BOTSFA: Recent Episodes
BOTSFA
The Botswana-Sweden Friendship Association, commonly known as BOTSFA, was formed in 1984. The objective was and remains that of promoting an understanding and closer interaction between Swedes and Batswana, and enhance social and cultural exchanges.
Dr. Leloba Molema shares her views and experiences about apartheided and segregation. She shares memories from her meeting with Nelson Mandela as a child. Listeners also get to know her family background with her father and onkel as the first black medical doctors in Botswana and also their fight against apartheid. A fight that Dr. Leloba Molema was also a part of.
Dr Leloba Molema is a senior lecturer in the English Department at the University of Botswana.
Ednah Rosen is an award winning cookbook writer and founder of Acacia Café Café in Maun. BOTSFA’s podcast reporter Kerstin Jackson Main met Ednah for a chat about food, culture and good vibes at the Nhabe Museum where the restaurant is located.
Professor Sheila Dinotshe Tlou on health in Botswana
In podcast no. 10, MotherK Masire interviews Professor Sheila Dinotshe Tlou about her roles as Minister of Health and HIV activist. Professor Tlou also shares her view on how the country has handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
Professor Tlou is a Motswana nurse, specialist in HIV/AIDS and women's health, and a nursing educator. She was Minister of Health from 2004 to 2008. Professor Tlou is an internationally distinguished advocate for the adequacy of human resources in health development. She is a recognized visionary leader.
MotherK Masire is a mindfulness coach and founder of the wellness farm, Afro Botho.
Ulf Nermark, a Swedish national, is a marine biologist, photographer and teacher. He is a permanent resident in Botswana since 1990. This interview was done during his recent visit to Sweden, in the beginning of 2021. In the interview Ulf talks about fish farming projects in Botswana. To that he says, “In spite of the fact the interest in fish farming was very low for many years, I never lost interest and I have undertaken my own farming trials.” The Government of Botswana has renewed interest in developing the industry — very encouraging for the farming projects. Ulf is part of a FAO project team assisting the Government of Botswana to develop the aquaculture sector, in a more structured way.
Peter Eliasson is a lecturer at BIUST (Botswana International University of Science & Technology) in Palapye, Botswana, teaching courses in the fields of Ecology and Forestry. He presently teaches three courses, in addition to supervising Ph.D. students. In this interview, Peter takes up seeing students doing research and fieldwork as one of his pleasures in teaching, since joining the university in 2017. For example, he is currently engaging his students in investigating the effects of solar power on carbon dioxide emissions in Botswana.
ARC – Art Recidency Centre ARC is an art residency centre based at the Gaborone Club, Gaborone, Botswana. “We offer work residencies to creatives in our community”. In this interview Ann Gollifer, Maipelo Gabang and Tumelo Nkwe (the current ARC executive) introduce you to ARC. Enjoy! For more information contact us: arcbotswana@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArcResidencyCentre
Ms Zindzi Letsididi is a visionary and purpose driven leader who believes in supporting citizen economic empowerment initiatives, and youth development. She is the Founder and Director of TheNeoHub Innovation Lab. In her role, she has the responsibility of facilitating SMMEs innovations and oversees the strategy mandate of the Innovation hub. Ms. Letsididi is the founding director of Awake, Arise & Shine NGO that aims to empower young women to live a purpose-driven life marked by leadership, accountability, and societal contribution.
Welcome to the 5th episode of BOTSFA podcast. This episode gives you an update on the HIV situation in Botswana with the help of Dr. Ava Avalos (originally from San Diego, California). She works as a HIV/TB specialist physician and as an Aids activist in Africa. In addition to clinical care, she focuses her medical research on optimizing anti-retroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS patients, preventing both ART failure and the development of drug resistance, as well as improving the implementation of public health programs in Botswana.
Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger Producer: Per Järtby
This interview, the second, held on 12th May, 2020, is with Ulrika Egner in Gaborone. In the interview Ulrika tells about Pilates and thelive classes she is offering every morning at 9.00 am from her home. You can follow her on the web by going to the Pilates Place. If you miss a class you will find it stored under the link video
Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger Producer: Per Järtby
This interview, the third, held on 23rd May, 2020, is with Dr. Kiran Bhagat in Gaborone. Dr. Bhagat is a cardiologist and a clinical pharmacologist. He is passionate about life style changes that prevent chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. In this interview he talks about the negative effect the Covid-19 has on the Batswana and he also touches on the Corona situation in general.
Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger Producer: Per Järtby
This interview, the fourth, held on 5th June, 2020, is Mr. Super Sande. Super is the a senior guide at Jack's Camp in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. He has been working there for more than 20 years. In this interview he describes the situation at the Camp and how it has been affected by the Corona virus.
Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger Producer: Per Järtby
This interview, the first, held on 29th April, 2020, is with the Swedish Honorary Consul to Botswana, Kent Nilsson. The interview provides select issues on Coronavirus or COVID-19 developments in Botswana.
Interview by Kerstin Jackson Main Editor/editing: Mats Ögren Wanger Producer: Per Järtby