The school we're at is called Bana ba metsi and is located near the village of Ngrange on the east side of the Okavango panhandle...in other words....the middle of nowhere. The nearest proper town is called Shakawe which is 50km down a dirt road and a ferry crossing away. The school is then 1km from the road down a slightly more bumpy dirt road and is surrounded by a perimeter fence. Being in the middle of nowhere makes it all the more special though (untill you run out of nice fresh food that is).
The school targets 'boys at risk' throughout Botswana. These boys come for a variety of reasons, through poverty, lack of positive role models, criminal behaviour......you get the picture. The age of the boys ranges from 12 to 19. The school then tries to teach them as many manual skills as possible and aims for them to pass their Primary School Leaving Certificate. Sounds like a pretty sweet plan...
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