Our partners
Our proud partners
Active Capital Company
Albert Hartog’s private equity investment company Active Capital Company has invested in a number of technological innovative and green companies focussed in The Netherlands and other European regions. All these companies contribute a fixed amount of their profits towards the Timbo Afrika Foundation giving it a strong financial boost on a yearly bases. However apart from the financial support, all companies as well the respective management teams donate either part of their time towards the Timbo Afrika Foundation and help the projects directly with their vast knowledge of strategic placement, complex financial structures and commercial operations, IT and operational matters, or assist with motivating their own networks in supporting the Timbo Afrika Foundation. Over and above this, some companies make some of their products available for support for the local communities in Botswana such as Codi with their sanitary / hygienic products.
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Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC)
The accounting firm assists in The Netherlands, South Africa and Botswana the local operational companies with fiscal and financial services and donates a substantial amount of hours towards the Timbo Afrika Foundation. In this way the the foundation’s compliance with the various tax laws is guaranteed.
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Boon Accountants Belastingadviseurs
Boon has been our loyal local accountancy firm for many years making sure that the day to day financial reporting is compliant with the corporate local tax laws for both the operating companies as well as Timbo Afrika Foundation.
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Ebbinge
For over 30 years, Ebbinge has been a leading HR consultancy working to fill key positions and solve management development issues in the top segment of the labour market. They assist Active Capital, all portfolio companies and The Africa Experience in finding sustainable top C-level professionals.
Ebbinge knows and recognizes these leaders. They are always assessing the kind of innovation an organization’s leadership needs, keeping an eye on both business and human aspects. Ebbinge knows, connects and develops the leaders of tomorrow, making our shared future more sustainable and better for people.
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Loyens En Loeff advocaten
Loyens & Loeff has partnered with the Timbo Africa Foundation. This Dutch foundation’s mission is to create wildlife corridors (migration routes for wildlife), create jobs for local communities and reintroduce and re-wild endangered and decimated African species in the Central Tuli game reserve, Botswana. Poaching is one of the challenges facing the Foundation and this is where Loyens & Loeff has partnered with the Timbo Africa Foundation. The so-called ‘Anti Poaching Unit’ which Timbo has set up deals with keeping poachers out of the area. The Foundation deliberately hires poachers and hunters in the game reserve and trains them intensively through a training programme. This gives them a steady income and teaches them the value of living African wildlife. Together with local authorities, building watchtowers and local people, poaching activities can be tackled. With the donation from Gert-Wim and Loyens & Loeff, 9 local people were trained, outfits purchased for them and medical checks realised. Recently, an entire syndicate of poachers and buyers of Giraffe and Kudu meat, among others, has been rounded up in the area.
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AVILA Foundation
To give travellers a chance to offset the CO2 component of air travel, a large tree nursery for native African trees has been set up by the Timbo Africa Foundation in the Central Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana, where the foundation has been active in conservation, creating wildlife corridors and reintroducing endangered game species since 2016. From the Foundation, four Tented Camps have been built, Koro Camps and Harena Camps, from which much of the projects on site are funded. At this nursery, guests visiting the Tented Camps and hence direct clients Avila Travel, can purchase any number of indigenous tree species such as Baobab, Howler Tree and Jackalberry, which will be placed back in eroded areas and Riverine Forests in the Game Reserve.
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Martine van Zijll Langhout
Wildlife veterinarian and adventurer Martine van Zijll Langhout plays a vital role in supporting our mission in Botswana. Through the Survive in the Wild trails she organizes, Martine helps us share the magic of the wilderness while raising awareness for the protection of wildlife and natural habitats.
These unique journeys invite you to step into the untamed bush, where you’ll track and observe animals in their natural environment. Under Martine’s guidance, you’ll learn to interpret animal behavior, discover the interconnectedness of species, and experience firsthand what it truly means to live in harmony with nature.
Martine has dedicated her career to the care and conservation of wild animals, working as a wildlife veterinarian across Africa. By leading these trails for our organization, she combines her expertise with her passion for education and conservation, creating unforgettable experiences that inspire and support our cause.
Join Martine in Botswana and be part of an adventure that not only transforms your view of the wild, but also directly contributes to the work we do.
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ODC
Okavango Diamond Company, or ODC, is a rough diamond marketing company that is wholly owned by the Botswana Government. We offer our global customer base open access to scale supply of the full range of rough diamonds sourced from Botswana. With access to 30% of Debswana’s run-of-mine production, ODC is an important supplier to the market with sales in the region of $500 million per annum.
ODC believes in building customer confidence from the delivery of consistent sales assortments through to operating a very open and transparent sales model, with prices set by the market through a dynamic online bidding process. We appreciate our customers’ need for efficiency in all their business dealings, which we endeavour to deliver through the service provided by our experienced staff and world class viewing facility situated in Gaborone, Botswana.
Our mandate is to provide the Botswana Government with a direct to route to market for its rough diamonds and to support the ongoing transformation of Botswana into a leading rough sourcing destination. We have a broad and diverse customer base and any company that is active in the diamond supply chain and shares our ethical standards can apply to become an ODC customer.
Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) focuses its social corporate responsibility on promoting the ethical sourcing of diamonds and empowering Botswana’s diamond industry and youth, as evidenced by their Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) membership for ethical standards, their direct marketing of Botswana’s diamonds for national economic benefit, and initiatives like the Youth Entrepreneurship Program and support for local businesses.
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