Research reports and studiesDecember 2019Rachael Calleja and Annalisa PrizzonA pedestrian bridge in Gaborone, Botswana. Photo: Marc Shoul/Panos PicturesBotswana is one of the few upper-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and aspires to become a high-income country by 2036. According to OECD estimates, Botswana is expected to graduate from the list of official development assistance (ODA) eligible countries by 2030.This report examines the experience of Botswana in managing its transition from ODA and aid. It presents research into the type of cooperation the country sought from development partners and its expectations for development cooperation beyond aid. The report identifies lessons for other countries in the midst of transitioning from aid, as well as for development partners to sustain development outcomes and policy dialogue.The Botswana study forms part of a larger project that sets out to investigate country experiences of and key lessons from the transition and graduation from ODA. The other country studies are Chile, Mexico and the Republic of Korea.Read the research Moving away from aid: the experience of BotswanaDocumentpdfRelated Moving away from aid: the experience of ChileThis report examines how Chile has managed the transition from aid.Research reports and studies9 December 2019 Moving away from aid: the experience of MexicoThis report examines how Mexico has managed the transition from aid.Research reports and studies9 December 2019 Moving away from aid: the experience of the Republic of KoreaThis report examines how the Republic of Korea has managed the transition from aid.Research reports and studies9 December 2019 Moving away from aid: lessons from country studiesSummarising key lessons from the transition and graduation from overseas development assistance.Research reports and studies9 December 2019See more:aideconomic developmentdonorsgovernanceBotswana
