Khama Rhino Sanctuary (BWA01)
Breakdown:
- Accommodation and food: 15.00 US Dollar
- Transportation: 15.00 US Dollar
- Activities: 0.00 US Dollar
- Hosting organisation support: 230 US Dollar
Description: Khama Rhino Sanctuary (KRS) Khama Rhino Sanctuary is located around 25km north of Serowe and 320 km Northwest from Gaborone, capital city of the Republic of Botswana. It is defined by Kalahari Desert sands and quite range of vegetation. Khama Rhino Sanctuary is a conservation park for the endangered white and black rhinos. It also hosts a wide range of animals including kudus, impalas, gemsboks, giraffes, and a variety of small animals and birds.
Volunteers at the nature reserve can enjoy day and evening game drives and some educational lectures on some days. Volunteers can also arrange to join the rangers for their animals counting exercises and patrols along the park fences. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary is having an active working partnership with BWA. BWA had committed itself by assist
Type of Work: Environmental/Nature care/conservation, Education, Construction, Office administration, financial accounting, hospitality and park housekeeping duties in the park.
Study Theme: Environmental Conservation
Accommodation: Khama Rhino Sanctuary provides accommodation in camping sites. Volunteers must bring their own tents, sleeping bags, mosquito nets or repellants. A heavy blanket can of great assistance as Khama Rhino Sanctuary experience very cold winters, with temperatures reaching lows of -5 at night. Internet, supermarkets and banking are available in Serowe town, which is 20 minutes’ drive form the sanctuary. Network reception for three network providers, Mascom, Orange and BTC is relatively good in the park. Volunteers in possession of sim cards of their network providers from their countries can be able
Language: Strictly English
Requirements: None
Approximate Location: Serowe
Notes: COST OF PARTICIPATION IN A WORK CAMP
The work camp participation fee is US $260 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meeting with different stakeholders. BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA Head Office) at a nominal fee of US$ 40 per participant, where participants are inducted prior to departure to work camps destination