Volunteer
Coach sport and experience Africa on our unique overland expedition or arrange a group visit to our Malawi community centre
Botswana
Building on long-standing rugby relationships to achieve shared community development objectives
With up to 70% of its land mass accounted for by the Kalahari Desert, Botswana is one of the world’s least densely populated countries. Original inhabitants were the San people, hunter-gatherers indigenous to Southern Africa. Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta boast expansive ecosystems and Botswana is known to have the greatest elephant population in Africa. The country has one of the highest prevalence rates for HIV/Aids with approximately 20% of the population infected, despite the government’s efforts to reduce the spread through education and treatment programs.
Working with the union
Bhubesi Pride Foundation has been in partnership with the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) since the charity’s work began in Gaborone in 2011. We’ve run coaching programs with children from Old Naledi and initiated legacy projects alongside G4S Botswana to improve schools’ ablution facilities, safety and security. We’ve arranged for coaches from South Africa’s national team setup to assist the BRU, worked with club teams and U20 players and added Maun and Selebi-Phikwe as project locations. We aim to build on our relationship with the BRU to ensure both our organisations meet shared goals by seeing rugby used as a continued force for good.
** Due to pandemic-related restrictions on international travel, we have put a pause on volunteer engagement activities in Botswana, until further notice. **
Making a difference in Botswana
Meet inspirational Tosca Segaise, teacher and development officer working hard to grow the game, young player Trevor and see one of the projects we’ve facilitated with G4S
Meet development officer, Tosca
Meet young player Trevor
School improvements with G4S Botswana
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Maun
Gaborone
Selebi-Phikwe
Project work in Botswana
Achieving shared goals in Gaborone, Maun and Selebi-Phikwe
Working with the BRU and achieving our goals, we aim to assist with relevant resources, provide youth coaching and coach education through our volunteer programs and other coaching activities to contribute to the growth of the game and the use of the sport as a tool for education.
Achieving shared goals in Gaborone, Maun and Selebi-Phikwe
Working with the BRU and achieving our goals, we aim to assist with relevant resources, provide youth coaching and coach education through our volunteer program and other coaching activities to contribute to the growth of the game and the use of the sport as a tool for education.
Achieving shared goals in Gaborone, Maun and Selebi-Phikwe
Working with the BRU and achieving our goals, we aim to assist with relevant resources, provide youth coaching and coach education through our volunteer program and other coaching activities to contribute to the growth of the game and the use of the sport as a tool for education.
Pride Stories: Botswana
Learn about the children and all those playing their part in the Pride: Local coaches, volunteers, donors and charity partners. Could it be you?
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