A senior government official in Botswana said that volunteers have been stigmatised as people who cannot get jobs.  Read article

For this year, UNV Botswana will be focusing on "Youth Volunteering in Botswana" to mark International Volunteer Day, 5 December. As part of this, UNV is also publishing a booklet entitled "Volunteer Voices", consisting of comments and motivations by UNV volunteers working in the country.  Read article

VOSESA has conducted a cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study focused on the form and extent of civic service programmes in these countries.  Read article

This research demonstrates how different actors in the South African region are co-operating to address the human development challenges in the five countries - Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The service initiatives reported on contribute to developing knowledge and good practice, and demonstrate the role that service and volunteering can play in promoting the achievement of national social development goals and priorities.   Read article

Gaborone: Botswana President Festus Mogae welcomed hundreds of civil society practitioners, researchers, activists, business leaders and government representatives from around the world at the welcoming ceremony of the CIVICUS fifth World Assembly in Gaborone, the first in a series of biennial world assemblies to be held in Africa.  Read article