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Central
to the operations of the Department of
Culture and Youth, is the recognition
for the need to create a healthy
social and cultural environment for
effective national development. The
Department's tasks are inter alia:
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the
preservation and promotion of
national culture as necessary for
nation building;  socio-economic
development and the creation of a
vibrant democracy and a rich human
environment. This should ensure
that culture is indeed developed
and avenues for the
diversification of the national
economy are viably explored and
that our multi-cultural society
will thus be enriched and
harmonised.
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the
promotion of the status of the
youth of Botswana and creation of
an environment conducive to their
participation in the economic,
social and political life of their
society
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serving
as the national focal point for
policy, operational direction and
coordination for all
international, national, district
and local cultural and youth
programmes
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the
provision professional guidance on
matters relating to policy,
training human resources and
infrastructural development in the
area of arts, culture and youth
development
Department
of Culture and Youth has three
sections:
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Culture
and Performing Arts responsible
for national culture and
performing arts matters as well as
linking governmental and non
governmental organisations.
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Botswana
National Cultural Council as the
body responsible for the
coordination and monitoring of all
policies and programmes of
cultural bodies and agencies in
the country
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The
Youth Division as the body
responsible for the coordination
and monitoring of all policies and
programmes of all youth
organisations both Government and
Non Governmental organisations.
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