The project called My Botswana Storytelling Project 2017 started on the February 6 and will finish on the March 17. As part of the project, workshops were held in three venues: Maun, Ghanzi, and Gaborone. The project is divided into three parts called Operation Pen and Paper (Maun), Operation Voice and Microphone (Ghanzi) and Literary TechShop (Gaborone) with participants from primary schools in Ghanzi, and secondary schools in Maun and Gaborone. In all instances, the collective looked for students with interest in writing and storytelling and some level of excellence. They also made sure that the workshops did not conflict with their daily school schedules.
In Maun, Operation Pen and Paper, involved 20 students and their teachers from Maun Senior Secondary School, Tshwaragano Junior Secondary School, Sedie Junior Secondary School, Moeti Junior Secondary School, Tsodilo Junior Secondary School and Maitlamo Junior Secondary School. They attended three full day workshops at Maun Lodge where they were taught various aspects of writing stories.
