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Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA) – Botswana strives to develop the political voice of the San in Botswana and to make this voice known to the rest of the country. Together with First People of the Kalahari, WIMSA tries to promote support in Botswana and internationally for the plight of the San, marginalised by the system and the move towards a cash economy. WIMSA Botswana works on issues of land loss, education, representation and human rights and has formed a network of San organisations and groups in Botswana, striving to get even the smallest language groups amongst the San to join this network.

The regional WIMSA office was established in Windhoek in early 1996; WIMSA/Botswana was established shortly thereafter in D’Kar. Regional WIMSA’s focus would be on supporting and networking with San communities in South Africa, Angola, and Namibia, whereas WIMSA/Botswana’s would be on San affairs in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. WIMSA also links the San in South Africa with other indigenous peoples in Africa.

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