About Anthropos

We support indigenous communities in southern Africa to secure their rights, strengthen local institutions, and shape their futures.

Combining on-the-ground operations with strategic partnership, finance, and governance.

Who we are

Two entities, one framework of accountability.

Operational entity · Botswana

Anthropos Africa

Anthropos Africa leads programme design and delivery on the ground: facilitating consultation, coordinating technical partners, supporting the Khwedom Council's institutional capacity, and serving as the formal counterparty to Government of Botswana under the MOU.

Legal status Non-profit, Botswana-registered company limited by guarantee. UIN: BW00009627381.
Based in Gaborone, Botswana
Strategic entity · United Kingdom

Anthropos Initiatives

Anthropos Initiatives provides the strategic and financial backbone of the family. It holds partnerships with international funders, supports governance and quality assurance across programmes, and convenes the academic, legal, and policy expertise that Anthropos Africa draws on.

Role Strategic support, funding architecture, international partnerships, governance and oversight.
Based in United Kingdom
Governance

A two-board structure with one line of accountability.

Anthropos Africa and Anthropos Initiatives each maintain their own boards of directors, with overlapping membership to ensure alignment. Programme oversight, financial reporting, and safeguarding standards are shared across the two entities.

All programmes are reviewed jointly with the Khwedom Council at quarterly intervals and annually with Government of Botswana counterparts.

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