National San Dialogue, Ghanzi
Fifty San leaders from across Botswana gathered in Ghanzi for two days of closed deliberations on how communities want to engage with government during the ongoing reform process.
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Working with indigenous communities in southern Africa to expand and restore their rights, lands, and livelihoods.
Featured programmes
Four workstreams, one framework for San-led reform.
Our 2026–2029 programme is organised around four interlocking tracks. Each is designed to leverage implementation finance at multiples of its value once the legal and governance architecture is in place.
01 / Participation
Consultation & Participation
Institutional capacity · Khwedom Council
Building the Khwedom Council's capacity and the Khoena Programme as the standing platform through which San views inform national policy.
02 / Evidence
Data & Evidence
Population · Demography · Livelihoods
Closing the seven-fold gap between official and community estimates of the San population — from 18,000 to 120,000 — with a rigorous, community-led evidence base.
03 / Restoration
CKGR Restoration
Central Kalahari · Conservation · Rights
A structured, time-bound roadmap to restore the Central Kalahari Game Reserve as a living San landscape, combining rights, restoration and sustainable livelihoods.
04 / Reform
Policy, Legal & Institutional Reform
Law · Governance · State capacity
Drafting, testing and embedding the legal and institutional architecture needed to make restitution durable across government, courts, and customary systems.
Long-term work
Core programmes
The four-year Botswana programme is the gateway to Anthropos's enduring institutional work. Alongside the 2026–2029 reform priorities, two core programmes — Lands and Livelihoods, and CBO Support — define the organisation's long-term commitment to San rights and development across the region.
See core programmesLands and Livelihoods
Securing land as the long-term asset base for San communities, and converting that asset base into community-owned wealth through equity-backed economic models.
CBO Support
Building a strong, well-governed network of San community-based organisations with the capacity to hold rights, manage assets, and advocate for their communities.
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News & updates
MOU signed with the Government of Botswana
At the direction of President Duma Boko, Anthropos and the Minister of Justice signed an MOU under which Anthropos will provide technical, strategic and financial support to the indigenous rights reform programme.
Read the announcementCKGR rights restoration: community consultations
Smith Moeti and team report from Molapo on the first wave of consultations with G/wi and G//ana communities on restoring rights inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
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A long partnership, built one decision at a time.
We work with a small circle of funders, technical partners, and institutions who share a long-term commitment to San-led reform. If that sounds like you, we would welcome a conversation.
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