Camphill School was opened by Camphill Community Trust Botswana in 1990. It was opened to try and meet the long term needs of some adults with disabilities by offering vocational training, employment, and, where necessary, accommodation and social support. It is situated next to Camphill Rankoromane School in Otse.

to offer a range of working environments and levels of social support so that people with mental and/or physical disabilities can find a working role that suits them;
to be self-supporting through the operation of income generating workshops;
to offer services and goods that help to maintain relevancy and integration within the wider community.
Camphill is a member of The Botswana Council for the Disabled, an umbrella N.G.O. which coordinates, facilitates and lobbies on behalf of N.G.O organizations working within the field of disability.

Camphill benefits greatly from the work of volunteers. As the community expands the tendency and intention is to employ local people to fill administrative and management roles; however, at present, volunteers remain at the core of coordination and decision making within Camphill.

The volunteers will assist in the daily physiotherapy sessions and education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids` library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the work camp.

Camphill Community Trust provides accommodation in their allocated houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.
When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is a newly established trust situated in Gamodubu settlement, approximately 30 kilometres west of the Capital City of Gaborone. The Centre cares for children from Gamodubu and three other neighbouring villages of Mmanoko, Gakgatla and Mmakanke. The Centre helps with feeding, clothing, educating and counselling the children who were born with HIV or whom their parents have died because of the pandemic. HIV prevalence in these four settlements is high, with approximately half of the population from these settlements living with HIV and AIDS.

The plan of Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is to establish a facility where the infected and affected children will be kept day and night, with education facilities for pre-school goers. However, the Centre is still at it initial stages and the children come daily from their relatives’ homes to feed and get counselling, and go home after. This is mainly because there are no hostel facilities where they can spend the nights.

The work camp is a psycho-social support, education and counselling camp. The volunteers will be actively involved with caring for the kids, (some of whom are at pre-school level) feeding them, educating them and counselling them on daily basis. They will also help with any sporting activities and cultural exchange. They will also interact with the villagers and educating them on the importance of caring for such children.

The centre does not have enough facilities to accommodate all the volunteers. They will therefore be housed in camping tents. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tents for convenience. Bathrooms and toilets are available at the centre.

Gamodubu village is located just 20 km from Molepolole, the Capital town of Bakwena Tribe. There are a number of historical sites in and around Molepolole, and volunteers can visit Kgosi Sechele I Museum in Molepolole, Dithubaruba where the Bakwena first settled after moving from Kolobeng, the royal cemetery, and the famous Kobokwe Caves in Molepolole. There is also Mokolodi Nature Reserve near Gaborone, Gaborone Game Reserve and a number of other sites to visit in the region.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is a newly established trust situated in Gamodubu settlement, approximately 30 kilometres west of the Capital City of Gaborone. The Centre cares for children from Gamodubu and three other neighbouring villages of Mmanoko, Gakgatla and Mmakanke. The Centre helps with feeding, clothing, educating and counselling the children who were born with HIV or whom their parents have died because of the pandemic. HIV prevalence in these four settlements is high, with approximately half of the population from these settlements living with HIV and AIDS.

The plan of Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is to establish a facility where the infected and affected children will be kept day and night, with education facilities for pre-school goers. However, the Centre is still at it initial stages and the children come daily from their relatives’ homes to feed and get counselling, and go home after. This is mainly because there are no hostel facilities where they can spend the nights.

The work camp is a psycho-social support, education and counselling camp. The volunteers will be actively involved with caring for the kids, (some of whom are at pre-school level) feeding them, educating them and counselling them on daily basis. They will also help with any sporting activities and cultural exchange. They will also interact with the villagers and educating them on the importance of caring for such children.

The centre does not have enough facilities to accommodate all the volunteers. They will therefore be housed in camping tents. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tents for convenience. Bathrooms and toilets are available at the centre.

Gamodubu village is located just 20 km from Molepolole, the Capital town of Bakwena Tribe. There are a number of historical sites in and around Molepolole, and volunteers can visit Kgosi Sechele I Museum in Molepolole, Dithubaruba where the Bakwena first settled after moving from Kolobeng, the royal cemetery, and the famous Kobokwe Caves in Molepolole. There is also Mokolodi Nature Reserve near Gaborone, Gaborone Game Reserve and a number of other sites to visit in the region.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Camphill School was opened by Camphill Community Trust Botswana in 1990. It was opened to try and meet the long term needs of some adults with disabilities by offering vocational training, employment, and, where necessary, accommodation and social support. It is situated next to Camphill Rankoromane School in Otse.

to offer a range of working environments and levels of social support so that people with mental and/or physical disabilities can find a working role that suits them;
to be self-supporting through the operation of income generating workshops;
to offer services and goods that help to maintain relevancy and integration within the wider community.
Camphill is a member of The Botswana Council for the Disabled, an umbrella N.G.O. which coordinates, facilitates and lobbies on behalf of N.G.O organizations working within the field of disability.

Camphill benefits greatly from the work of volunteers. As the community expands the tendency and intention is to employ local people to fill administrative and management roles; however, at present, volunteers remain at the core of coordination and decision making within Camphill.

The volunteers will assist in the daily physiotherapy sessions and education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids` library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the work camp.

Camphill Community Trust provides accommodation in their allocated houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.
When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Serowe SOS Children' village is located 250km northeast of Gaborone, capital city of the Republic of Botswana. SOS Centre is a home to close to three hundred kids affected by different social ills. These include being homeless after being dumped by their mothers mainly immediately after birth and chased away from home due to in fights in some households. Some of the kids fell to lack of guardianship due to imprisonment of mothers, very poor households living under a dollar daily.

