BotswanaBW

UK overseas development assistance to Botswana — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£6.3M

Projects

Sectors

Date Range

2015 – 2025

Closed21(£6.2M)

Implementation1(£75K)

Largest Projects

British Academy Academies Collective Fund: Resilient Futures - Challenge-led grants: Cities & Infrastructure

Research/scientific institutionsClosed2017 – 2019

£5,120,000

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The Cities & Infrastructure Programme funds interdisciplinary research projects that address the challenge of creating and maintaining sustainable and resilient cities, with the aim of informing relevant policies and interventions in developing count...

Chevening Scholarships in Botswana

Higher educationClosed2017 – 2018

£240,735

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on Chevening Scholarships in Botswana which enables students to pursue postgraduate study at UK higher education institutions, and utilise their new skills and abilities to contribute to the development of their ...

The economic impact of El Niño related floods and drought on small and medium enterprises in Botswana, Kenya and Zambia

Environmental researchClosed2016 – 2018

£227,689

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The proposed research will assess the impacts of and responses to extreme drought (Botswana and Zambia) and floods (Kenya) associated with the 2015-16 El Niño (EN) and subsequent rainy season. The aim is to examine the economic consequences for small...

International Programmes in Botswana (2020 - 2022)

-Closed2020 – 2022

£191,292

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Convening Fund: UK-Kenya-Botswana Renewable Energy Knowledge Exchange

Power generation/renewable sourcesImplementation2025 – 2026

£74,900

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This project is a trilateral initiative between the UK, Botswana and Kenya to share best practice and use innovation to develop renewable energy solutions, principally solar, to increase energy access particularly to marginalised communities. Through...

Upscaling farmer-led targeted intervention for livestock health and poverty alleviation in Africa

Research/scientific institutionsClosed2018 – 2019

£63,428

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Parasites are a major cause of disease and production loss in grazing ruminants worldwide, and their control is increasingly challenged by climate change and drug resistance. In resource-poor marginal farming systems, where reliance on livestock for ...

Building capacity of legal and judicial officers and developing standard operating procedures

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2024 – 2025

£55,300

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To deliver technical capacity training to legal professionals, social workers and healthcare professionals on child-friendly methods of handling children’s cases in the justice system and develop Standard Operating Procedures to guide implementation ...

Child-Friendly Justice

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2024 – 2026

£55,300

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To deliver technical capacity training to legal and judicial professionals, social workers and healthcare professionals on child-friendly methods of handling children’s cases in the justice system and develop Standard Operating Procedures to guide im...

Frontline Diplomatic Enabling Activity in Botswana

Multisector aidClosed2019 – 2020

£44,980

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on diplomatic activity in Botswana which helps deliver FCO priority outcomes linked to strengthening peace, security and governance, building resilience to external stresses, and/or promoting global prosperity

Supporting Human Rights, Democracy and the Rules based International System in Botswana

-Closed2019 – 2020

£42,915

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on Supporting Human Rights, Democracy and the Rules based International System in Botswana which helps build prosperous and democratic countries, tackles the drivers of instability and insecurity, and addresses g...

Sector Breakdown

Research/scientific institutions

£5.2M

Higher education

£241K

Environmental research

£228K

Legal and judicial development

£109K

Power generation/renewable sources

£75K

Multisector aid

£72K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£40K

Advanced technical and managerial training

£35K

Business policy and administration

£28K

Medical research

£20K

Trade policy and administrative management

£6K

Spending Over Time

2015

£-1,926

2016

£311K

2017

£5.5M

2018

£90K

2019

£88K

2020

£191K

2024

£111K

2025

£75K

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Botswana via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

British Academy Academies Collective Fund: Resilient Futures - Challenge-led grants: Cities & Infrastructure

Research/scientific institutionsClosed2017 – 2019

£5,120,000

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Chevening Scholarships in Botswana

Higher educationClosed2017 – 2018

£240,735

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The economic impact of El Niño related floods and drought on small and medium enterprises in Botswana, Kenya and Zambia

Environmental researchClosed2016 – 2018

£227,689

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International Programmes in Botswana (2020 - 2022)

-Closed2020 – 2022

£191,292

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Convening Fund: UK-Kenya-Botswana Renewable Energy Knowledge Exchange

Power generation/renewable sourcesImplementation2025 – 2026

£74,900

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Upscaling farmer-led targeted intervention for livestock health and poverty alleviation in Africa

Research/scientific institutionsClosed2018 – 2019

£63,428

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Building capacity of legal and judicial officers and developing standard operating procedures

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2024 – 2025

£55,300

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Child-Friendly Justice

Legal and judicial developmentClosed2024 – 2026

£55,300

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Frontline Diplomatic Enabling Activity in Botswana

Multisector aidClosed2019 – 2020

£44,980

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Supporting Human Rights, Democracy and the Rules based International System in Botswana

-Closed2019 – 2020

£42,915

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Sector Breakdown

Research/scientific institutions

£5.2M

Higher education

£241K

Environmental research

£228K

Legal and judicial development

£109K

Power generation/renewable sources

£75K

Multisector aid

£72K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£40K

Advanced technical and managerial training

£35K

Business policy and administration

£28K

Medical research

£20K

Trade policy and administrative management

£6K