The UK Botswana Society is a voluntary organisation set up in 1961 by British friends of Botswana with the help and encouragement of the Botswana High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. Its objects are to encourage and strengthen ties between Britain and Botswana and to foster friendship and a better understanding between the peoples of the two countries. It has a close relationship with the Botswana High Commission in London and maintains contact with Batswana student organisations within the United Kingdom.

Members of the Society (who may be individuals or corporate bodies receive a quarterly Newsletter which includes news from Botswana. The Society organises periodic meetings with speakers on subjects connected with Botswana, and there is an annual lunch for its members.

The Society has set up a registered charity (the United Kingdom Botswana Appeals Fund) to help finance needy causes within Botswana.

The Society warmly welcomes new members who agree with its objects. The annual subscription is £8 for single members, £10 for joint members and £30 for corporate members (£10 if the member is a charity).

An application form can be downloaded from this site. To join the Society please complete it, and send it with your cheque to the:

For further information or assistance please contact any of the members listed in our Contacts Page.