Traditional handicraft: shoemaking

A group of Ju/hoan Men in the Tsumkwe East were sponsored by an NGO and provided with leather and some equipment to start their own business of shoemaking, by which they will be making a living. Before getting all the materials, they were trained on how to run the...

Leaves for water during the hunt

The San people have always had the ability to utilize what is at their disposal in order to survive. Water harvesting, as an example, demonstrates this capability to stay alive. During the rainy season, when it is hot, tree leaves capture drops of water to stay moist....

Water

Sometimes one cannot think it’s normal, but it’s real. The Bushman of the past were suffering a lot with access to water. It was hard. There were no dams or boreholes like today, but there were pans that were sometimes full of water and at these times they...

A house without a fire place is nothing

This beautiful fire in the picture above is a very special symbol for every San person (Ju/’hanse). It is a norm for us: every day you must make a fire at your house, whether you have food or not. We also have a special fire where everybody would gather for...