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The task is to investigate about the diamonds industry in Botswana, and find out how the people, government and other institutions of Botswana are working to diversify the economy.
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Botswana is one of the countries in southern Africa that does not have direct access<br /> to the ocean. Its neighboring countries are South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and<br /> Zambia. It only has a 750 m border with Zambia on the Zambezi River. If it were<br /> not for the strip of land from Ovamboland to Namibia, Botswana would also be a<br /> neighbor of Angola.<br /> <br /> 85% of the territory is covered by the Kalahari Desert. In the northwest of the<br /> country, there is the famous Okavango swamp with a lot of flora and fauna. The<br /> most important river for Botswana is Limpopo that forms a large part of the border<br /> with South Africa.<br /> <br /> The Tswana people came to Botswana in the XVIII century. The first English<br /> arrived in 1813, but it were Boers and Zulus who began to settle there because of<br /> conflicts with the English in South Africa. In 1885, Botswana became a British<br /> protectorate until its independence in 1966.<br /> <br /> The country has many ethnic groups. One of these groups is the Bushmen. These<br /> people were driven from their hunting grounds by the government in the early 2000s<br /> in order to make way for the search for diamond deposits. This caused problems for<br /> the Bushmen mainly due to the lack of water. They are now in negotiations with the<br /> government to solve their problems.<br /> <br /> Botswana is praised all over for its climate of political and economic stability. It has<br /> a multi-party system where the president and vice-president are elected indirectly.<br /> So far, the same party has always held the majority, but there are predictions from<br /> the U.S. that say they may lose this majority in the coming 2014 elections.<br /> The government is accused of having close ties with the U.S.: Along with Zambia, it<br /> did not join the other SADC (South African Development Community) countries in<br /> resolving the 2008-2009 crisis in Zimbabwe.<br /> <br /> In capitalist terms, the country has done very well, for example, in relation to<br /> economic growth and the qualification of human resources. But not all the people<br /> benefited from this: unemployment is high, about 25% of the population live in<br /> absolute poverty, the country has a high rate of inequality (the so-called “Gini<br /> coefficient”) and the environmental problems are increasing.
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1. Skim through the files (F1 – F12) and other sources to get a good overview of the<br /> topic.<br /> <br /> 2. Before making the plan, brainstorm in your group about different possibilities.<br /> Discuss the places you could visit: <div style="margin-left: 40px;">-mines<br /> -rural areas<br /> -governmental institutions<br /> -development projects<br /> -educational institutions<br /> -multinational companies<br /> -resource transport facilities<br /> -resource exporter<br /> -bank<br /> -etc.<br /> <br /> <em><strong>Discuss the people you could interview:</strong></em><br /> -miners<br /> -officials<br /> -development workers<br /> -mine managers<br /> -syndicalists<br /> -farmers<br /> -teachers<br /> -elders<br /> -activists<br /> -etc.<br /> </div> 3. Based on the discussion, prepare a day-by-day plan of your investigation.<br /> Set goals for your investigation.<br /> Indicate when, where and how you will travel, whom you want to meet and how<br /> you want to obtain the information.<br /> <br /> 4. Present the plan to your Core Group. Receive the feedback and adjust your plan<br /> accordingly.<br /> <br /> 5. Prepare the questions for the different interviews during your investigation.<br /> <br /> 6. Investigate as you planned. <div style="margin-left: 40px;">- Readjust the plan and your questions according to the situation and new knowledge.<br /> - Study the files to be better prepared for what you encounter.<br /> - Collect information by making good notes, gathering materials, taking pictures,<br /> recordings and videos.<br /> - Don’t need to limit your interaction with the people to interviews. Consider joining<br /> some of them in their activities if you think you could deepen your knowledge this<br /> way.</div> <em><strong>Be open for the unexpected opportunities!</strong></em><br /> <br /> 7. Write a report of 6-8 pages about the economy of Botswana based on your<br /> investigation. You can start writing already in the beginning of your investigation<br /> and develop and modify the text as you proceed. <div style="margin-left: 40px;">- In the report, introduce the topic and the main questions, issues and/or thesis you<br /> will be analysing. Present also the plan for your investigations.<br /> - The content should include theoretical considerations as well as analyses of your<br /> observations and actions. Support the arguments with the knowledge you gained<br /> during the investigation, from the files and other sources. Remember to always<br /> recognize and acknowledge the resources by writing footnotes.<br /> - The conclusion should be based on the knowledge and arguments already written in<br /> the text and should relate to the introduction.<br /> <br /> You can decide yourselves the questions, issues and/or thesis of the report<br /> according to your findings during the investigation and studies. Here you can find<br /> some helpful questions:<br /> -What are the main sources of income of Botswana?<br /> -How much has the country been profiting from diamond industry?<br /> -Why was diamond industry beneficial for Botswana, while in many other countries<br /> on the continent the resources became rather a burden?<br /> -Who owns the mines in the country?<br /> -How do the multinational companies influence the politics in Botswana?<br /> -What is the impact of the mines on local population?<br /> -How does the mining affect the environment in Botswana?<br /> -What are the working conditions in the mines?<br /> -How are the workers organized?<br /> -What is the policy of the government of Botswana regarding the diversification of<br /> the economy?<br /> -What are the future perspectives for the future growth of economy in the country?<br /> -etc.</div> 8. Send your report to your tutor. You can annex other information: notes,<br /> documents, articles, pictures, recordings and videos.
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