Indigenous wisdom, nature stewardship and community-led livelihoods.
MIKODI works with rural communities in the Okavango to protect Indigenous knowledge, restore ecosystems, and build resilient nature-positive economies.
Our mission
Advancing Indigenous knowledge and nature stewardship in Southern Africa.
We partner with communities in Botswana to document and revive Indigenous knowledge, incubate community enterprises, and design equitable benefit-sharing frameworks — building landscapes where people and nature thrive together.
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What guides us
Our values
Rooted in community, our principles orbit a single commitment: sustainability at the centre of everything.
Sustainability
At the core
Ecological limits and long-term resilience guide our actions.
Community Custodianship
Communities lead decisions and share benefits.
Respect & Consent
Indigenous knowledge is protected by Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
Transparency
Finances and partnerships are open and auditable.
Equity & Pluralism
Programmes prioritise marginalised groups and gender equity.
Partner with us on the Wisdom Hub in NxauNxau.
A community-rooted space for wisdom exchange, training and nature-positive enterprise in NG3 — the western Okavango Delta.