The Child Maintenance Courts set up by the Administration of Justice in major centre areas to enable women to access payment of maintenance. Implementation of the Affiliation Proceedings Act has been intensified by ensuring the enforcement of maintenance orders by the police. The Judicial Case Management System introduced in 2010 by the Administration of Justice to deal with backlog of cases. Statistics reflect that the disposal rate of cases stands at an average of 75% – 80% annually. Plans are currently underway to introduce judicial case management to lower courts with the Magistrate Court being the first, thereby enabling litigants who appear in court to access justice faster. Mobile Courts The Administration of Justice has also introduced Mobile Courts. These are intended to take justice to the people, particularly in areas where long distance constrains access to the courts. Engagement with Dikgosi The Government continuously engages with Dikgosi (Chiefs) in efforts to achieve gender justice through promotion of equal opportunities and rights for women and men with a particular focus on mainstreaming gender within the customary justice system. The National Disability Coordination Office (NDCO) established by the Office of the President in 2010 with the mandate to develop and coordinate the implementation of policies, programmes and strategies aimed at empowering people with disabilities. The Office also serves as the Secretariat for the National Council on Disability, the National Coordinating Committee on Disability and Sir Seretse Khama Memorial Fund for the handicapped. ASSISTANCE FROM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY Botswana has developed a number of relations with development partners and has benefitted through technical and/or financial support from several regional and multilateral economic cooperation partnerships, such as the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, UNECA, USAID, DFID, The European Union, The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among others. 16 | P a g e

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