COVID-Blog

The First Lady of Botswana and UNAIDS special ambassador for the empowerment and engagement of young people in Botswana, Neo Masisi, has partnered with UNAIDS, young people and people living with HIV to produce a series of videos on COVID-19. The videos have been broadcast on Botswana national television.

“I cannot overemphasize the importance of staying informed,” said Ms Masisi. “As they say, knowledge is power. I encourage people to get their facts from reliable sources.”

In the videos, Ms Masisi outlines the importance of young people and people living with HIV to protect themselves against COVID-19 and to adhere to guidelines outlined by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Botswana.

These include staying at home, practising social distancing, and washing hands. Furthermore, the videos also provide advice to young people on how to stay physically and mentally healthy during this period.

“By doing this video, I wanted to motivate young people in this period of uncertainty – to say, what you can do when you feel anxiety, how to remain productive as a young person and to take care of those around you,” said Lilian Moremi, a career coach for young people who appears in the video alongside Ms Masisi.