User:MaNtunye/Motshelo or Letsema in Botswana

Motshelo Whatis it. Motshelo, is a Setswana word in Botswana that means or describes people coming together as a group of two or more, with a common understanding of doing an activity together to improve their lives. An example of motshelo: An example being, a group of people coming together to help each of the members purchase building materials. The group comes with the idea on how much they will contribute towards the agreed project, appoint a committee to regulate, who will benefit when. They are so many examples of Motshelo we have seen in our communities here in Botswana. Lives have been improved, people have acquired new knowledge and skills through motshelo. We have seen some metshelo emerging such as, birthdays metshelo, groceries metshelo, toiletry metshelo, and money based metshelo. They run on yearly basis, usually being from January to December, at the end of the year the group share according to their agreements.

Letsema Letsema is also a Setswana word that refers to people coming together as group to help one another in carrying out household activities, such as ploughing, tealing, harvesting and building of traditional houses or any traditional activity that a particular community has identified to be done under Letsema. Letsema and Motshelo are a bit related, they share a common goal, helping each member achieve and grow. The difference being that Letsema activities are not monetary based, but for Motshelo, is basically money based.