KHAMA MEMORIAL MUSEUM-SEROWE (CENTRAL BOTSWANA):Khama Memorial Museum is in the pre-historic village of Serowe, which is one of the largest traditional villages in Africa. The museum has been working with the community of Serowe for around 17 years and during this time it has gained considerable understanding about the needs of the community in regard to maintaining and enhancing knowledge about Botswana’s history.
WORK:
The work includes landscaping in front of the newly constructed Youth Centre and helping in other work that the area. Working with other Non-Governmental Organizations in the area is also an essential part of the project.
ORIENTATION:
An orientation is normally organized a day before the start of the work camp with the intentions of briefing participants about BWA as an organization, Botswana's socio-economic background, cultural issues etc. As a matter of fact the orientations shall be held on Sundays before departure to the workcamp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays to have rest time and also to get to know each other, as well as to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation. Participants will also have a chance to go the city, Gaborone from Mochudi to do their necessary travel and camp logistics before they depart for the camp.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be accommodated in roundavels. Abolition blocks are available for the volunteers to use. Those with their own tents may bring them with to the camp.
COST OF PARTICIPATION:
The work camp participation fee is US$200 per participant, which covers simple workcamp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meeting with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY, where the orientation of participants takes place prior to departure to work camps destination.
AIRPORT & BUS PICK UP:
Participants should know that they will pay for their transport from their arrival places to the BWA office in Mochudi. In this case BWA will arrange reliable transport for the volunteer upon the communication with the volunteer of which at the end the participant will pay the fares there after. Pick up transport cost from the Gaborone Airport or from the Intercape Bus stop in Gaborone Central to the orientation venue which BWA Administration offices is US$25. Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to work camp places and back are not covered in this US$200 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare around US$50 for traveling to and from work camp place.
TACHILA NATURE RESERVE (CITY OF FRANCISTOWN, NORTH BOTSWANA):Tachila Nature Reserve is a nature reserve that borders the second and mining city of Francistown in North of Botswana. The city of Francistown is a gateway to the unique scenic beauties of the Okavango Delta and the Victoria Falls. The booming mining economy of the city of Francistown makes it a must visit place. Tachila Nature Reserve is home to kudus, wild beast, hyenas, baboons, leopards, warthogs, snakes and other species of friendly animals and birds.
WORK:
Environmental work and rehabilitation work. Volunteers will be working with the reserve management in the day to day activities, managing the ecosystem and assisting in the renovation of the nature reserve.
ORIENTATION:
An orientation is normally organized a day before the start of the work camp with the intentions of briefing participants about BWA as an organization, Botswana's socio-economic background, cultural issues etc. As a matter of fact the orientations shall be held on Sundays before departure to the workcamp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays to have rest time and also to get to know each other, as well as to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation. Participants will also have a chance to go the city, Gaborone from Mochudi to do their necessary travel and camp logistics before they depart for the camp.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be accommodated in shared tents. Those with their own tents should bring them with to the camp.
COST OF PARTICIPATION:
The work camp participation fee is US$200 per participant, which covers simple workcamp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meeting with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY, where the orientation of participants takes place prior to departure to work camps destination.
AIRPORT & BUS PICK UP:
Participants should know that they will pay for their transport from their arrival places to the BWA office in Mochudi. In this case BWA will arrange reliable transport for the volunteer upon the communication with the volunteer of which at the end the participant will pay the fares there after. Pick up transport cost from the Gaborone Airport or from the Intercape Bus stop in Gaborone Central to the orientation venue which BWA Administration offices is US$25. Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to work camp places and back are not covered in this US$200 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare around US$50 for traveling to and from work camp place.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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