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=== Johanna ‘Marianna’ Lot ===
  
Cell phone: +267-73474476<br/>Email (work): [mailto:meshack@kcs.org.com.bw?subject=Para-ecologist meshack@kcs.org.com.bw]<br/>Email (private): [mailto:mekwamo@ymail.com?subject=Para-ecologist mekwamo@ymail.com]<br/>Address: P.O. Box 41, Seronga, Botswana
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<br/><u>Nationality:</u>
 
  
Motswana
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<u>Contact details</u>
  
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Tel: +27-27-541-1540
  
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<br/><u>Nationality</u>
  
<u>Place of birth:</u>
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South African
  
Seronga, Okavango Region, Botswana
 
  
  
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<u>Languages</u>
  
<u>Date of birth:</u>
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My mother tongue is Afrikaans but I understand and can speak English.
  
07\08\1975
 
  
<br/><u>Current work:</u>
 
  
Para-ecologist in “The Future Okavango” Project ([http://www.future-okavango.org www.future-okavango.org]) employed by the Kalahari Conservation Society ([http://www.kcs.org.bw/Page.aspx?PID=5 www.kcs.org.bw])
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<u>Where I come from</u>
  
<br/><u>Responsibilities:</u>
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I come from a small village called Paulshoek ("Paul’s Corner") which is located in a communal area of rural Namaqualand, South Africa.
  
*To be the link between the Seronga community and the organization above
 
*Conducting research activities together with and on behalf of the researchers
 
*Village orientation and introduction to the village operational structure to members of the project
 
*Monitoring of project sites and maintenance of data
 
  
<br/><u>Skills, experiences and interests:</u>
 
  
I am trained as a lodge manager through on-the-job training at Wilderness Safaris from 2002 to 2004. Here I was dealing with the whole lodge management, including
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<u>About my work</u>
  
*Guest and staff relations
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I have worked for several environmental organisations in the past including Landcare and BIOTA Southern Africa (www.biota-africa.org).
*Month’s end procedures (wages and banking)
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*Monthly stock take and orders
 
  
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I currently work for the University of Cape Town on a project which investigates the use of plants for traditional healing and other purposes. My tasks include the compilation of an inventory of plants used by different households and a more detailed investigation of herbalist practices in the village. I also accompany the ecologists and collect leaves, flowers and fruits from specific plants which are then analysed for their detailed chemical composition.
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My special skills are
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I convey some of this information about conservation and sustainable land use to the children in our local school. I have undergone eight years of training as a paraecologist with the BIOTA Southern Africa programme where I learnt a range of skills including: Research and monitoring methods, household survey and farmer interview techniques, GPS use, basic computer literacy.  Some of this work is explained in a video entitled "Bridging the Gap" which is available on http://vimeo.com/32897437. I am especially interested in animal-plant interactions and the way in which plants, animals and people are inter-connected. I also enjoy sharing my knowledge with scholars, students and researchers and in turn learning from them as well.
  
*Guest etiquette
 
*Lodge administration
 
*Guiding of tourists
 
*Facilitating community workshops at village level
 
*Recording and filing of minutes
 
  
  
I also worked as an Assistant Professional Guide at Unvuvu campsite from 2006 to 2009. I assisted the Communities of Ngamiland Area 32 in developing a Community Strategic Plan and a Community-Based Organisation. I worked with the communities of the Okavango Community Trust as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1998 until 2002 as well as in 2011.
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<u>Contact for references</u>
  
I enjoy a lot the interaction with people from different regions, getting involved in community issues and particularly in tourism-related activities.
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The following people can be contacted should you need a reference:
  
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Prof M. Timm Hoffman ([mailto:timm.hoffman@uct.ac.za?subject=Paraecologist timm.hoffman@uct.ac.za]), <br>
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Dr. Ute Schmiedel ([mailto:Ute.Schmiedel@uni-hamburg.de?subject=Paraecologist Ute.Schmiedel@uni-hamburg.de]).
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 29 December 2015

Johanna ‘Marianna’ Lot



Contact details

Tel: +27-27-541-1540


Nationality

South African


Languages

My mother tongue is Afrikaans but I understand and can speak English.


Where I come from

I come from a small village called Paulshoek ("Paul’s Corner") which is located in a communal area of rural Namaqualand, South Africa.


About my work

I have worked for several environmental organisations in the past including Landcare and BIOTA Southern Africa (www.biota-africa.org).

I currently work for the University of Cape Town on a project which investigates the use of plants for traditional healing and other purposes. My tasks include the compilation of an inventory of plants used by different households and a more detailed investigation of herbalist practices in the village. I also accompany the ecologists and collect leaves, flowers and fruits from specific plants which are then analysed for their detailed chemical composition.

I convey some of this information about conservation and sustainable land use to the children in our local school. I have undergone eight years of training as a paraecologist with the BIOTA Southern Africa programme where I learnt a range of skills including: Research and monitoring methods, household survey and farmer interview techniques, GPS use, basic computer literacy. Some of this work is explained in a video entitled "Bridging the Gap" which is available on http://vimeo.com/32897437. I am especially interested in animal-plant interactions and the way in which plants, animals and people are inter-connected. I also enjoy sharing my knowledge with scholars, students and researchers and in turn learning from them as well.


Contact for references

The following people can be contacted should you need a reference:

Prof M. Timm Hoffman (timm.hoffman@uct.ac.za),
Dr. Ute Schmiedel (Ute.Schmiedel@uni-hamburg.de).


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