Our EIMC Story: Building the Foundations of Learning, Together

Across Botswana, there is a shared understanding that education is the cornerstone of national development. Yet for many years, the condition of public-school infrastructure has quietly told a different story, one of aging facilities, delayed maintenance, and learning environments that do not always reflect the aspirations we hold for our public schools. The Education Infrastructure and Management Company (EIMC) was established to change that story.

Why EIMC Exists

EIMC is a Special-Purpose-Vehicle, wholly government-owned entity designed to transform how Botswana plans, delivers, and manages public-school infrastructure. Its creation is not incidental, it is the result of years of reflection, studies, and lived experience pointing to a clear conclusion: fragmented systems cannot deliver at the scale, speed, and quality required. Previously, responsibility for school infrastructure sat across multiple institutions, each contributing in important but often disconnected ways. While these efforts were well-intentioned, the absence of a single, coordinated, end-to-end system created inefficiencies, delays, and uneven outcomes. EIMC exists to bring coherence to this system.

By taking a full lifecycle approach: planning, design, construction, refurbishment, maintenance, and long-term asset management, EIMC connects what was once separate into a single, accountable framework. The goal is simple but ambitious: ensure that every class in Botswana is a safe, dignified, and enabling environment.

A Mandate with Urgency

The need is not abstract. Across the country, classrooms face real challenges: broken windows, missing doors, overcrowding, aging facilities, and infrastructure that has not kept pace with growing demand. These conditions have direct consequences, not just for comfort, but for attendance, concentration, safety, and ultimately, learning outcomes. EIMC was therefore designed with urgency built into its mandate. This is not a long-horizon reform that can unfold slowly over decades. It is a time-bound national assignment that requires delivery at pace, with visible and measurable impact.

A New Way of Working

What sets EIMC apart is not just what it does, but how it does it.

• End-to-End Delivery: From concept to completion and beyond, EIMC manages the full lifecycle of school infrastructure.
• Standardisation and Quality Assurance: Durable, climate-appropriate designs ensure long-term value and reduced maintenance costs.
• Local Economic Participation: Implementation is driven through local contractors and suppliers, creating jobs and supporting citizen-led businesses.
• Digital Tracking and Transparency: Centralised project management systems enable real-time tracking, reporting, and accountability.
• Community Engagement: Schools, parents, and local stakeholders are not bystanders, they are partners in sustaining these assets.

This model reflects a shift from reactive maintenance to proactive, system-wide management.

Financing Transformation: A Mixed-Financing Model

Transforming over a thousand schools nationwide requires more than good intentions, it requires a financing model that is both robust and flexible.

EIMC operates on a mixed-financing model, designed to mobilise resources at scale while ensuring sustainability:

• Government Allocation: The foundation of our work, reflecting national commitment and public investment in education.
• Foundations and Grants: Partnerships with philanthropic organisations to support targeted interventions and innovation.
• Bilateral and Multilateral Donors: Collaboration with development partners to accelerate delivery and close critical gaps.
• Development Finance: Structured financing mechanisms that enable large-scale infrastructure investment.
• Capital Markets (Future Phase): As EIMC matures, access to capital markets will unlock new avenues for long-term financing.

This blended approach allows EIMC to move beyond the limitations of single-source funding and respond dynamically to the scale of need.

A National Effort: The Role of Partnership

While EIMC provides the structure, coordination, and execution capability, the transformation of Botswana’s school infrastructure is ultimately a shared national responsibility. Government has already committed significant resources. But the scale of the challenges and needs, as well as the speed required, means that broader participation is essential.

This is where partners come in.

Private sector organisations, development institutions, foundations, and individuals all have a role to play in shaping the environments where Botswana’s future leaders are educated. Contributions are not just financial, they are investments in human capital, social equity, and national progress.

An Invitation to Act

Our story is still being written.

Every repaired classroom, every installed window, every rehabilitated facility brings us closer to a system that reflects the commitment to deliver safe, and inclusive education infrastructure that nurtures globally competitive learners and elevates the teaching and learning experience.

But to move at the pace required, we must act collectively. We invite you to be part of this transformation.

Whether through financing, in-kind donations, technical partnership, or advocacy, your support can help accelerate the delivery of safe, functional, and inspiring learning environments across Botswana. Because at its core, EIMC is not just about infrastructure.

It is about creating the conditions for possibility, one school, one classroom, one child at a time.

Join us. Build with us. Transform with us.

How to Donate

All financial contributions to the Campaign are directed into a single, accountable donations account held by Education Infrastructure & Management Company Limited (EIMC) with First National Bank Botswana. Every Pula donated is ring-fenced exclusively for the repair of schools. As per our donor policy, donors can be fully confident that all contributions to the EIMC Donations Account are managed with integrity, with regular transparent reporting to partners and the public to ensure accountability and measurable impact.

Please use the following details to make your donation:

Account Holder: Education Infrastructure & Management Company Limited (EIMC)

Bank: First National Bank Botswana Limited

Account Type: Current Account

Account Number: 63199948325

Branch Code: 282267

Branch Name: Corporate Transactional Services

SWIFT Code: FIRNBWGX

Reference: FULL NAMES / ENTITY NAME – DONATION

* A 3% administration fee will be applied

For partnership inquiries, contact:

Keolebogile Lebo Diswai

Executive Head- Stakeholder Management and Partnerships

kdiswai@eimc.co.bw