Universal Builders (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiary body Duma FM have em-barked on a project, with the aim to improve the standards of the living of the less fortunate Batswana and extend their helping hand in the Government’s programme to eradicate poverty. This housing project is also in line with the appeal of the Head of the State, His Excellency President Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama who has called the private sectors to extend their helping-hand and in collaboration with the state agencies help the needy. Being in the construction and property development enterprise, Universal Builders (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd , who from time to time has played its role in the nation building by providing roads networking, building of schools, hospitals, police stations, and affordable habitats for renting, has donated 10 houses to the needy. The beneficiaries of these houses were identified with the assistance of social workers and other stakeholders such as the Ministers, Councilors, and VDC (Village Development Committees) Duma FM, a privately-owned radio station, is also involved in the process of nation-building by providing its wide listeners with unique and open-minded, holistic, global, intelligent and unbiased views and news of local and international situations and sur-roundings. For Batswana to benefit from its programmes, to gain knowledge and be up-to-date with the current affairs news. Duma FM made donations of radio sets to members of the Tshikinyega community at Serowe.
The project for house number 1 to 10 started 1st December 2012, with the help of Councilor Sol-omon Dikgang and the assistant from the MP of Serowe North East Mr. Dintweng Gopolang who handed over the site. The recipients of the donation of the houses and radios were chosen by the councilor with the help of the VDC chairman of the aria of Tshikinyega Gobopamodimo Garebaitse and social workers who both gave him the list of names of people that need assis-tance. These are destitute, people who cannot fend for themselves and rely on the Government for help to get basic needs like food, clothing and shelter and sending their children to school. The houses built are 5.5m by 5.5m with strip foundation, double jointed face brick wall 3m high, flat roofed with IBR iron sheets. The project encountered few delays which included water shortage caused by the main-pipe supply bursting due to the high pressure of the water. This took time to be fixed. The whole area of Tshikinyega was without water while the pipe was being fixed. Also heavy rain cause delay as continuity of the construction due to the muddy situation movements was difficult. The project was complete 13th March. With the assistance from Mr. Dintweng we were able to locate House number 11, 12 and 13. 11 is located at Moruleng ward, 12 is located at Ditimamodimo ward and 13 is located at Rakgomo ward. The 3 houses were built in 2007. T hese are 3 bed-roomed houses. All the residents of the 13 houses received radios each upon completion of the project.