Change Africa

29/09/2026

🇧🇼🇰🇪 Building partnerships around shared African priorities.

Today, the Change Africa team had the pleasure of paying a courtesy visit to Her Excellency Amb. Sabdiyo Dido Bashuna, High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC.

A key part of the discussion was Botswana Energy Week 2026, taking place from 26–28 November, and the opportunity to deepen Kenya–Botswana exchange around renewable energy, clean cooking, innovation, investment and youth participation.

We also discussed our work beyond energy, particularly the Young Mothers Support Network in partnership with Inspired Horizons Association and the importance of building stronger pathways for young mothers and young families to access opportunity, support and economic participation.

What made the conversation particularly valuable was the shared understanding that partnerships should ultimately translate into practical opportunities for people.

We are grateful to Her Excellency and her team for the warm reception, thoughtful conversation and openness to exploring areas of collaboration.

29/09/2026

They crawled so we could walk. They walked so we could run. Now, we must fly. 🇧🇼

60 years of Botswana. 60 years of sacrifice, nation-building and possibility.

The greatest tribute we can pay those who came before us is not simply to remember what they built, but to build what those who come after us will inherit.

P**a! 🇧🇼 Happy 60th Independence, Botswana.

22/09/2026

10/09/2026

Big ambitions. Lasting legacies. That’s C-Suite.

02/09/2026

A milestone worth marking.

On 1 September 2026, Change Africa and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Botswana signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding advancing the establishment of the TSHWARAGANO Family Resilience Centre, envisioned as Botswana’s first integrated One-Stop Centre dedicated to supporting young families.

At its core, TSHWARAGANO is about one thing: surrounding the family with the support, services and opportunities they need to move from vulnerability to resilience.

This partnership creates a strong platform for collaboration across health promotion, skills development, human development, poverty reduction, policy advocacy and coordinated social support.

We are grateful to IOM Botswana, Inspired Horizons Association and all partners who continue to believe in the vision.

The work now begins.

31/08/2026

Starting the month of Botswana’s 60th Independence the right way. 🇧🇼

Tomorrow, we take another important step from conversation to institution, and from intention to legacy.

Change Africa and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Botswana will formalise a partnership towards the establishment of the Tshwaragano Family Resilience Centre, Botswana’s first One-Stop Centre for Young Families.

For us, Tshwaragano is bigger than a centre. It is about building an ecosystem around young mothers, fathers and their children, connecting families to opportunity, protection, skills, livelihoods and the support required to build resilient futures.

And there could hardly be a more fitting way to enter Independence Month: building the Botswana we want the next generation to inherit.

One partnership. One institution. Generations of impact.

Thanks to our partners at Inspired Horizons Association

13/08/2026

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT | BOTSWANA ENERGY WEEK 2026 🇧🇼

We are pleased to welcome Ms. Madalo Minofu, World Bank Group Country Manager for Botswana, as a panellist for Investment & Finance Day at Botswana Energy Week 2026.

Ms. Minofu will join the Closed-Door DFI Roundtable, a high-level conversation focused on one of the most important questions facing Botswana’s energy transition:

How do we move from ambitious energy projects to bankable, financed and delivered investments?

The roundtable will convene development finance institutions, government, investors and key industry leaders to examine project bankability, blended finance, risk mitigation and the capital required to accelerate Botswana’s energy ambitions.

13/08/2026

TSHWARAGANO YOUNG MOTHERS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IS UNDERWAY!

Today marks another important step as borehole drilling officially begins at the Tshwaragano Young Mothers Development Centre in Maun.

What started as a vision is steadily becoming real, one piece of infrastructure, one partnership and one young mother at a time.

The borehole will be more than a source of water. It is the foundation for the agricultural activities, skills development and livelihood opportunities that will help young mothers build sustainable futures for themselves and their children.

Thanks to the support of our anchor partner Lucara Botswana

11/08/2026

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT | BOTSWANA ENERGY WEEK 2026

We are pleased to announce Mr. Zwelibanzi Sapula, Executive Director of the SADC Development Finance Resource Centre - SADC DFRC, as a featured leader for Investment & Finance Day at Botswana Energy Week 2026.

Mr. Sapula will join the Closed-Door DFI Roundtable on 28 November 2026, bringing regional development finance leadership to a critical conversation on how Botswana and the SADC region can mobilise capital for transformative energy investments.

The roundtable will bring together development finance institutions, investors, government and key energy-sector stakeholders to explore how we can:

🔹 Mobilise capital for priority energy projects
🔹 Strengthen the pipeline of investment-ready projects
🔹 Unlock innovative financing mechanisms
🔹 Deepen regional cooperation in energy investment
🔹 Turn Botswana’s energy ambitions into investable opportunities

We look forward to welcoming Mr. Sapula and the SADC-DFRC to this important conversation.

10/08/2026

TSHWARAGANO | CALLING ALL YOUNG MOTHERS IN MAUN

A new chapter is beginning in Maun. 💜

TSHWARAGANO Young Mothers Agri-Wellness Centre is a flagship rural development initiative designed to equip young mothers with the skills, opportunities and support they need to build stronger livelihoods, and a stronger future for themselves and their children.

Through climate-smart agriculture, entrepreneurship, solar-powered infrastructure, wellness, childcare and community resilience, TSHWARAGANO will create a space where young mothers can learn, grow, connect and thrive.

Are you a young mother aged 18–29 living in Maun or surrounding areas?

If you are passionate about learning, growing and creating a better future, we want to hear from you.

📍 Maun | 🌱 10 Hectares | 👩🏾‍🌾 Women-led Future

Applications are now open.

Mr Kaene Disepo
[email protected] | +267 75 036 120

Special Thanks to Our Anchor Partner: Lucara Botswana and supporting partners: Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Inspired Horizons Association