Botswana: Community-Based Natural Resource Management

  Botswana

Gaborone

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: September to December/ February to May

Description: The Gain a balanced perspective on the long-term conservation goals and development needs of local populations in Botswana, one of Africa's last great wilderness areas. The Kalahari Desert covers nearly 70 percent of the country and has been home to the San peoples for thousands of years. This fragile ecosystem provides a dramatic example of ecological and human adaptation to an extreme climate. The Okavango Delta is a complex ecosystem of rivers, marshes, and islands with diverse wildlife that has been forced to adapt to cyclical changes in landscape and vegetation.

The program base and homestay in Gaborone, combined with other rural homestays and Setswana language study, enable meaningful interaction with the people of Botswana. Excursions and field assignments in some of Africa's most important nature reserves combine with the independent study component to further understanding of Botswanas ecology and culture.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: contact sponsor

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Botswana Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. To make study abroad opportunities available to a wide range of students, SIT Study Abroad offers a variety of scholarships. We base all scholarship awards on need and merit. Awards range from $500 to $5,000. For a full list of scholarships, and to download a scholarship application, please visit our web site.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

SIT Study Abroad's Mission Statement: SIT Study Abroad is the accredited higher education institution of World Learning, a private, nonprofit international organization promoting international and intercultural understanding, social justice, and economic development through education, training, and field projects around the globe. SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens through SIT Study Abroad, undergraduate, field-based academic programs operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, and thorough short-term professional training and graduate degrees in language teaching, conflict transformation, international education, social justice in intercultural relations, management, and sustainable development.

Year Founded: 1932