There are 214 projects that match your search.
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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13,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/10 |
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Manyana village has good potential for eco-tourism. Besides its hilly landscape the village has geographical and cultural features and sites of historical importance. The potential offered by these features to eco-tourism has, however, never been ( ... )
ted. Important historical features such as the ?Lenao la ga Matsieng? if left undeveloped could end up being destroyed or even displaced by other developments that the public may be more aware about.
The GEF/SGP country strategy provides the community of Manyana with an opportunity to develop community based tourism facilities and services, hence this proposal. MACODET would like to carry out
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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26,804.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/05 |
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The main objective of the project is to conduct a feasibility study on the restoration of the flora and fauna of Nyangabwe Hill.
The feasibility study will provide a framework and guide necessary processes in the conservation of Nyangabwe Hill ( ... )
already has been designated a conservation area. The scope of the study will cover though not limited to the following:
? Assess and document the biodiversity of the hill
? Propose Best practices to preserve Nyangabgwe hill?s flora and fauna specifically the endangered rock rabbit (as per the Wildlife and National Packs Act of 1992) as well as the reintroduction of the endangered klipspringer
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Botswana
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Land Degradation
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2008
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2,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/04 |
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Senna occidentalis is a leguminous plant that has and is continuing to change the Kweneng West landscape and surrounding rangelands into dense ground cover that seriously degrade rangelands and reduce biodiversity.
The aim of the project is to ( ... )
worshop and brainstorm on how to engage the concerned communities in managing and controlling the problem plant, Senna occidentalis. The communities would carry out research on ways of controlling the plant. They will also be engaged in longterm monitoring of the plant's response to the management systems used. In order to achieve the above mentioned aims, the trust will have to develop a robust
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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37,340.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/09 |
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The project intends to improve the livelihoods of the Xai Xai Community by developing the Gchwihaba Caves which fall under the mandate of the CCTT. The project will achieve this by building an entrance gate to the east and west of the caves and also ( ... )
ct campsites at the caves. This will enable CCTT to collect revenue from the tourists who visit the caves, and also to market crafts and other cultural artefacts that are made by community members. In addition, the project will build the capacity by training ten (10) community escort guides (in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife and National Parks and the Department of Art Gallery and
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Botswana
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Land Degradation
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2008
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11,064.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01/08 |
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This is an environmental feature documentary that explores, analyzes and exposes happenings in a natural resource (river) between the two villages of Gabane and Kumakwane. The river's proximity to urban and peri-urban area has subjected it to ( ... )
ion, natural resources depletion; abuse and has turned into a venue for human exploitation. This project looks into the origins of the river; its past and present uses, then forecast its future.
The documentary will be in three parts; firstly the river's beneficial effects to the communities in the surrounding areas over the years, secondly the documentary will then look at the changes brought
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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29,400.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/98/G52/05/02 |
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The first phase of this project examined the Scarabaeinae component of the beetles of the southern Mega-Kalahari basin. Beetles were surveyed on a transect through the Botswana Kalahari from northeast to southwest which straddles three large ( ... )
al parks. The three parks represent different ecological areas with complex topography and geology. The local ecological factors coupled with climatic patterns across the Kalahari transect appear to have promoted species diversity on the one hand and set distribution boundaries for some species on the other. Standardised , quantitative sampling and analysis of species richness, abundance and
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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2,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/08 |
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The project aims at sensitising the community about the importance of acknowledging and conserving natural and cultural heritage found in Manyana. Graffiti made on the rock art in the area poses a danger to the cultural heritage of the place as it ( ... )
s the art and ruins the overall aesthetics of the place. The education and conservation of the site will allow the community to sustainably utilise the natural resources within the place and accrue benefits from tourism ventures.
An educational workshop will be conducted, and this will focus mainly on students and out - of school youth of Manyana. The principle is for them to benefit from the
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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46,300.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/21 |
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The community of Mapoka village in North East Botswana, through its Bokamano Conservation Trust, requests BWP365, 000.00 from the Global Environment Facility/Small Grants Program for the implementation of the Musantuthu Environmental Conservation ( ... )
stainable Livelihoods Project.
It is anticipated that the project will embark on grassroots environmental education of its members as a premise to their full participation in the inherent activities. The project will also address some pressing environmental issues such as land degradation and loss of biodiversity. The project will feature the establishment of a public park, the Musantuthu
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01/05 |
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This is a capacity building and sustainable livelihoods project in the North East, Francistown and Central Regions of Botswana. The intention is to enhance the capacity of the members of the Milidzani Cooperative in four main component areas, being ( ... )
ructure development, training and education, programme development for biodiversity monitoring. The project will address 24 members in all from 15 villages in the three regions.
All members of the cooperative are currently involved in the propagation of plants in their differnt localities. They are also involved in the ex-situ conservation of biodiversity, and the sale of plants they produce,
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01/06 |
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The project aims at conducting a national survey and inventory/stock taking of the distribution and prevalence of hoodia in the wild in Kgalagadi, Bobirwa, Boteti and Ghanzi districts.
There is an ever growing demand for hoodia and hoodia ( ... )
ts in the world particularly in southern Africa, its natural rangeland. There is also a growing local interest in the cultivation of Hoodia to supply the existing lucrative market. This emerging commercial interst in hoodia relies and will always depend on the conservation of wild hoodia populations for the supply of seeds.
