Botswana is a nation in Southern Africa with a population of more than 2.6 million people (World Bank, 2022).
COL’s work in Botswana is primarily focussed in the areas of higher education, open schooling, lifelong learning for farmers, skills for work and gender equality and is part of the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network. COL’s regional centre, the Southern African Development Community – Centre for Distance Education (SADC-CDE) is supported by the Ministry of Education and hosted by Botswana Open University (BOU). Learners from Botswana are also benefitting from COL’s free, open online courses and other available resources.