We are delighted to report that Polite Dwanie Tukishi, 30, is our first mother to benefit from the 'Mothers Supporting Mothers' training fund. This fund was established to help our Mothers who want to go back to school or do a training course by providing 50 percent of the total cost. Money for the fund comes from private donations and the Mothers themselves who contribute to the fund when they earn over a certain amount from the sale of the paper beads. The day the fund was launched, Dwanie decided that she wanted to return to school, which she had left at the age of 16 after both her parents died (within a week of one another). She submitted an application and was accepted to the high-achieving Francistown Senior Secondary School, where she is tackling 10 subjects through their evening class programme. Dwanie aims to get into the University of Botswana to study social work.