United Nations Volunteers: Botswana

A day in the life of a UN Volunteer in Botswana

24 April 2006

Ditladi, Botswana: The small village of Ditladi in the North East District of Botswana is the kind of settlement where everybody knows everybody’s business. It is the first Tuesday of the month, and the village residents have been called to the kgotla – a traditional community gathering place in Botswana – to talk about HIV/AIDS. Read

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Country Overview: UN Volunteers in Botswana

01 February 2003

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) became active in Botswana in 1973 with UN Volunteers focusing on activities in various sectors of the economy. In 2002, 29 UN Volunteers provided support to the National HIV/AIDS Programme, making it the largest concentration of UN Volunteers in the area of HIV/AIDS. Seven national UN Volunteers are now preparing to become HIV/AIDS stigma advisers under a joint project by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Botswana's Ministry of Health. Read

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Int'l Volunteer Day MDGs Thematic Areas Countries	Botswana The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) became active in Botswana in 1973 with UN Volunteers focusing on activities in various sectors of the economy. Through the years, UNV has continued to provide development assistance to Botswana. By the mid-1990s, the UNV programme in Botswana was one of the largest UNV operations. At that time, more than 60 UN Volunteers assisted non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) in skills training for income-earning projects, organized exchange programmes and mobilized funds for the host organizations to support development activities. The 1997-2002 Country Cooperation Framework focused on programme support in poverty alleviation and employment creation, environment, gender and HIV/AIDS. Related articles A day in the life of a UN Volunteer in Botswana 24 April 2006 Ditladi, Botswana: The small village of Ditladi in the North East District of Botswana is the kind of settlement where everybody knows everybody’s business. It is the first Tuesday of the month, and the village residents have been called to the kgotla – a traditional community gathering place in Botswana – to talk about HIV/AIDS. Read More about: HIV/AIDS Country Overview: UN Volunteers in Botswana 01 February 2003 The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) became active in Botswana in 1973 with UN Volunteers focusing on activities in various sectors of the economy. In 2002, 29 UN Volunteers provided support to the National HIV/AIDS Programme, making it the largest concentration of UN Volunteers in the area of HIV/AIDS. Seven national UN Volunteers are now preparing to become HIV/AIDS stigma advisers under a joint project by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Botswana's Ministry of Health. Read More about: HIV/AIDS Health Email page Print page

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