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Knowledge comes in many shapes and forms.
In Lisima, like in other parts of Africa, knowledge is shaped by people’s sense of existence, their cultural identity and the ways they interact with their communities and environment. It comes from experiencing the world around them and is passed orally from one generation to the next.
Through the Knowledge programme, @fundacaolisima is bringing these traditions of African orality together with access to formal government education, creating a form of schooling in which formal literacy strengthens, rather than replaces, the oral wisdom that has always sustained the Nganguela peoples of Lisima. In doing so, communities can preserve their identity while gaining another platform to advocate for their futures.
The programme is led by coordinator Valdmar Tchipito, with Afonso Lussati and Geremias Tchissola, who navigate community relationships and consultation, and Alberto Sambongue, who coordinates the provincial government’s Youth and Elder (EJA) programme, connecting Knowledge with the public education system.
#Lisima
#OkavangoEternal
#NGOWP
✍🏽 Adapted from an article by @_kerllencosta
📷 Vandilson Almeida @black_dreamrs
28 Oct 2026
When @Nkashibw Storytelling Technician Laone travelled to Namibia to photograph the launch of the Kavango Cares reusable nappy project, it was his first time visiting our neighbours across the border.
Coming from the Okavango Delta, Laone was surprised by how much it felt like home. From familiar thatched houses and shared Hambukushu traditions to the different ways mekoro are made and used, he discovered both similarities and differences in how communities live along the river.
Swipe through to see what caught his attention.
#Nkashi #Namibia
#KnowledgePropelsUsForward
#Botswana
19 Oct 2026
In the villages of eastern Angola, when an elder speaks, the room fills with listening.
For the Nganguela peoples of the Lisima landscape, this oral tradition carries knowledge of the land, medicinal plants, wildlife, culture and community life. A grandmother teaching a granddaughter the medicinal use of a root. A hunter teaching a boy which trees the bees prefer. A traditional leader, like a Soba or a Regedor, resolving a dispute with a proverb the whole village already knows by heart.
Orality is Africa’s oldest classroom. And in Lisima, it has kept a landscape and its people’s way of life intact for millennia. Yet for decades, this rich system of learning existed largely apart from formal education. Decades of civil war left the region without teachers, schools or printed books.
In 2023, @fundacaolisima launched the Knowledge programme to help bridge this gap, bringing traditional knowledge and formal education together without one replacing the other. Guided by @_kerllencosta’s @ngala_okola philosophy, the programme creates opportunities for people to learn to read and write while keeping the knowledge and identity already held within communities at the heart of learning.
The Knowledge programme is supported through Okavango Eternal, a partnership between the @natgeosociety and @debeersgroup.
#Lisima
#OkavangoEternal
#NGOWP
📷 Paulo Perestrelo @pauloperestrelophoto
12 Oct 2026
That’s a wrap on Photo Camp Angola!
This Photo Camp focused on how communities connect with nature. Students engaged with #NatGeoExplorers to learn photography and writing skills, as well as build connections within their communities and peers.
Speaking on experiencing different cultures through storytelling, Gape Komane shared:
“In Botswana, we track the great migrations of elephants and zebras across our ancient sands. But getting to know the sea turtle in Angola teaches us that the ocean has its own ancient wanderers. A sea turtle nesting on a beach in Angola connects our land to the vastness of the deep blue. Just as we guard the paths of our wildlife on land, we must protect the coastal nurseries of these marine travelers. Their survival ensures the natural balance of a world we all share.”
Photo Camp was hosted by the Okavango Wilderness Project (@intotheokavango) and Wild Bird Trust (@wildbirdtrust). It was led by #NatGeoExplorers Federico Pardo (@federicopardophoto), Kerllen Costa (@_kerllencosta) Etinosa Yvonne (@etinosa.yvonne) and Fernando Faciole (@fernando.faciole).
📸Trendy Mulela Masule (@mulelaaa), Rossana Graneira Manuel (@rossanagraneira), Melissa Perestrelo, Gape Komane (@gapedkomane), Dário Dos Santos, Veto Kilson Arsénio de Araújo (@veto.araujo_)
@fundacaolisima
@nkashibw
@kavangowildernessproject
28 Sep 2026
During Photo Camp Angola students discover new places and perspectives.
Reflecting on the experience Trendy Mulela Masule shared:
“Every place we find ourselves in has something unique to offer. I truly loved the contrasting beauty of Angola's people and its landscapes. A unique treasure indeed!”
📸 Anderson Leonel José Figueiredo (@anderson.leonel_) (1,2), Eugénia Rufino (@__miss_moniz) (3), Isaias Elísio Joaquim (@isaiasjoaquim998) (4) and Trendy Mulela Masule (@mulelaaa) (5,6)
@fundacaolisima
@nkashibw
@kavangowildernessproject
27 Sep 2026
More from Photo Camp Angola.
#NatGeoExplorer and Team Leader Fernando Faciole (@fernando.faciole) describes the experience so far:
“In Cabo Ledo, life moves with the ocean. In the morning, fish come from the sea and are carried through the village, passing from one hand to another. By late afternoon, young surfers enter the same water, waiting for waves as the light begins to change. Different relationships with the sea, shaped by work, play and everyday life. One coastline, many ways of belonging to it.”
📸Jayson Mofenyi Kesego (@thengamidream), Isaias Elísio Joaquim (@isaiasjoaquim998), Jorgina Deocrácia Afonso Dinis (@jorgina_dinis), Veto Kilson Arsénio de Araújo (@veto.araujo_), Trendy Mulela Masule (@mulelaaa), Rossana Graneira Manuel (@rossanagraneira)
@fundacaolisima
@nkashibw
@kavangowildernessproject
26 Sep 2026
Photo Camp Angola continues!
