LOCAL man Botoka Motsumi has established a new ministry, and it’s based right here in Inverell.
The Ministry for Entertainment was launched on Byron Street outside Amcal Chemist from 9.30am until noon on Saturday, April 26.
Mr Motsumi created the ministry to assist the disadvantaged in our community, but has high hopes that eventually the ministry will become an international organisation.
“It is all about helping to get people out of their homes just to interact with each other through games, dance, quizzes, athletics and all those things,” he said.
Mr Motsumi said he has giant spelling and vocabulary quiz in mind for the future, but has yet to work out the final details.
He said he is self-funding the ministry because at the moment, he has no sponsors on board,
Mr Motsumi said he had received good feedback on his Saturday morning street performances of dancing and motivational speaking.
“When I left Botswana in 2012 I had the equivalent of Year 12,” Mr Motsumi said.
“Now I have a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Teaching.”
He said he funded his own education at UNE for four years. He works as disability-support worker and relief high school teacher.
Invited to be the May 9 guest speaker at the Inverell CWA, Mr Motsumi spoke about Botswana. He gave the 14 assembled women perspective on the country’s history, traditions, cooking, money and played some music from Botswana.
CWA member Christine Miles Mercer explained the talk was pertinent as Botswana is the Inverell group’s country of study for 2014.
She said the women thoroughly enjoyed listening to what Mr Motsumi had to share.
“They were very enthusiastic about him, yes and he was so good in the way he spoke to them, ‘cause we have a lot of them who are hard of hearing.”
As international officer of the local CWA, Christine asked about the foods native to Botswana.
“It was lamb, beef and chicken, and he was saying they make a bread out of a type of sorghum that we grow here.”
She said Mr Motsumi explained the colours in the Botswana flag, saying that blue represents sea and sky and the black and white symbolise the people of Botswana.
She said Mr Motsumi is next scheduled to present to the Gwydir and Warialda CWA groups and will present at the Gwydir Group CWA International Day on July 21.
/ Michèle Jedlicka and Steve Green - inverelltimes.
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The Ministry for Entertainment was launched on Byron Street outside Amcal Chemist from 9.30am until noon on Saturday, April 26.
Mr Motsumi created the ministry to assist the disadvantaged in our community, but has high hopes that eventually the ministry will become an international organisation.
“It is all about helping to get people out of their homes just to interact with each other through games, dance, quizzes, athletics and all those things,” he said.
Mr Motsumi said he has giant spelling and vocabulary quiz in mind for the future, but has yet to work out the final details.
He said he is self-funding the ministry because at the moment, he has no sponsors on board,
Mr Motsumi said he had received good feedback on his Saturday morning street performances of dancing and motivational speaking.
“When I left Botswana in 2012 I had the equivalent of Year 12,” Mr Motsumi said.
“Now I have a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Teaching.”
He said he funded his own education at UNE for four years. He works as disability-support worker and relief high school teacher.
Invited to be the May 9 guest speaker at the Inverell CWA, Mr Motsumi spoke about Botswana. He gave the 14 assembled women perspective on the country’s history, traditions, cooking, money and played some music from Botswana.
CWA member Christine Miles Mercer explained the talk was pertinent as Botswana is the Inverell group’s country of study for 2014.
She said the women thoroughly enjoyed listening to what Mr Motsumi had to share.
“They were very enthusiastic about him, yes and he was so good in the way he spoke to them, ‘cause we have a lot of them who are hard of hearing.”
As international officer of the local CWA, Christine asked about the foods native to Botswana.
“It was lamb, beef and chicken, and he was saying they make a bread out of a type of sorghum that we grow here.”
She said Mr Motsumi explained the colours in the Botswana flag, saying that blue represents sea and sky and the black and white symbolise the people of Botswana.
She said Mr Motsumi is next scheduled to present to the Gwydir and Warialda CWA groups and will present at the Gwydir Group CWA International Day on July 21.
/ Michèle Jedlicka and Steve Green - inverelltimes.
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