International Volunteer Workcamps - season 2008
Botswana
	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	 BW-BWA 6.1	MANU	04.05.2008	17.05.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.1                                                                                                                          
	               
	 DATES: 4th- May- 17th May 2008 
	LOCATION: Serowe Museum
	PROJECT TYPE: Landscaping
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST
	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 to beautify the area. Working with other Non- Governmental Organizations in the area is 
	also essential 
	ACCOMMODATION
	Volunteers will be accommodated in tents and roundavels. There are
	showers for men & women with hot water
	Places of interest around Serowe:
	There are a couple of interesting places around Serowe .This includes 
	the Cemetery Of The Khama Empire who was the first President and Chief 
	of the Bamangwato tribe.
	There is as well the Khama Rhino Sanctuary which houses a lot of rhinos 
	and other particular species of wild animals and is growing year by year. 
	Participants who want to visit this area they can do so at their own expense 
	or when arranged so by the group.
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	SCI	Botswana	 BW-BWA 6.13	ENVI	01.12.2008	14.12.2008	18+
	description
	CAMPCODE: BW-BWA 6.13
	DATES: 1st December - 14th December 2008
	LOCATION: Khama Rhino –Serowe
	NO OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	ABOUT THE HOST
	Khama Rhino Sanctuary lies 25km north of Serowe village. The sanctuary is a community trust and provides prime
	 habitat for white rhinoceros and many other species of wild animals and birds. A black rhino has just been 
	introduced in the park. For more information check their 
	website at: www.khamarhinosanctuary.org 
	WORK
	Volunteers will assist in different activities in the park including patrolling with game scouts on rotational basis, and 
	provide voluntary work in form of labour, assisting in any kind of work for maintenance for the park 
	ACCOMMODATION                                                                                                                                     
	        
	 Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve. You can bring your own tent
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 11.6	CONS	07.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 11.6 
	Dates: 7th – 19th July 2008 
	PROJECT TYPE: Construction & Cultural Camp 
	No of Volunteers: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST: 
	This project is fully organized by Permaculture Trust of Botswana. Permaculture Trust of Botswana is a rural 
	development NGO 
	that provides assistance in the area of Ecological land-use management. It 
	strongly encourages and support tradition and culture values hat relate to 
	sustainable environmental use. Targeted groups include:
	Remote area dwellers
	Rural small communal dwellers
	Other NGOs   
	WORK: building of shelters for the San people under the fund solicited by Permaculture. Volunteers will assist 
	towards provision of labour in the building of the shelters with the assistance of community members who the 
	houses will entirely be built for them. 
	ACCOMODATION: volunteers will be provided with tents. Showers and toilets are available
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.10	ENVI	01.09.2008	13.09.2008	18+
	description
	CAMPCODE: BW-BWA 6.10
	DATES: 1st September- 13th September 2008
	LOCATION: Khama Rhino –Serowe
	NO OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	ABOUT THE HOST
	Khama Rhino Sanctuary lies 25km north of Serowe village. The sanctuary is a community trust and provides prime
	 habitat for white rhinoceros and many other species of wild animals and birds. A black rhino has just been 
	introduced in the park. For more information check their 
	website at: www.khamarhinosanctuary.org 
	WORK
	Volunteers will assist in different activities in the park including patrolling with game scouts on rotational basis, and 
	provide voluntary work in form of labour, assisting in any kind of work for maintenance for the park 
	ACCOMMODATION                                                                                                                                     
	        
	 Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve. You can bring your own tent
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.11	ENVI	01.12.2008	14.12.2008	18+
	description
	CAMPCODE: BW-BWA 6.11
	DATES: 1ST- 14TH December 2008
	LOCATION: Mokolodi Nature Reserve 
	NO OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	ABOUT THE HOST
	Mokolodi Nature Reserve is located around 15km south of Gaborone wide range of animals 
	can be seen in the reserve including leopards, giraffes, elephants and a variety of small animals and birds. There 
	are numerous day and evening game drives and some educational lectures. For more information check their 
	website at: www.mokolodi.com 
	WORK: helping in maintenance of the park by maintaining trail parks, helping in day to day business maintenance 
	of the park
	ACCOMMODATION
	Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve.
	AREAS OF INTEREST
	Apart from the magnificent view of the reserve, other areas include the National Museum and Art gallery in 
	Gaborone, Gaborone Game Park, Dam, St Clair Lion Park. All these are less than 25km radius of Gaborone
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.12	ENVI	01.12.2008	14.12.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.12
	DATES: 1st- 14th December 2008
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST
	The village of Maun is around 927 km North West of the capital Gaborone. The work camp will take place inside the
	 park, which is managed by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. It was established as a warm-up for 
	tourist as they move further into the Okavango. Its wild residents include giraffes, wild beast, baboons, warthogs 
	and other species of small animals and birds.
	WORK
	Renovation of the camping site, improving nature trails and any other work that 
	may be assigned by the warders
	ACCOMMODATION
	Camping tents will be provided. Showers and toilets are available at the camping site
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.2	ENVI	02.06.2008	14.06.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.2
	DATES: 2nd – 14th June 2008 
	LOCATION: Khama Rhino Sanctuary
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	NO. OF VOUNTEERS: 10
	Khama Rhino Sanctuary lies 25km north of Serowe village. The sanctuary is a 
	community trust and provides prime habitat for white rhinoceros and many other species of wild animals and birds.
	 A black rhino has just been introduced in the park. For more information check their website at: www. 
	Khamarhinosanctuary.org
	WORK
	Volunteers will assist in different activities in the park including creating 
	roads to create a nice network of roads within the park.
	The other work includes maintenance of directional signs around the park, 
	cutting the grass around the electrified fence so that the animals don’t get 
	electrocuted trying to graze near the fence.
	ACCOMMODATION
	Big tents will be provided in the sanctuary at the Mokongwa camping site inside 
	the sanctuary. There are showers with hot water and toilets. You are urged to 
	bring your own tent as well.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.3	ENVI	09.06.2008	21.06.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.3
	DATES: 9th – 21st June 2008 
	LOCATION: Mokolodi Nature Réserve
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST:
	Mokolodi Nature Reserve is located around 15km south of Gaborone wide range 
	of animals can be seen in the reserve including leopards, giraffes, elephants 
	and a variety of small animals and birds. There are numerous day and evening 
	game drives and some educational lectures. For more information check their 
	website at: www.mokolodi.com 
	WORK: helping in maintenance of the park by maintaining trail parks, helping 
	in day to day business maintenance of the park
	ACCOMMODATION
	Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve.
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.4	ENVI	23.06.2008	05.07.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.4
	DATES: 23rd June – 5th July 2008 
	LOCATION: Serowe Village
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation & Gardening
	No of Volunteers: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST: 
	Permaculture Trust of Botswana is a rural development NGO 
	that provides assistance in the area of Ecological land-use management. It 
	strongly encourages and support tradition and culture values hat relate to 
	sustainable environmental use. Targeted groups include:
	Remote area dwellers
	Rural small communal dwellers
	Other NGOs                                                                                                                                               
	                         
