Botswana

Botswana, Africa “Botswana is a country located in southern Africa. Geographically the country is flat and up to 70% of Botswana is covered by the Kalahari Desert.” A small, landlocked country of just over two million people, Botswana is divided into 16 districts – 10 rural districts and 6 urban districts.” (n.d.).http://www.mapsofworld.com/botswana/facts/). It’s beautiful, and has a colorful culture. Botswana is perceptibly populated. However faces a few diseases. Here I will explain their culture, and history. What travelers may need before taking a trip to the Botswana Safari, even prevention awareness, also the diseases that can be very risky of getting? The History and Culture In the early 1820’s, the country was disarray by the development of the Zulu1 and their offshoot, the Ndebele2. A new threat arose in the 19th century, takeover of the Boers (Afrikaner) from the neighboring Transvaal3. The British, however, still didn’t agree with Boers coming, but they continue to intrude on native lands during the…

Many Africans die yearly to HIV/AIDS without outside help, and providing relief would greatly decrease the amount of deaths in Africa. The United States involvement has already helped lower the number of people with HIV/AIDS in a small span of time. "The government of Botswana distributes life-saving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) at zero cost to people living with HIV – and AIDS deaths have plummeted 75 % in less than a decade" (Glassman). The decrease in deaths due to Botswana's ableness to…

Gretchen Reynoso Mrs. Hess 2A Senior Bible October 6, 2014 Botswana This year, the seniors will be going to visit the Bushmen tribe in the Kalahari Desert, which is located in Botswana, Africa. In order to prepare ourselves, we’re all learning more about the people’s everyday lives, cultures, religion, government, etc. Its important to learn as much about a country as possible before spending two weeks there because not only do you need to know the basics in order to stay out of trouble, you…

Great Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is located near Lake Mutirikwi and close to the Chimanimani Mountains in Africa. I’ve learned of many different expression of their culture. Economic Great Zimbabwe While I was visiting there i found out that the country is considered the central of gold and trading. Political Great Zimbabwe The trade of gold is not the only thing that made Great Zimbabwe prospure. The trade of cattle and…

South African comedy classic . The protagonist, a traveling bushman, encounters a modern civilian for the first time. The movie became an international hit. The bushman character was based off of the !Kung peoples of South Africa, a hunter-gatherer society (IMDb, 2016). With this however, the movie displayed many stereotypes, which is defined by Richard D. Bucher as, “…an unverified and oversimplified generalization about an entire group of people (Bucher, 2000). So in the interest of dispelling…

In the reading, Phil Tiemeyer, gives a unique spin off of the telltale story of the infamous Gaëton Dugas. A man who could arguably be called the Hitler of the AIDS epidemic. In fact, not only does Tiemeyer say that the things people have learned about Mr. Dugas was a fabricated myth, but he also defends Dugas, by saying he could not have even been patient zero. An audacious claim to make about the villain of the late 20th century, however, surprisingly Tiemeyer does not speak without compelling…

exclude other political parties. The party was also in a position to use its incumbency to reward party activists and supporters by appointing them to positions in the diplomatic and civil services, and the councils, land boards, and tribal administration.7 CITATION Of recent, the President of Botswana was quoted saying “The government of Botswana will be forced to employ ruling party members to top government positions should members of the opposition in government continue to disrupt the…

A) Conditions of Clause 20.1 of the University of Botswana General Service The clause states that employees of the University should not disclose any financial records, written documents, computer files or any other university record, to any person whether they are employees of the university or not. The University of Botswana is a large institution that serves the interest of many people, including the nation of Botswana as a whole. Even though the university of Botswana is a non-profit…

The purpose of this project is to invest in a non-profit initiative to empower vulnerable and orphaned children by instilling a sense of self-worth and build orphanages to help tackle the AIDS epidemic in Botswana. In the hope to saturate Botswana with a message that life is worth living and everything should be done to influence, love and care for the young and vulnerable orphans. Furthermore, the project will focus on serving as a link between the orphaned children, guardians, Social Welfare…

Put yourself in the shoes of a little girl in Botswana. You live in a remote poor desert with your grandmother. You are given the gift of expensive education, and are eager to learn. Excitedly, you prepare for your first day of school. Little do you know that within a few short hours, you will be surrounded by kids pointing and laughing at you. The excitement you had once felt turned into an overwhelming rush of disappointment, insecurity, and hopelessness. “The Rich People’s School” is a…