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Community Coexistence

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Community Coexistence (COEX) is a community-based initiative that organically evolved from Wild Entrust, a globally recognized conservation research, education and development organization active in Botswana since 1990. COEX aims to promote landscape connectivity, ecosystem health, and economic development by empowering communities to manage and sustainably benefit from their natural resources. Each COEX “Village Development Program” (for example, HABU) addresses two fundamental goals: poverty eradication and biodiversity conservation. 

Design Challenge

To create a brand identity and design campaign that brings together all aspects of the COEX initiative.

 

Specific COEX programs include:

• Village Herd employs 30+ Community Scouts trained in the Herding for Heath model for aggregated herds to reduce costs and conflict with wildlife and planned grazing for healthier rangelands

• Village Wildlife promotes local tourism enterprise development that contributes to Botswana’s, previously inaccessible growing tourism market and diversification of the local economy.

• Village Greens empowers women and youth growing vegetables to feed themselves and families while building the local economy

• Village Kids & Lights educates children through play, creating relationships with animals and planting the seeds of empathy.... provides solar lights for homes and extra study time after dark

• Village Enterprise provides the water infrastructure essential for a healthy community​​

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Visual Identity

NEW COPY NEEDED positioning and brand identity help one of Canada's leading tech entrepreneurs attract high-level investors to a line of ground-breaking, smart home devices that reduce homeowners' energy consumption and costs.

Designed and illustrated by Charles Bongers, this vibrant infographic shows how a healthy environment supports wildlife, people, clean water, and food security.

Brand Style Guide
 
 

Community Coexistence’s brand style guide outlines visual identity, colours, logos, and design elements that support its mission The COEX style guide ensures consistency across educational tools, merchandise, and communications to help connect youth with nature through wildlife-based learning and conservation storytelling.

Welcome sign for Habu: A Coexistence Village—designed by Charles Bongers to reflect harmony between people and wildlife through vibrant, inclusive design.

In Development: Habu Community Coexistence Model

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Village Herd

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Village Greens

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Village Wildlife

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Village Kids + Lights

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Village Enterprise

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Village Land

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Supporters

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