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To Make a Donation to Bessie Head Heritage —
Bessie Head account numbers and Swift Code

The official name of our account is

KHAMA III MEMORIAL MUSEUM, TRADING AS BESSIE HEAD HERITAGE.

Our account number is 1032070. It is a special savings account held in Barclays Bank, Serowe Branch, Botswana.

The regular Museum chequeing account is a different one. To make donations to Khama III Memorial Museum, use account number 1512684.

BARCBWGX is the Swift Code (international transfer code) for Barclays Bank, Botswana. The transfer number for the Serowe branch is 291467. The phone number for Barclays' Serowe branch is (+267) 463·0264.

To Send a Cheque

Ideally, both parts of the name should appear on the face of a cheque for deposit, like this:

Khama III Memorial Museum / Bessie Head Heritage
As well, please put the account number 1032070 somewhere on the front of the cheque. Most cheques have an extra line for such a note.

Please post to Bessie Head Heritage Trust, PO Box 70401, Gaborone, Botswana and let us know that it is in the mail. Our landline numbers include (+267) 395-2517 and 391-3417; cell phone numbers are (+267) 7163-1903 and 7177-2632. Email addresses include <khamamus@botsnet.bw> and <bessiehead@gmail.com>. Our acting secretary Mary Lederer uses ledererm at info.bw.

To Make a Direct Deposit Electronically

Donors should make electronic transfers to Khama III Memorial Museum / Bessie Head Heritage, Barclays Bank, Serowe Branch, Botswana, with the following transfer numbers:

Swift Code:   BARCBWGX
Account:     291467 – 1032070

[The 29 represents Botswana, 14 for Serowe, 67 for Barclays, and then the Bessie Head Heritage account number]

Please advise us as soon as possible if you have any difficulties with this transfer procedure. Thank You!

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