Civil society organisations, including Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs), and Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) have been key actors in the implementation of all these initiatives. They have also developed their own mechanisms and tools for promoting and protecting human rights in the country and assessing the impact of their contribution to the protection of human life and dignity in Botswana. D. THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSES TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE AFRICAN COMMISSION IN ITS 2010 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON THE INITIAL REPORT OF BOTSWANA: 1. Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in the field of human rights like Botswana Centre for Human Rights (Ditshwanelo) in the preparation of the periodic report: In the preparation of the present report, the Government engaged NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) working in the field of Human Rights, including DITSHWANELO, Men and Boys, BOCONGO (Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisation), and Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and AIDS (BONELA), Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA). A workshop was held during which the draft Periodic Report was considered and the NGOs made their constructive input. 2. Information on the environmental issues and concerns in Botswana. In the present report, environmental issues and concerns are addressed in Article 24. 3. Information about the measures taken by Botswana to fulfil its obligations laid out in Articles 27 to 29 of the African Charter. See Articles 27-29. 4. Information on the measures taken by Botswana to end corporal punishment in schools and prisons. As soon as the Concluding Observations were officially received, the government took two initiatives with regard to corporal punishment in the education system/home environment, namely: 17 | P a g e