The kids at the SOS centre stays in some family like format headed by mothers volunteering at the centre. The family models are done so as to give the kids an opportunity to grow in a family set up like other person.
The kids are taught during the day depending on their standards of learning. The centre mainly offers pre-school/kindergarten and primary schooling for free.

The SOS centre is having an active working partnership with BWA. BWA had committed itself by assisting in developing a psychological and social development set up at the centre.

//www.sos-botswana.org/

The volunteers will assist in the daily education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids' library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the work camp.

SOS Centre provides accommodation in their shared hostels/ houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Tshidilo Rehabilitation Centre is situated in Serowe, 300 km north of capital city, Gaborone in the Republic of Botswana. Serowe is the largest traditional village in Botswana. The centre is an NGO which was formed in 1989 by the community Service Trust of Catholic Church; however the Catholic Church has left the trust to the community and does not financially assist the centre.

The Tshidilo Centre is a home to over two hundred kids affected by different physiological and social problems. The centre provides rehabilitation services in form of physiotherapy and social support to the kids. The kids are taught during the day depending on their standards of learning.

The SOS centre is having an active working partnership with BWA. BWA had committed itself by assisting in developing physiotherapy and social development set up at the centre.

The volunteers will assist in the daily physiotherapy sessions and education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids' library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the work camp. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary is only 10 minutes-drive from the centre and therefore can provide the much needed excursion during the work camp.

Tshidilo Rehabilitation Centre provides accommodation in a self-made camping site. Volunteers are therefore encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.

Feeding will be provided and volunteers shall cook for themselves within the camp. They shall have their own cooking routine that they shall make at the beginning of the camp.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is a newly established trust situated in Gamodubu settlement, approximately 30 kilometres west of the Capital City of Gaborone. The Centre cares for children from Gamodubu and three other neighbouring villages of Mmanoko, Gakgatla and Mmakanke. The Centre helps with feeding, clothing, educating and counselling the children who were born with HIV or whom their parents have died because of the pandemic. HIV prevalence in these four settlements is high, with approximately half of the population from these settlements living with HIV and AIDS.

The plan of Gamodubu Child Care Trust Centre is to establish a facility where the infected and affected children will be kept day and night, with education facilities for pre-school goers. However, the Centre is still at it initial stages and the children come daily from their relatives’ homes to feed and get counselling, and go home after. This is mainly because there are no hostel facilities where they can spend the nights.

The work camp is a psycho-social support, education and counselling camp. The volunteers will be actively involved with caring for the kids, (some of whom are at pre-school level) feeding them, educating them and counselling them on daily basis. They will also help with any sporting activities and cultural exchange. They will also interact with the villagers and educating them on the importance of caring for such children.

The centre does not have enough facilities to accommodate all the volunteers. They will therefore be housed in camping tents. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tents for convenience. Bathrooms and toilets are available at the centre.

Gamodubu village is located just 20 km from Molepolole, the Capital town of Bakwena Tribe. There are a number of historical sites in and around Molepolole, and volunteers can visit Kgosi Sechele I Museum in Molepolole, Dithubaruba where the Bakwena first settled after moving from Kolobeng, the royal cemetery, and the famous Kobokwe Caves in Molepolole. There is also Mokolodi Nature Reserve near Gaborone, Gaborone Game Reserve and a number of other sites to visit in the region.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.

Tlokweng SOS Children' village is located 10km southeast of Gaborone, capital city of the Republic of Botswana. SOS Centre is a home to close to three hundred kids affected by different social ills. These include being homeless after being dumped by their mothers mainly immediately after birth and chased away from home due to in fights in some households. Some of the kids fell to lack of guardianship due to imprisonment of mothers, very poor households living under a dollar daily.

The kids at the SOS centre stays in some family like format headed by mothers volunteering at the centre. The family models are done so as to give the kids an opportunity to grow in a family set up like other person.
The kids are taught during the day depending on their standards of learning. The centre mainly offers pre-school/kindergarten and primary schooling for free.

The SOS centre is having an active working partnership with BWA. BWA had committed itself by assisting in developing a psychological and social development set up at the centre.

//www.sos-botswana.org/

The volunteers will assist in the daily education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids' library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the work camp.

SOS Centre provides accommodation in their shared hostels/ houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.

Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Botswana. It is usually advisable to check out travel prices before deciding on a particular placement. BWA is not a travel agency, but will help where possible. We communicate with other partner organizations and with the person who wishes to come either by fax, telephone or e-mail with regular updates regarding the work camp they wish to attend.

When using South African route, participants can either take an Intercape Bus from Johannesburg in South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana, or use the Air Botswana flight line or alternatively the South African Airways.

1. Intercape Bus - www.intercape.co.za
2. Air Botswana - www.airbotswana.co.bw
3. South African Airways - www.flysaa.com

BWA is keen to arrange airport pick-up for the volunteers from their arrival place in Gaborone (Intercape Bus Station or Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) depending on their communicated destination. However volunteers shall incur the pick-up expenses as shall be noted later in this document. Volunteers should make sure they have our office and mobile numbers before traveling in order to call us should any inconveniences arise during their travel.

The work camp participation fee is US$ 270 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders.
BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY.

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 from the volunteer, of which at the end the volunteer will pay the fares. The fares are US$ 30.
Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the work camp places and back are not covered in this US$ 270 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare a small amount, which is around or less than US$ 50 for traveling to and from work camp place.

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 work camp sites and the participants must arrive on the Fridays or Saturdays so as to have some resting and also to get to know each other, as well to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation.