SAVE BOTSWANA

SAVE BOTSWANA 

„BE PART OF IT !“

Child advancement and wildlife conservation supports Economic recovery 

Please help us to ensure, that Botswana remains to be worth a visit, now and in the future 

•Tourism is one of the most increasing economic sectors. 

•Nature is one of Africa´s biggest treasures. 

•People are travelling to Botswana to experience the wild life of animals . But biodiversity is endangered. 

•People spend their holidays in Botswana to see the extraordinary beauty of the country but they also experience 

children who are underfed, sick, orphaned and without any perspective . 

SAVE has developed an unique project to merge nature and wildlife protection with children´s education and 

health progress. Our goal is to operate effective nature conservation with tourism integrating the local community. 

Therefore we are looking for friends and partners which have the same desire. BE PART OF IT ! 

Let us sustain Botswana for a better future. Let us help together. 

As a partner-lodge you offer your guests not only incomparable and unforgettable holidays , furthermore you can 

give them the pleasurable feeling that their visit is helpful and important. 

Your strong commitment will have a positive impact on the image of your lodge as well 

Please read more about the foundation SAVE and the project SAVE BOTSWANA 

11.04.2012 SAVE - Education & Wildlife Conservation Fund 2

Outlook 

Part 1 

Part 2 

Part 3 

Part 4 

Part 5 

Part 6 

SAVE Wildlife Conservation fund 

Botswana and SAVE Botswana 

‣ SAVE Botswana Projects 

‣ Eco-Lodge principle 

‣ Center Godfather 

‣ Next steps and summary 

‣ All about SAVE 

‣ Current projects 

‣ Botswana nature, wildlife, facts 

‣ Botswana problems 

‣ SAVE Botswana 

‣ Creating Educations centres around NP 

‣ Map of the structure 

‣ Description 

‣ Budget 

‣ Why Lodges and how Lodges 

‣ Which Organisations and Lodges we work with 

‣ Description principle, sustainbility 

‣ Where is the Godfather in the project 

‣ What do we expect from a Godfather 

‣ timeline 

‣ Agreement for membership- Lodge and godfather 

‣ Visit in Botswana 

‣ Summary

Part 1 

SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund 

‣ About SAVE 

‣ Current projects 


SAVE Wildlife Conversation Fund 

Current Projects 

SAVE is a nonprofit foundation that specifically promotes the global and sustainable nature conservation and 

biodiversity. 

Principles 

“Conservation of biodiversity” as well as “Protection of nature” 

To save wildlife and its habitats and to fill people with enthusiasm for the uniqueness of our nature is the goal of 

SAVE. SAVE stands for a peaceful coexistence of man and nature. 

It is us humans that destroy and exploit nature and its creatures; therefore, this process can only be stopped by 

ourselves. 

Vision 

SAVE’s vision is to prevent wildlife extinction and habitat destruction by promoting peaceful coexistence between 

people and wildlife. SAVE’s mission is to cultivate generations of conservation leaders by supporting education, 

research, and service programs in partnership with local communities that inspire young people to embrace the 

value of wildlife coexistence and safeguard their wildlife heritage throughout their lives. (value statement) 

Actions to be taken/ measures 

SAVE does this by supporting conservation education, wildlife research and monitoring, capacity development and 

service projects that will aid communities in resolving conflicts in ways that benefit humans and wildlife. 

SAVE partners with local community leaders and supports participation in our projects by children in order to build 

the next generation of conservation leaders. 


SAVE Wildlife Conversation Fund 

- Current Projects 

SAVE African Animals 

Botswana, DR Kongo, 

Kamerun 

SAVE The Forests 

Kamerun, Germany 

SAVE The Oceans 

Germany, Japan, Färöer 

SAVE The Future 

Botswana, Germany 

SAVE African Animals 

A min 1000 African animals are 

threatened with extinction. 

SAVE wants to give these 

animals and their natural 

habitats a chance of survival 

SAVE the forest 

to conserve and preserve 

natural habitats like rainforests 

in Africa 

SAVE the Oceans 

To conserve the diversity of 

unique salt water species, 

SAVE promotes sustainable 

management of our seas. 

SAVE the Future 

SAVE supports education 

projects &social institutions to 

teach and promote sustainable 

conservation that comes from 

the bottom of the heart. 


Part 2 

Botswana and SAVE Botswana 

‣ Botswana nature, wildlife, facts 

‣ Botswana`s challenges 

‣ SAVE Botswana 


Republic of Botswana 

Botswana nature, wildlife 

• Botswana’s protected areas have some of the highest biodiversities on earth. 

Elephants, rhinos, buffalos, giraffes, antelopes, zebras, lions, leopards, 

cheetahs, wild dogs and many other African animal species live here. 

Botswana is an important member of the proposed Kaza National Park. We 

support this unique plan with our projects. 

• Large parts of Botswana are almost devoid of any human beings. The 

Kalahari, a semi-desert that is crisscrossed by wide dry river valleys, 

characterizes the country. A wide river opens up into the middle of this 

desert: the Okavango. Its source in the highlands of Angola, it carries huge 

masses of water into the Kalahari Basin after traveling 1,700 km south. It 

does not drain away, but creates a permanent wetland area of channels, 

lagoons and small islands. Water lilies, grazing reedbucks, papyrus meadows 

and swimming lions - these are the unusual impressions from one of the 

richest wildlife areas in the world. 

• “Botswana is famous for its wildlife, areas like the Chobe National Park, 

Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta and the Central Kalahari Game 

Reserve have a very high concentration of game. The bulk of the Kalahari 

desert falls within Botswana's borders and Botswana is home to most of the 

world's San (bushman) population. “ 



facts 

Botswana = Facts 

• Capital: 

(and largest city) Gaborone 

• Official language(s): 

English, Setswana 

• Government: 

Parliamentary republic (President: Ian Khama) 

• Independence: 

from the United Kingdom 30 September 1966 

• Area: Total 581,730 km 2 ; 224,610 sq mi 

• Population: 

• 2010 estimate 2,029,307 

• 2001 census 1,680,863 

• Density: 3.4/km 2 ; 8.9/sq mi 



Problems 

Challenges in Botswana: 

•On the outskirts of the nationals parks of Botswana live many poor families as 

well as parentless, hungry, underfed, neglected, abused and HIV/AIDS infected 

children. 

•Many children around the protected areas and across the country do not know 

nor have they visited their national parks or seen the wild animals of their 

country. Therefore they have frequent fear of ”the wild animals, which are for 

the tourists“. 

•There is very limited appreciation of the value of wildlife, including the local and 

national economic values 

•Human-Wildlife-Conflict: Predators commonly leave protected areas, stray onto 

neighboring cattle ranches and kill livestock. Livestock often secures the 

livelihood of an entire family thus predation poses an existential threat. Many 

farmers don’t want to kill the predators but they lack support and knowledge of 

how to capture and translocation the predators alive. Hence, because they see 

no other options, they resort to guns or toxic baits. 


SAVE Botswana 


Combination of SAVE African animals and SAVE the Future 

We believe that the future of Botswana´s wildlife and unique wilderness areas 

will only fully insured if the next generation is committed to conserving it. 

Therefore our goal in working with children is for them to develop a lasting 

awareness, appreciation and respect for nature and the environment around 

them. 

To accomplish this goal SAVEWCF is partnering with the Central Kalahari and 

Makgadikgadi Research Group (CKMRG) to create a Non-governmental 

Organization in Botswana, called SAVE Botswana. 

SAVE Botswana is dedicated to conserving the wildlife in Botswana through 

wildlife research, capacity development and working with children to bring 

them closer to nature and environmental conservation. 


Part 3 

‣ SAVE Botswana Projects 

‣ The Children scheme - CBCMS 

‣ Map of the structure 

‣ Description 

‣ Budget 


Save Botswana Projects 

CBCMS 

Save Botswana - The Children’s Scheme 

Conservation Focused Children Development System (CFCMS) 

We want to help all children in the centers we have centres in, but target in 

particular those children who are impoverished. We will do this by giving them 

basics such as food and clothing as well as access to teaching materials such as 

books and internet access. 

We SAVE Botswana which is a partnership between SAVE Wildlife Conservation 

Fund and the Central Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Research Group, plan to 

accomplish this by partnering with the local safari operators in setting up the 

scheme: “Community based Children managment System (CBCMS)“. 

…. Therefore we want to establish youth centers in conformity with 

collaboration with the local community …. 


Save Botswana 

The CBCMS 

The Idea: 

With our work with children we aim to set up “youth centres” in small rural centers around Botswana´s national 

parks. These youth centres will have an “open door policy” with all children aged between 4 to 16 years. The work 

with children has four wide ranging objectives, we want to provide them with: 

Nature and wildlife education: 

To develop and improve the children’s view of their environment, for them to see the potential in it and to spark a 

desire to view and protect their wildlife, national parks, and the vast and diverse wilderness areas around them. We 

will show children that predators are not things to be afraid of and they need not always be persecuted as is 

presently “engrained” within them. We will show the children new perspectives so they see the value of conserving 

Botswana’s wildlife. Save Botswana will show them examples of how they can make their own future working 

alongside their wildlife. This can be within the Botswana´s Department of Wildlife and National Parks in tourism 

working within safari camps or in office based activities, in wildlife research, or in other organisations linked 

ultimately to wildlife. We will also show them how they can, even as farmers live alongside wildlife without 

necessarily always having to persecute it. 


Save Botswana 

The CBCMS 

Essentials: 

We want to help all children in the centers we have centres in, but target in particular those children who are 

impoverished. We will do this by giving them basics such as food and clothing as well as access to other things such 

as toys, books, games and recreational activities. 

Mental help: 

We want to help children in real need, such as those whom are orphaned for some reason, or are being abused or a 

victim in some way by offering support via qualified social worker. In any group of children living rurally in Botswana 

today a percentage will have real needs and we aim to locate these children and assist them in improving their life 

quality. 

Fun and joy of living: 

Finally we plan to bring some unconditional “fun and happiness” to the lives of many children living rurally across 

Botswana. 


Children Center 

CBCMS 

Function of CBCMS : 

These connections 

makes it sustainable 

Travel 

agents 

Support with advanced 

marketing of the Lodge 

Prefered booking 

Eco-Tourism Lodge 

cooperation 

partnership 

Education 

mentor 

Main 

Sponsor 

Godfather 

For a limited time 

until the system can 

be fully sustainable 

Supports 

Conservation- Teams 

Researchers & others 

Education 

Center- 

Godfather 

Children-center 

Supports 

Social-workers 

Education, 

food &others 

Direct-Support 

Care &Education 

center

Save Botswana 

The CBCMS 

Save Botswana - The Children’s Scheme 

Youth centers – children centers 

•The youth centers will be established in chosen areas at the outskirts of the national parks. 

•Each youth center will be twinned with both a wildlife researcher studying in the immediate area and a safari 

lodge/camp close by that is already linked to the community. 

•The youth center will be open full day and 5 days a week (Tuesday to Saturday) and additionally for special events 

outside of these hours. 

•The center will have different kinds of media and toys for the kids and will also provide them with other programs, 

like music, games, sports such as football and special events periodically such as parties, talks and trips into the 

bush. 

•The center will also provide a nutritious lunch for children . 

•A qualified social worker will visit each center on a regular basis and will help children with special needs ranging 

from extreme poverty, to children with AIDS, orphans or abused children. 

•Each center will have a site manager employed from the center and two community volunteers on basic salaries 

who will assist the site manager. 


Save Botswana 

The CBCMS 

Children centers 

Project areas: 

• Ghanzi with at least 1.000 children 

• Gudigwa with approx. 100 children 

• Khuke with approx. 250 children 

• Kumaga with approx. 200 children 

• Kwaii with approx. 50 children 

• Matimo with approx. 190 children 

• Motopi with approx. 340 children 

• Rakops with approx. 600 children 

Headquarter 

children projects 


Initial costs for running each center are (depending on the location of the center, number of children etc.): 

- A children center with 100-200 kids will be 1.500-2.000€/month 

- A children center with 200-300 kids will be 2.000-3.000€/month 

Cost 1 year/Euro 5 years/EURO 

Salaries 2x 5.000 25.000 

Foods & 

clothes 

Electric,water& 

others 

5.000 25.000 

1.000 5.000 

Petrol 1.000 5.000 

Toys 1.000 5.000 

Teachingmaterials 

1.000 5.000 

total 14.000 70.000 


Budget 


Part 4 

Eco-Lodge principle 

‣ Why Lodges and how Lodges 

‣ Organisations and Lodges we work with 

‣ Description principle, sustainbility 



Why and how Lodges 

Long-term goal: Projekts run self-sufficiently – via a good working partner program = 

THE YOUTH CENTER-RESEARCHER-SAFARI CAMP-MODEL 

These partnerships are absolutely necessary for the program’s success due to the vast amount of care and 

education that will be provided to the children. Each group provides its own experts dedicated to ensuring the kids 

at every children center receive the best care, education, and support. 

Our first partner program as an example: 

• A pilot project at Moreomaoto we have currently, involves Meno A Kwena Tented Camp & Meno A Kwena 

Water for Life Project. Meno A Kwena known as a luxurious safari camp has a long standing reputation of 

working with the local community providing many with jobs and always seeking to bring about the best 

results regarding nature and wildlife conflicts. 

• Our two organizations will work together to provide children in and around the Moreomaoto center with care 

and education programs. These wildlife and nature conservation programs will teach children and adults how 

to work with and preserve their beautiful resources while pursuing future careers in these fields. 

The goal is to create a membership system with the shared organization and also to create a benefit for the 

Lodges, that for the long term future the project can be sustainable and can run for itself. 



Organizations & Lodges we work with 

SAVE Botswana will form strong partnerships with local groups in order to make the program a success. 

Here are just a few of the organizations we’ll be partnering with: 

Social & Public Autorities 

Bana Ba Ditlou, Kasane 

Research & tourism 

CKGR Research Group 

Meno A Kwena Water for life 

Brown Hyena research 

Local School Motse Wa Tsholofelo 

Kalahari Predator Conservation 

Bots. District& Regional counseling Staff 

Meno A Kwena Lodge 

Ngamiland Council 

Jacks Camp 

Abendsonne Afrika 


• What makes the project sustainable: 

• Informal partnership with existing structures at center level, like Community based Organizations, and formal 

partnerships with government education structures and schools education clubs. 

• Partner- Lodges that provide us support in our children center project will obtain preferred consideration 

of travel agencies , e.g. Abendsonne Afrika. 

They will highlight the Partner-Lodge as especially worthy of support. 

This unique selling proposition (USP) promotes attention to the traveller´s decision for booking. Result for the 

Partner-lodges - more economic and financial capability for further good investments as well as an adoption 

of a Children center mentoring. 


Be part of the Project 

As SAVE Partner Lodge you provide for a smile on children’s faces, because 

thanks to you they: 

• Are supplied with food and clothes. 

• Receive psychological and educational support. 

• Get toys and teaching materials. 

• Become acquainted with their environment, by taking trips into game 

reserves to observe nature and wildlife. 

• Are prompted to study and pursue further education. 

• Have resources and buildings to use at their discretion. 

• And above all they are given a chance at a brighter future – a future 

for children and a future for wildlife in Botswana! 

All of this is made possible by your support! 


Be part of the Project 

What do we expect 

• We will provide all the necessary information 

to display on your lodge reception 

• We will present your lodge on our homepage. 

• the mention of your commitment with SAVE 

the Future press releases as well as on our 

Facebook site. 

• SAVE cooperates with SAVE Partners, here your 

enterprise receives individual eco energy 

concepts as a SAVE promoter to particularly 

favourable conditions. 

• Good for you, good for SAVE, good for the 

environment. 

Of course you and your employees have at any time 

the possibility to catch up on the current 

conditions of the project as well as to visit the 

project. 


Description principle, sustainbility 

What makes these projects sustainable: 

• Effectiveness & efficiency 

• Visibility of services to the community (outcome/ productivity) 

• Ownership & sustain the communities interest 

• Develop management 

• Ownership 

• Forming strong partnerships will ensure each projects success. This is accomplished with equal 

participation by the community, lodges, and SAVEWCF Botswana. 

• Effectiveness 

• Support 

• By creating community outreach programs we will support the continued education of children, 

farmers, and centers. Establishing a well educated nature & wildlife conscious community will 

guarantee a better tomorrow for everyone involved. 

• SAVEWCF Botswana will work diligently to aid each community project with materials, support 

staff, expert field researchers & guides, and the care needed to make them successful. 


Part 5 

‣ Center -Godfather 

‣ Where is the Godfather in the project 

‣ What do we expect from a Godfather 

‣ timeline 


Center-Godfather 

Where is the Godfather in the project 

• Initially, center guardian’s lend financial assistance to allow SAVEWCF Botswana to 

grow specific center projects. 

• As these projects develop so too can the participation of Center-Godfather’s by: 

• Helping create new programs 

• Promotion of current and potential future programs 

• Assisting in new projects 

• Mentoring other’s involvement in future projects 

Godfathers supply financial support for the selected centers. Further required funds will be 

provided by other donors and the partner-lodges. 

All Godfathers names will engrave on a board and exhibited in the partner-lodges. 

Godfathers promotes for the project. Therefore you, the partner-lodge, have a profit of 

more guest bookings and your guests will promote the project as well. 




We expect from a Center-Godfather: 

• For a long term relationship 3-5 years or even longer 

• Be a ambassador of the project to bring other people on board in order to 

archive the following: 

•To support the current projects and to develop future programs for the kids. 

•To collect children who live further from the centre with vehicles allowing us to 

transport them back and forth. 

•To expand the project to establish more children centers, to help many more 

children (which at present supports approx. 120 kids). 




As a child-center-guardian you provide for a smile on children’s faces, because 

thanks to you they: 

• Are supplied with food and clothes. 

• Receive psychological and educational support. 

• Get toys and teaching materials. 

• Become acquainted with their environment, by taking trips into game 

reserves to observe nature and wildlife. 

• Are prompted to study and pursue further education. 

• Have resources and buildings to use at their discretion. 

• And above all they are given a chance at a brighter future. 

All of this is made possible by your support! 




The children-center is your project! 

• As a child-center- guardian you take responsibility and create your own 

project. 

• Your support provides for a whole child-center, improving their 

circumstances giving them the chance to live out their own dreams. 

• Your support provides a key role to educate the children in the right way and 

... for wildlife conversation 

• Communicate your commitment to achieve these goals with others. 

• Promote your project so it can continue to grow. 

Your child-center will thank you! 

With a child-center-sponsorship you help over a longer period of time, because 

permanent donations give us the necessary security for planning and the 

children a genuine chance for a better future! 

You show responsibility and make these together with SAVE visible. You can 

merge your commitment naturally also into your own enterprise communication. 

. 




As a SAVE – Center-Godfather you receive: 

• a donation document and a certificate of donation. 

• an actual SAVE-Newsletter about your project per e-mail. 

• documentation of SAVE the Future. 

• presentation of your company on our homepage. 

• the mention of your commitment with SAVE the Future press releases as 

well as on our Facebook site. 

• Support with your internal enterprise communication 

• SAVE cooperates with SAVE Partners, here your enterprise receives 

individual eco energy concepts as a SAVE promoter to particularly 

favourable conditions. 

Good for you, good for SAVE, good for the environment. 

Of course you and your employees have at any time the possibility to catch up on 

the current conditions of the project as well as to visit the project. 


