Pitzer in Botswana Directed Independent Study Projects

Independent Research Areas

African History
African Literature
Anthropology
Development Studies
Economics
Environmental Studies
Gender Studies
HIV/AIDS
International Relations
Linguistics
Political Studies
Psychology
Public Health
Religion
Sociology
Theater and Dance
Traditional Arts
Vulnerable Children and Orphans
Wildlife Ecology

Botswana Independent Study Project Titles

  • Ditholwana and Traditional Dance in Botswana
  • Press Freedom
  • The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency: Building Business People in Maun, Botswana
  • Reggae Music and Political Expression
  • 3P Productions and Botswana’s 40 Years of Independence
  • Understanding the Limitations of Building and Consolidating the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions
  • SAPSSI Activities and Boitumelo Mo Nageng Kids Camps for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: An in-Depth
  • Reflection of Activities and Experiences
  • The Youth Health Organization: Sharing Experiences
  • Interning with the Youth Health Organization (YOHO), on Tour with the Dzalabana Bosole Arts Festival
  • From Cattle to Carcass Meal: An analysis of Procedures at the BMC lobatse Abattoir.
  • Healing HIV/AIDS in Setswana Culture: Four Case Studies.
  • Perceptions of Traditional Medicine in Botswana.
  • Art and Identity: The effects of globalisation on oppressed communities as reflected through their art.
  • Odi Weavers: A Community Overcoming the Odds.
  • Bogale: Appreciating the Segaba.
  • Unspoken Language: A Closer Look at African Dance.
  • Legkoa Journalism: My life as a Botswana Gazette Writer.
  • Environmental Conservation in Botswana:The Role of an NGO
  • The Lentswe la Oodi Producers Co-op
  • Water: The Other Diamond of Botswana, A Study of Water Conservation
  • The Revelation of AIDS in Botswana: BONAMODI
  • Botlhale Jwa Phala Youth
  • Botswana Power Corporation Workers Union: A historical analysis
  • Internship at the Kalahari Conservation Society
  • Decolonizing the Mind: The Case of Botswana
  • The Diphalana Continuing Education Project
  • Avoiding the Gallows: A Controversy over Capital Punishment in Botswana
  • Traditional Song and Dance of Botswana
  • House of Hope: A Community’s Response to the Impacts of HIV/AIDS
  • The Legacy of Segametsi Mogomotsi
  • Ditshwanelo, The Botswana Centre for Human Rights
  • Internship with Women and Law in Southern Africa, Gaborone, Botswana: Struggles of LifeLine Botswana
  • My Month in Gabane Pottery
  • The Effects of Seed Age, Seed Size and Soil Composition on the Germination and Initial Seedling Growth on Colophospermum mopane.
  • Oranges and Bananas and Mangoes (Oh My): Chobe farms and the Challenges of Agriculture in Northern Botswana.
  • This is a research on challenges of commercial farming in Botswana using Chobe farms as a case study.
  • Grey Matters and Living with Elephants
  • Cohabitation in Botswana: The need for legislation.
  • The Utilization of Traditional Vs. Modern Medicine: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Botswana.
  • The Land Board as a Equalizing Institution: The Ngwato Land Board Case Study.
  • Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals of Botswana (LeGaBiBo)
  • Youth Popular Theater as a Community Education Tool in Botswana: Ghetto Artists Case Study.
  • My Internship at The Botswana
  • Traditional Egalitarianism: The Study of the Legal History of Rape.
  • Traditional Dance in Modern Botswana Society
  • Plastic Recycling: An Internship with Somarelang Tikologo and a look at urban environmental education in Botswana.
  • Art as a Process for Cultural Identity and Critical Thinking
  • Cultural Identity in a Changing Society: A Study of Traditional Songs of the Bangwaketse.
  • Apprenticeship with Mogwana Traditional Dance Group: Traditional Dance in the Context of Botswana
  • Mmegi: Investigative Reporting for the People.
  • An internship with Botswana’s largest circulated newspaper and the role of print media in Botswana.
  • The Attitude of Maun Residents Towards Maun Wildlife Education Park (MWEP)
  • Home Based Care in Botswana and The Holy Cross Hospice: Their Relevance and Contribution in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  • The Social Needs in Botswana’s Preschools
  • The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Taking a look at what it is like working and planning in Gaborone.
  • Access to Justice and The Criminality of Homosexuality in Botswana: The Case of Utjiwa Kanane.
  • The Evolution of Drumming
  • Refugees in Botswana: Stories, Frustrations, and Insights from Dukwi Refugee Camp.
  • The Social Impacts of Elephants in Gidikwa: The Relationship Between the People and the Pachyderms.
  • Surface Water Quality of Tamalakane River Maun, Botswana.
  • The Thapong Experience.
  • Basket-Weaving in Botswana: Still Really Something.
  • The History of Printmaking in Africa and My Experience at Marothodi Ltd.
  • Understanding Empowerment: Internship with Permaculture Trust of Botswana.
  • Traditional Medicine in Botswana: The Past or the Future?
  • Education as a Means of Socialization: Primary Education in Botswana.
  • Trust for the Okavango Cultural and Development Initiatives: A Study in Grassroots Development – Itsoseng
  • Bomme Basket Weavers Evaluative Report.
  • Unification and Diversification of Music from An Untraditional Perspective in Botswana.
  • Problem Animal Control and Moremi Game Reserve: A Case Study from the Perspective of a Wildlife Officer.
  • My Life in the Bush: Large Carnivore Research with African Wildlife Foundation.
  • SOS Kindergarten, Francistown, Botswana
  • Care and Prevention go Hand in Hand: Botswana’s National Response to HIV/AIDS.
  • The Centre for Strategic Studies: Helping Democracy Find a Place in the World of Defense and Security.
  • The N/oakwe on the Road to Development.
  • Mmino wa Setswana: Traditional Dance in Botswana.
  • Thari Ya Sechaba: Traditional Midwives and Gaborone Birth Culture In the Age of AIDS
  • The Risk and Resilience of San Peoples in Western Botswana: Working with the Kuru Family of Organizations