[1] Robelela in the Bobirwa Sub-District, is the village closest to the Dikgatlhong Dam, completed in 2012.

This will be the biggest dam in Botswana with a carrying capacity of 400 million cubic meters.

[2] The influx of construction workers for the three major components of the project, which includes a new tarred road, and the relocation of affected settlements has started to increase the population of Robelela, and there is concern that these previously isolated communities are a high risk for HIV/AIDS and STD infections.

Recognizing the risk of mobile communities for HIV and STD transmission, the Department of Water Affairs has contracted Tebelopele (the largest NGO in Botswana, responsible for HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing) to implement a program of intervention, education and testing in the region.

Tebelopele has appointed Golekanye Monare as Project manager for the Dikgatong Dam.