Apprising the United States of America ambassador to Botswana Michelle Gavin last week, manager of Chobe Enclave Community Trust Frank Limbo, said his organisation has distributed P150,000 to each of the five villages of Satau, Kavimba, Mabele, Kachikau and Parakarungu to finance projects aimed at promoting natural resources conservation in the area.
Limbo said that some of the money went into financing wildlife and tourism activities in the village which in turn has provided employment for the areas residents. Some of these activities include ceding hunting rights to those who hunt trophies at a fee charged by the community through the trust. Limbo said that as a result of the profits accrued from the tourism activities in the Chobe area, villages have managed to buy a tractor, ploughs, construction equipment and other farm implements. The manager said besides farming, the villagers also use tractors for transporting firewood for weddings and funeral services.
