We were thrilled to visit the “Bridging Literacy and Skills Development” exhibition which was held at the Nhabe Museum on July 31. The exhibition, held by the Ministry of Basic Education, showcases the beautiful craft products made by Out of School Education and Training (OSET) Learners. The project is funded by the Bridge Africa Project […]
Founded in 2012, Feed a Child Botswana aims to address the basic nutritional needs of the communities of Maun, specifically focused on the elderly and orphaned and vulnerable children. Through their integrated, sustainable, and people-driven approach, the goal is to empower individuals and families through proper nutrition. The organization runs a daily feeding program in […]
The Peter Smith University of Botswana (PSUB) herbarium in Maun, at the Okavango Research Institute (ORI) a part of the University of Botswana, recently made an exciting find with expertise from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London. It is probably a new species of plant called Inversodicraea in the family called Podostemaceae. This plant […]
This is tocky a 4 month pup brought in with hemorrhagic diarrhoea and vomiting. Tocky was so weak on admission that as we attempted to get an IV line in, he collapsed and gave a couple of agonal like gasps. Fearing the worst we chatted to his owner to explain the poor prognosis and that […]
We had the pleasure of meeting and welcoming Singakwenza to Botswana for the first time and we were particularly lucky that they visited us here in Maun. Singakwenza , means “We can do it!” in Isizulu and the organisation, aims to build sustainable early childhood education programs in Economically disadvantaged communities. This non profit organisation […]
Feed A Child Botswana was created in 2012 with the goal of addressing the nutritional needs of the community, particularly focusing on children. The goal is to sustainably empower individuals through proper nutrition by providing a nutritionally optimal meal to those that do not otherwise have access to sufficient nourishment. Feed A Child distributes Nutrimeal, […]
Maun Animal Welfare Society, better known as MAWS, is one of Travel for Impact’s proud partners. They are operated by an office staff and almost entirely reliant on volunteer veterinarians and nurses to provide care. As MAWS is always welcoming new volunteers to the clinic, members of the Travel for Impact team decided to visit […]
Polokong, which means “Place of Salvation”, has made it their mission to change the lives of the elderly of Maun by providing everyday care and love towards these pillars of the community. Travel For Impact has been dedicated to supporting AGLOW -Polokong for the last 2 years. We are very happy to report on the progress of the centre being […]
It has already been a busy beginning of the year we’ve had here, so we took a moment to sit and have a chat with the new Director of The Nhabe Museum, Mr Salani Gambule and he was excited about the plans he has for the Museum. Mr Gambule is a University of Botswana Graduate […]
Congratulations to Travel for Impact Fund Board Member, Michelle Adelman, who has been recognized by CEO Magazine as both Botswana’s and continental Africa’s 2017 “Most Influential Woman in Business & Profession Services”. In addition to her contribution to the boards of HRDC, Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation and the Impact Fund, Michelle was recognized by CEO […]