, Orange Botswana CEO, Ms. Nene Maiga, said , “Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be hosting the 11th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize, which still lives up to its commitment of empowering young Batswana through innovation. The ambition
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