The San Children in Botswana

A San family in their home at a farm.

From the 11th to the 18th of June we did a tour to D'kar in Kalahari desert in Botswana. The purpose was to take part in a study about why San children drop early out of school and what can be done to keep them in school. We worked with Stella Nguluka and Sinnah Motetho from Bokamoso, Botswana. We visited some settlements and some farms where more san people worked, and we interviewed children who had dropped out of school, parents and teachers.

The kitchen in the home

It was interesting to visit the farms. Some of them were very big, one had about 30 000 cows. San people are hired as workers on these farms. They have their own homesteads in small villages in the farm. Houses were simple, but well organized. 

 It was nice to meet the families. They were very willing to give their views.


We will work with Stella and Sinnah on the report, and we hope the recommendations will be of help for the san children. We hope this little child will find conditions that makes it possible for him to stay in school.

The area were we were was desert or half desert. But once a year comes water flowing from the rains in Angola. The water flods into the sand and it turns into a see. With the water also come fish. So many were fishing in this newly arrived water, and they were getting fish!