BOTSWANA

• First country to run a Children in the Wilderness camp; began in 2001.
• Hosts 96 children in 6 camps in the Okavango Delta per annum
• Follow up programme formalised in conjunction with schools
• Operates an Environmental Outreach programme whereby Children in the Wilderness provide environmental material and curriculum for Environmental Clubs in schools.
• Introduced an Environmental Stewardship programme: a six day guiding course with an extension of the concepts learnt on camp and a strong conservation focus
  
  
  
  

MALAWI

• Began in 2003.
• Hosts 96 children per annum at Mvuu Camp and Chintheche Inn on Lake Malawi
• Conservation and sustainable use of the lake is one of the key elements of the environmental curriculum
• Due to the proximity of the Lake, learning to swim is one of the life skills taught.
• A large number of school scholarship programmes and job mentorship programmes are offered on a yearly basis.
• Future planning is a favourite programme run at camp – where the kids get to interview all the staff from Cleaner to Manager – in this way broadening their horizons.
  
  

NAMIBIA

• Began in 2002.
• Hosts around 90 children per annum
• Operates Outreach and Follow up Programmes
• Follow up programmes are specialist camps where a few past participants are selected to take the learning experience to a higher level.
• Opportunity for school graduates to attend the Wilderness Safaris guide training courses.
• Two former Children in the Wilderness participants are now in permanent employment with Wilderness Safaris.
  
  
  
  

SEYCHELLES

• Began in 2006.
• Hosts 30 Seychellois children every 18 months.
• Camps are operated in partnership with the National Council of Children on Mahé.
• Educates children in marine and terrestrial environmental issues pertinent to the Seychelles.
• Abuse is a focal issue in the Seychelles and thus a focal issue at camp.
• Another focus is the history of the island and its function as a Noah’s Ark project protecting vulnerable island species.
  
  
  
  

SOUTH AFRICA

• Began in 2005.
• Hosts two camps per annum, with a total of 69 children.
• Environmental Clubs in the Makuleke Community have been running succsefully for a year
• Hosted the first Rocktail Camp Follow Up Programme
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ZAMBIA

• Began in 2007.
• Camps host about 66 children per annum, operating in the Kafue National Park and South Luangwa National Park
• The children all come from communities that border the Kafue and South Luangwa area
• Poaching is one of their biggest issues in these areas and activities surrounding poaching are included in the camp curriculum
• A follow up programme is now operational in Zambia
  
  
  
  
  

ZIMBABWE

• First camp took place in 2008.
• Hosts 50 children at Linkwasha Camp in Hwange National Park.
• Participants are from an AIDS orphanage in the town of Dete and from villages on the outskirts of Hwange National Park.
• At present, due to the lack of nutrition, feeding programmes are being run in four village schools in the area instead of the Follow Up Programmes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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