Botswana’s leading life insurance company, Botswana Life, has announced its sponsorship of Miscellaneous Football Club with proceeds amounting to P125 000 towards the players’ salaries. The announcement was made at the official cheque handover ceremony, which took place on Monday 23rd of May, at the Botswana Life Head Office. This contribution is in recognition of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative which champions healthy living.
When giving her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Life, Mrs Bilkiss Moorad stated: “Through this sponsorship, Botswana Life clearly underlines its commitment to keeping the nation healthy and motivated. As a company that celebrates positive contribution, we understand the value of a strong support system in building our communities. In light of this, we have shared our profits with Batswana by committing over P10million through the BIHL Trust to community projects of which Miscellaneous Football Club is a beneficiary. Furthermore, as we chronicle our 41 years in business, we are proud to continue making a sustainable contribution to Botswana’s socio-economic development and our mission is to go beyond this achievement”.
The chairman of Miscellaneous Football Club, Mr Seiphetho Sefhako, confirms that Botswana Life is the biggest sponsor since the inception of the football club. “As a community soccer team, we are privileged and to be associated with a dependable corporate entity such as Botswana Life, which has gone an extra mile to further the vision of our team. Their contribution will assist us in ensuring that our players get sufficient salaries and are motivated to perform at their best,” enthused Sefhako.
“We look forward to asserting our role as an Insurance company that is devoted to having a positive impact in the lives of Batswana,” asserted Moorad.
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