There is also a strong evidence that here is an ongoing illegal trade
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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41,112.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/19 |
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The project seeks to establish sustainable high value market linkages for the crafts through the establishment of a Craft Producers Association covering the three communities of East, West Hanahai and Kacgae, whose main task would be to source for ( ... )
gage with high value market institutions for the crafts. Complimentary to craft production, the project will seek to support conservation of craft raw material resources and promote development and implementation of natural resource management plans. In each settlement, a craft shop shall be set up to consolidate bulk and market the crafts. A craft shop will be set up in Ghanzi town to target the
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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31,813.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP2/CORE/08/03 |
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This is a documentary proposal that aims to raise awareness on the conservation of the environment and the natural resources therein. The anticipated results are to bring to understanding the relationship between the environment and people ? man ( ... )
ting and altering the land from which his sustenance derives. It will further be a means to share experiences and provide a vehicle for making lessons learnt, success stories and challenges of implementing projects geared towards solving environmental problems and taping on opportunities presented by a healthy environment to be made known to the general public and stakeholders.
The project
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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2,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/11 |
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The Ngamiland is renowned to be a place of attractive natural resource features, within these features the place is well endowed with different snake species because of it is a conducive environment which favours these kinds of species. Therefore ( ... )
nake species as part of our valuable environmental features found in this area need protection and conservation .So inadequate capacity of the community to participate in the conservation and monitoring of biodiversity is a challenge.
Though the very thought of a poisonous snake bite strikes fear in every person?s heart, almost all of the 60 snake species found in Botswana are not
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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2,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/17 |
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The old Church in Palapye lies around Malaka near Palapye in the central District area is well endowed (rich) with natural resources and archaeological artefacts and sites. The area has lied idle for many years hence it has bean affected by many ( ... )
ms. For example indiscriminate cutting down of trees. It has been overgrazed and therefore the site building is not spared from this damage.
The project aims at promoting sustainable land management and conservation through community involvement. With the development and/or expansion of Palapye village it is expected that there could be unsustainable use of the site. The intention is therefore
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Botswana
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Land Degradation
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2008
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7,169.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/15 |
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The Monoga Borehole Syndicate has 25 members who individually keep between 10 and 150 livestock units and altogether number around 1000. All these animals congregate at one point for watering rendering a large area surrounding the borehole ( ... )
tely degraded. Furthermore, animals do not use all the communal rangeland efficiently as they tend to overgraze those areas proximal to the water source and under utilize those further from water sources. The syndicate purchased and renovated a 50,000 gallon water tank from Botswana Railways. The group has managed to obtain Botswana Government assistance to reticulate water to individual kraals
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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45,398.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/22 |
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The community of Mapoka village in North East Botswana, through its Bokamano Conservation Trust, requests BWP365, 000.00 from the Global Environment Facility/Small Grants Program for the implementation of the Musantuthu Environmental Conservation ( ... )
stainable Livelihoods Project.
It is anticipated that the project will embark on grassroots environmental education of its members as a premise to their full participation in the inherent activities. The project will also address some pressing environmental issues such as land degradation and loss of biodiversity. The project will feature the establishment of a public park, the Musantuthu
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Botswana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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43,646.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/14 |
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The project will provide solar floodlights, solar lanterns and cell-phone solar chargers at strategic points in the villages of Lepurung, Dikhukhung, and Mmakgori, which are just some of the villages in Botswana that are not connected to grid power. ( ... )
odlights will be installed at important institutions such as schools, health centres, and tribal administration offices. This will help reduce the incidence of crime, as criminals are known to operate under the cover of darkness. Some households will also be availed solar lanterns.
Due to unavailability of grid power, presently people in the said villages struggle to charge their cell phones.
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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18,732.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/23 |
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This project aims to produce a travelling theatre show and launch the ?Spirit of the Kalahari ? Sharing the Land with Predators? video which aims to raise awareness for the importance of predators in the Kalahari ecosystem and encourage the use of ( ... )
sible farming techniques to preserve biodiversity and culture.
Cheetah Conservation Botswana and Lobone Creations are collaborating in this exciting creative project to highlight the loss of traditional culture and natural habitats in Botswana. The staging of this new theatre and media production is designed to unite communities across the country with traditional dance and music, promoting a
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Botswana
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Land Degradation
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2008
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/18 |
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A thirty (30) minutes theatrical play will be developed to disseminate information on the dangers of desertification and land degradation. The play will be translated to be performed in four indigenous languages of Setswana, Afrikaans, Sesarwa and ( ... )
ro. The play will be performed in twenty villages by local youth artists who shall be trained on theatre skills. The project targets firewood businesses, borehole owners and aims to reach a minimum audience of eight hundred (800). It will run for twenty (28) weeks.
The aim of this project is to use edutainment to effectively sensitise communities of Ngwaketse West and Kgalagadi district on
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2008
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2,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/07 |
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Through the project, the Tukutendere Development Interim Trust intends to get legally registered and play a role in the alleviation of poverty and empowerment of youth by participating in beekeeping and rearing of guinea fowls.
The Trust will ( ... )
rganise a workshop to enable it to meet formally and brainstorm in order to reach a concensus, select a Board of Trustees and come up with ideas on any other projects that can be undertaken.
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