YOU CHOOSE THE IMPACT

Botswanamark pledges 1% of its profits to NGOs and charities in Botswana. By registering their diamond on the Botswanamark website, each new custodian is invited to choose which impact partner they would like us to support—making a positive impact part of the diamond’s continuing journey.

LEARN TO PLAY

Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV prevalence rates. The epidemic has caused suffering for those affected and their families, while also placing significant pressure on households and communities. This hurts households financially and decreases the workforce in Botswana. Around 160,000 children lack parental care, approximately 120,000 of whom lost that care because of AIDS.

The Learn To Play Charity approaches early childhood development at a child, caregiver, and community level. Whilst children are at the core of our programming, they work extensively with caregivers in the form of parenting programs and communities regarding advocacy. By acting in a systems-change model, they are able to actively demonstrate the value of Early Childhood Development (ECD) to parents, stakeholders, and partners in a society where ECD is not yet seen as a necessity.

A young girl in rural Botswana
An elephant and its shadow crossing the Okavango salt pans

ECOEXIST TRUST

The largest population of elephants on the planet lives in northern Botswana. By recent estimates, close to 130,000 elephants roam freely through the region’s maze of waterways, mopane forests, reed beds, and grasslands. In the eastern Okavango Panhandle, elephants often move into areas where people live, plant fields, herd livestock, and walk to and from school.

Each year, the elephants move southwards to the permanent waters and food resources of the Delta. As they follow timeworn migratory routes, the elephants often have to negotiate paths between fields and settlements.

Ecoexist’s mission is to support the lives and livelihoods of people who share space with elephants while considering the needs of elephants and their habitats. The Ecoexist Project seeks to reduce conflict and foster coexistence between elephants and people.

Elephants and their shadows crossing the Okavango floodplains

HIPPO ROLLERS

Reliable access to water is essential for drinking, cooking, cleaning and maintaining basic hygiene. It also enables families to irrigate small food gardens, helping them grow their own produce and strengthen their self-reliance.

For young people, older people and those living with disabilities, carrying heavy 25-litre buckets several times a day can be physically demanding and limits the amount of water a household can collect.

The Hippo Roller offers a simple and practical solution. Its durable rolling container allows up to 90 litres of water to be transported safely and efficiently—reducing the physical burden of water collection while improving access to water for households and communities without reliable infrastructure.

A boy fetching water from a hand pump
An aerial abstract of the Okavango Delta's waterways