Part 6 

‣ Next steps and summary 

‣ Agreement for membership- 

Lodge & Center-Godfather 

‣ Visit in Botswana 

‣ Next steps & summary 


Next Steps & Summary 

Agreement for membership- Lodge and Godfather 

Agreements for membership 

• As a Child-Center-Guardian/Center-Godfather you: 

• Promote the continued education of children and farmers 

• Mentor future Center-Guardian’s/Godfather’s 

• Develop a positive relationship with your center through correspondence 

• Set a new standard for economic growth & social welfare 

• Become the leaders in conscientious industrial/environmental 

development 



SAVE Botswana: the next steps 

• Step 1: SAVEWCB will select key areas to establish Youth Centers to allow the maximum number of children to 

attend its programs. These sites have already been identified and are located in the; Ghanzi, Gudigwa, Khuke, 

Kumanga, Kwaii, Matimo, Motopi, and Rakops districts. 

• Step 2: To generate interest and aid for the program we will meet with key members of the community such 

as, the Kgosi (Village Chief), youth groups, school clubs, local volunteers and other organizations. By doing so, 

we gain support of the entire village and create partnerships with locals who are interested in the project’s 

success. 

• Step 3: Working with local youth groups and school clubs we will host informative talks and provide materials 

regarding nature and wildlife conservation. This will give kids a chance to learn about the environment from 

researchers, conservationists, safari operators and other field experts. 

• Step 4: The next step will be to establish youth centers in each district by finding sufficient space or pulling 

together the necessary funding to build them from the ground up. This will require site development and 

working with our local partners and organizations to determine where the best locations are. Each center will 

serve as a safe area where all children can visit at any time and will never be denied assistance. 



Mission for the next 10 years 

SAVE Botswana: The Future Mission 

• Goals for the next 1-5 years: 

Future Goals 1 year 5 years 

Children 200 5.000 

Projects 2 25 

Lodges 2 25 

Researchers 1 12 

Sozial worker 1 12 

Volunteers 4 50 

Godfathers 2 25 

• 10 years mission = To reach all children around the national parks!! 

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Next Steps 

Visiting Botswana , 

the villages and 

choise your project 

Signing of the 

agreement of the 

cooperations partners 

and start of project 

Education and 

support for the 

children 

Your visit , the 

success of well 

educated Children 

with a chance for a 

better future 

Project reaches the 

point where it could 

run on a sustainable 

way 

2012 2012 2013 2013 2017 


Summary 

• SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund is a nonprofit foundation that specifically promotes the global and sustainable nature 

conservation and biodiversity. 

• Situation: Botswana´s highest value is the nature. And the fascinating wildlife is the main reason for travelling to Botswana. But 

many of the species are endangered and are in need of protection as well as the people of Botswana, because of HIV, hunger 

and poverty and missing perspectives. But even they are the future of Botswana. Help for the people and to be successful to 

involve them for nature and wildlife conservation will give Botswana a better future. 

• Tourism, wildlife conservation and the quality of living for Botswana´s people are closely related . This connection is the 

guideline of SAVE: Well-Being 

• SAVE Botswana: Combination of SAVE African animals and SAVE the Future. SAVE Botswana is dedicated to conserving the wildlife 

in Botswana through wildlife research, capacity development and working with children to bring them closer to nature and 

environmental conservation – for a future of humans and wildlife 

• Children Youth Centre = Care, psychosocial support, recovery, play and sport, cultural and creative activities, environment 

protection activities, wildlife education 

• YOUTH CENTER-RESEARCHER-SAFARI CAMP-MODEL = A membership system consisting of a youth centre, a Researcher-Team 

and a Lodge. 

• Center-Guaridan/Godfather = Industrial/environmental leaders of tomorrow who support and promote the continued growth of 

the Children Youth Centre’s and mentoring of other business leaders wanting to get involved. 


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SAVE and You 

- Your Next Steps 

Your next steps: 

• Contact us and get more information 

• Join SAVE as a Godfather and support a children-center as a fully member of the CB 

• Choose your famous project location 

• Visit your project in Botswana 

• Promote your commitment : Good for you, good for the children, good for Botswana ! 

• Increase business with your support in our project to ensure that your guests can experience the beauty of 

Botswana even in the future 

Lars Gorschlüter 

Thank you for your attention! 

SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund 

Dieselstraße 70 

42489 Wülfrath - Germany 

Tel. 0049-(0)2058 78 82-0 

l.gorschlueter@save-wildlife.com 

http://www.save-wildlife.com 


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