Day 6 Botswana Elephant Havens An adventure in Botswana would not be complete without a visit to the Elephant Havens, a sanctuary on the edge of the Okavango Delta dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned elephants. This is a charity that Alexander is very happy to support. The activity of the team there is to […]

Days 3 & 4, SOS Children’s Home and Old Naledi In the morning, the group set out for the SOS Children’s Village in Tlokweng, the real-life inspiration for the orphan farm in The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books. Here they met the dedicated staff, spent time with the children, enjoyed a taste of the matron’s […]

Alexander McCall Smith returns to Botswana Amongst those Alexander met up this past weekend in Botswana with was Professor Sheila Tlou, Board of Member for Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP), Co-Chair of the Nursing Now Global Campaign and the Global HIV Prevention Coalition, and a Former Minister of Health and Wellness in Botswana from […]