Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Frontier Conservation Expeditions
(
www.frontier.ac.uk
)
Teaching and wildlife conser-
vation.
Project Trust
(
www.projecttrust.org.uk
)
Schoolteaching near Maun.
Working Abroad
(
www.workingabroad.com
)
Cheetah conservation near Ghanzi and
Gaborone in the Mokolodi Nature Reserve.
The following international organisations are good places to start gathering information
on volunteering, although they won't necessarily always have projects on the go in Bot-
swana.
Earthwatch
(
www.earthwatch.org
)
Idealist.org
(
www.idealist.org
)
International Volunteer Programs Association
(
www.volunteerinternational.org
)
Peace Corps
(
www.peacecorps.gov
)
Worldwide Experience
(
www.worldwideexperience.com
)
Worldwide Volunteering
(
www.wwv.org.uk
)
Women Travellers
In general, travelling around Botswana poses no particular difficulties for women travel-
lers. For the most part, men are polite and respectful, and women can often meet and com-
municate with local men without their intentions necessarily being misconstrued.
However, unaccompanied women should be cautious in nightclubs or bars, as generally
most instances of hassle tend to be the advances of men who have had one too many
drinks.
The threat of sexual assault isn't any greater in Botswana than in Europe, but women
should still avoid walking alone in parks and backstreets, especially at night. Don't hitch
alone or at night and, if you can, find a companion for trips through sparsely populated
areas. Use common sense and things should go well.