	 WORK
	-Extension of the garden (debushing)
	-Maintenance of the garden (weeding, pruning, watering the vegetables
	-Maintaining the orchard near the office (planting trees and flowers)
	-Feeding chickens and collecting eggs                                               
	ACCOMODATION
	Volunteers are accommodated in rooms made available by the management. Provision of tents sometimes is 
	available for those who want to use them. Toilet facilities are available at all times.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.5	ENVI	07.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.5
	DATES: 7th - 19th July 2008 
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST
	The village of Maun is around 927km North West of the capital Gaborone. The work camp will take place inside the 
	park, which is managed by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. It was established as a warm-up for 
	tourist as they move further into the Okavango. Its wild residents include giraffes, wild beast, baboons, warthogs 
	and other species of small animals and birds.
	WORK
	Renovation of the camping site, improving nature trails and any other work that 
	may be assigned by the warders
	ACCOMMODATION
	Camping tents will be provided. Showers and toilets are available at the camping site.
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.7	ENVI	15.07.2008	26.07.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.7
	DATES: 15th – 26th July 2008                                                                              LOCATION: Khama Rhino 
	Sanctuary
	PROJECT TYPE: Environmental Conservation
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST
	Khama Rhino Sanctuary lies 25km north of Serowe village. The sanctuary is a community trust 
	and provides prime habitat for white rhinoceros and many other species of wild animals and 
	birds. A black rhino has just been introduced in the park. For more information check their 
	website at: www.khamarhinosanctuary.org 
	WORK
	Volunteers will assist in different activities in the park including patrolling with game 
	scouts on rotational basis and provide voluntary work in form of labour, assisting in any kind of work for 
	maintenance for the park                                                                                                                      
	ACCOMMODATION                                                                                                                                     
	           Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve
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	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.8	ENVI	22.07.2008	01.08.2008	18+
	description
	CAMP CODE: BW-BWA 6.8
	DATES: 22nd July- 1st August 2008
	LOCATION: Mokolodi Nature Reserve
	PROJECT TYPE: Environ mental Conservation
	NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST
	Mokolodi Nature Reserve is located around 15km south of Gaborone wide range of animals can be seen in the 
	reserve including leopards, giraffes, elephants and a variety of small animals and birds. There are numerous day 
	and evening game drives and some educational lectures. For more information check their website at:  
	www.mokolodi.com    
	WORK: helping in maintenance of the park by maintaining trail parks, helping in day to day business maintenance 
	of the park
	ACCOMMODATION
	Camping equipments including tents will be provided inside the reserve.
	AREAS OF INTEREST
	Apart from the magnificent view of the reserve, other areas include the National Museum and Art gallery in 
	Gaborone, Gaborone Game Park, Dam, St Clair Lion Park. All these are less than 15km away from Mokolodi 
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Botswana	BW-BWA 6.9	SOCI	28.07.2008	08.08.2008	18+
	description
	CAMPCODE: BW-BWA 6.9
	LOCATION TLOKWENG
	DATES: 28th July- 8th August 2008
	Project Type: Social Work
	No of volunteers: 10
	ABOUT THE HOST:
	Tlokweng “Save Our Soul” (SOS) is an Non-Governmental Organization willing to assist all children in Botswana who 
	have suffered family problems like negligence, street kids and to keep them away from those definitions. It 
	provides accommodation for them and provides 
	schooling as well. All the necessary logistics for the welfare of the children is upon them to make sure and provide 
	regular counseling to them. It has different branches around Botswana and is well known for its commitment to 
	children of the country.
	WORK
	Social work, participants are urged to be creative and come up with initiatives that can be a lesson for those kids. 
	Working with children is every day duty. The work will be to help with everyday logistics of the running of the SOS 
	centre and be supportive around those lines.
	ACCOMODATION: Participants will be housed and you are urged to bring your own tents if you need privacy.
	AREAS OF INTEREST AROUND TLOKWENG                                                                                                
	     Tlokweng is one of the villages surrounding Gaborone. There is the National Art Gallery in Gaborone which 
	provides history of indigenous people and re-birth of Botswana country and people of Southern Africa. There is 
	Mokolodi Nature Reserve which is also just 15km from Gaborone and as well Gaborone Game Reserve with lions 
	being tamed over there.
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