The first assignment focused on light. Students discovered how it changes a place, how it shapes bodies and turns them into silhouettes. They practiced moving around, trying to catch the light at the right angle, sometimes they missed but they always tried again.
As the sun went down over Cabo Ledo, students began to understand photography through a simple process: where you stand, where you look and what the light reveals.
📸 Danilson Fio, Bontle Moyambo, Elizabeth Mughongora, Gape Komane (@Gapedkomane), Abigail Sekolokwane (@abigailsekolokwane) and Anderson Leonel José Figueiredo (@anderson.leonel_)
@fundacaolisima
@nkashibw
@kavangowildernessproject
24 Sep 2026
Over the last five years National Geographic and De Beers partnership, Okavango Eternal, has created tangible impact in conservation, livelihoods and storytelling.
Together the National Geographic Society and De Beers have supported:
The historic designation of Lisima Lya Mwono as a Ramsar Wetland of
International Importance, a key milestone in the long-term protection of
the source waters of the Okavango Basin;
Local scientists, groundbreaking scientific research and traditional
knowledge held and stewarded by local communities;
Livelihood opportunities across Angola, Namibia, and Botswana, in
beekeeping, basket weaving, regenerative agriculture, and
entrepreneurship; and
The operation of two Nkashi Knowledge Centres - community centers
that expand access to education, entrepreneurship and conservation-
linked opportunities.
Over the next 5 years Okavango Eternal will continue to support and accelerate the work of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project and build on this momentum to pursue even greater impact. Together we’re working to secure long-term protection of the Okavango River Basin — the critical ecosystem of water that supports wildlife and people spanning Angola, Namibia and Botswana — by supporting conservation research, creating livelihood opportunities for the communities of the Okavango and advancing the vision for the Basin as one interconnected, transboundary system, protected through local stewardship and international cooperation.
Okavango Eternal is a 10-year partnership between @debeersgroup and the @natgeosociety, which helps support and accelerate the work of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, implemented locally through the @wildbirdtrust family of organizations.
Read more at our Link in bio.
#OkavangoEternal
📷By Tucunare Lopez (1&2)Antonio Paciencia (3); Vandilson Almeida (4); Laone Chombo (5); Rainer von Brandis(6)
24 Sep 2026
And we’re off on our next assignment: Angola!
This is our third National Geographic Photo Camp in Angola and we look forward to revisiting the wildlife, river and community members.
Photo Camp Angola focuses on how communities connect with nature. Students at this camp will engage with #NatGeoExplorers to learn photography and writing skills, as well as build connections within their communities and peers.
This week’s Photo Camp is hosted by the Okavango Wilderness Project (@intotheokavango) and Wild Bird Trust (@wildbirdtrust). It is led by #NatGeoExplorers Federico Pardo (@federicopardophoto), Kerllen Costa (@_kerllencosta) Etinosa Yvonne (@etinosa.yvonne) and Fernando Faciole
(@fernando.faciole)
@fundacaolisima
@nkashibw
📸 @fernando.faciole
22 Sep 2026
A new study by researchers from #NGOWP and @WildBirdTrust reveals the known expanse of peatlands in the Angolan Highlands Water Tower could be 8,662–11,167 square kilometers (compared to previous estimates of 1,634 square kilometers).
This effort to map carbon-rich peatlands is crucial to safeguarding rivers, communities and wildlife across seven African countries.
Read more by following the link in bio.
🎥 Tucunaré Lopez/National Geographic
#OkavangoEternal
#Lisima
#Angola 🇦🇴
02 Sep 2026
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kostadin Luchansky, who spent much of the last decade exploring some of the most remarkable landscapes of Angola and Botswana alongside members of our team, documenting the places, people and moments encountered along the way.
He will be sorely missed and remembered through his extraordinary photography and the stories he helped us tell. His photographs made some of those moments eternal, and will always hold a special place in our memories.
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Lamentamos profundamente o falecimento de Kostadin Luchansky, que passou grande parte da última década a explorar algumas das paisagens mais extraordinárias de Angola e da região, ao lado de membros da nossa equipa, documentando os lugares, as pessoas e os momentos encontrados ao longo do caminho.
Sentiremos profundamente a sua falta, e será recordado através da sua extraordinária fotografia e das histórias que nos ajudou a contar. As suas fotografias eternizaram alguns desses momentos e terão sempre um lugar especial nas nossas memórias.
📷 Kostadin Luchansky @kodilu
25 Aug 2026
“This year, our 16th crossing of the Okavango Delta, couldn't be more important as we anticipate the impacts of a "Super El Nino" cycle across the Okavango Basin.” — @drsteveboyes, #NatGeoExplorer and founder of the Okavango Wilderness Project (@intotheokavango)
“The rainfall this year in the Okavango Delta was above average and so was the flood recorded in detail by our network of hydrological and meteorological monitoring stations spread across the river basin. Next year is going to be difficult with a much lower flood expected while we will be poling across the Delta at the same time."
Every year the team travels along two established routes along the Delta combining scientific and traditional knowledge as the primary mechanisms for ecosystem monitoring, management and protection. "Most important is our local team members who lead these expeditions, as well as National Geographic Explorers from the region, who take what they observe and learn back into local communities. Their stories and observations drive knowledge systems back home that can protect the Okavango Delta for generations to come.”
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The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project has been surveying and collecting scientific data on the river system and working with local communities; NGOs; and the governments of Angola, Namibia and Botswana to secure permanent, sustainable protection for the greater Okavango Basin. It is part-funded through #OkavangoEternal, a 10-year partnership between @debeersgroup and the National Geographic Society, which helps accelerate this work.
21 Aug 2026
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