Aline Umutoni, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Jun

From Eco-Club member to Bisate Lodge employee: meet CITW Rwanda graduate Seleman Majyambere

17th June 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

CITW Rwanda & Community Manager Aline Umutoni has known Seleman Majyambere since his earliest days as an Eco-Club member at Bisate Primary School. When we heard that Seleman had been employed by Wilderness Bisate after his graduation in 2025, we asked Aline to tell us a bit more about his inspiring journey. Seleman was born...

Jun

Tuzamurane Mushroom Project in full Production in Bisate Community

1st June 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

In 2024 Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in partnership with the Tuzamurane Co-operative, commenced training on a mushroom farming project in the Bisate community. The Co-op was established when the construction of Wilderness Bisate started in 2017, and since then, a strong relationship has developed, with numerous mutually beneficial activities initiated between...

May

CITW Rwanda Facilitates New Volleyball Court for Bisate Secondary School

27th May 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) are delighted to have been able to support Bisate Secondary School and the surrounding community with a new volleyball court in the school grounds. One of our first partner schools in Rwanda, Bisate Secondary is situated close to the luxury Wilderness Bisate and Reserve lodges in the...

May

Playground Equipment Installed at Bisate Primary School

21st May 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

With the support of generous Wilderness guests Robert and Alison Green, Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) have been able to assist Bisate Primary School with the installation of schoolyard playground equipment. We partnered with the school in 2018, soon after Wilderness opened nearby Bisate Lodge, and have since developed an excellent relationship...

Apr

CITW Rwanda | Bisate Primary School Computer Project

9th April 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) have partnered with Bisate Primary School since 2018, through Eco-Clubs and environmental education, as well as the provision of school supplies and numerous other Impact initiatives within our Educate and Empower pillars. CITW & Community Manager Aline Umutoni reports on her team’s latest project in the Volcanoes...

Mar

Wilderness & CITW Rwanda donate 435 reusable sanitary pads to Bisate Secondary School learners

6th March 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

In general, Rwandan schools have limited access to proper menstrual hygiene management resources, which leads to a number of challenges for girls during their period. For Bisate Secondary School’s 325 female learners, this lack of sanitary supplies means a constant struggle to attend school and continue their studies during their periods. Now, thanks to a...

Nov

CITW Rwanda awards 210 scholarships for the 2025-6 academic year

11th November 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) are super proud to announce the addition of 39 new learners to the CITW Rwanda scholarship programme, bringing the total up to 210. Of the 200 scholarship students in the 2024-25 year, 29 recently graduated, leaving 171 current recipients. Along with these existing scholarship students, the 39...

Sep

CITW Rwanda 2025 Eco-Mentor Training

19th September 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

In late August, Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) brought together 23 YES and Eco-Club teachers (Eco-Mentors) from our eight partner schools for a three-day training workshop. Local teachers made their way to Musanze, Rwanda’s third-largest city and the gateway to the famed Volcanoes National Park, from both Bisate and Rushubi primary and secondary schools...

Aug

CITW Rwanda Conservation Camp 2025

29th August 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

One hundred children from Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park area recently attended two Conservation Camps based at the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, as well as at Wilderness Bisate. Children in Wilderness Rwanda, in partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (DFGF), Muhisimbi Voice of Youth in Conservation, and Conservation Heritage –...

Aug

CITW Rwanda Celebrates its First 29 High School Scholarship Graduates

5th August 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) and are extremely proud to celebrate the first 29 of our CITW scholarship members who finished high school in the 2024-25 academic school year! To mark the occasion, on July 28, 2025 we took them on an educational tour to Gishwati-Mukura National Park, as well as the...

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