How to Apply
Apply In-Person

1. Applicants should visit the District Commissioner's (DC) office, Social Welfare or Community Development Officer in their localities for the registration for Poverty Eradication Programme. {See address details below}.
2. Submit the supporting documents {as listed below under required document section} to the department of Social Welfare Department Office, at the District Commissioner’s Office, District/Urban Council office.
3. The attending officer, will then verify that all the necessary information and documents have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria, before they are submitted to the evaluation committee responsible for poverty eradication in each district or sub district formed by the Social Welfare Department Office for assessment and processing.
4. Upon receipt of the application file the committee will evaluate it and send its recommendation either to approve or reject the request to the Head of Social Welfare office for final decision making.
5. Approved applicants will be registered as beneficiaries of the programme and notified of the outcome by phone or in person and given further instruction.
6. Beneficiaries of the programme will then be taken through a pre-funding training programme by selected service providers for which the government pays.
7. The Social Welfare Department will disburses the funds based on proposals/recommendation by the committee after training and also monitor the project.

• Identity card
• Recommendation from Social Welfare Office

Ministry of Local Development and Rural Development
Address, Government Enclave Main Mall
Gaborone
Botswana
Private Bag 006
Tel. (+267) 365-8400            
Fax. 395 2382
Toll-free: 0800-600-718
Ministry contact details link: Link
Opening hours: 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays

All Local Authority {District Commissioner’s Office, District/Urban Council} contact link: *Link

To be eligible, applicant should meet the following criteria;

• Botswana citizen aged 18 years and above.
• Able to undertake the project they select.
• Earning or living on a monthly income not more than P300.00 (USD 1.25/day).
• Earning seasonal, occasional or temporary income such under Ipelegeng programme.
• Having spouses not earning monthly income in excess of P300.00, unless such income is seasonal, occasional or temporary.
• Having livestock units not exceeding six (6) cows/ or fifteen (15) small stock.
• Should be a beneficiary of the Poverty Eradication Programme or other government programme who have suffered severe loss of assets or livestock due to disease or other natural disaster as verified by the Ministry responsible for related project.

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• Full names of the applicant
• Contact details
• Residential address
• National identity card details
• Monthly/daily income
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• Spouse details
• Age/gender of the applicant

Poverty Eradication Programme (PEP) to economically empower and capacitate current and prospective beneficiaries to lead a dignified life. PEP is meant to assist individuals and or group to graduate from extreme poverty or abject poverty through;

• sustainable income generation and employment initiatives
• capacity building and skills development
• organized individuals or groups and provide funds in order to promote micro and small scale entrepreneurship

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