Courtney Pritchard, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Aug

CITW Zambezi Facilitates Vital Infrastructure Upgrades at St Mary’s Primary School

12th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Connecting St Mary’s to the world Learning at St Mary’s Primary School outside Victoria Falls has taken on a new dimension, thanks to the continued support of the Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). Their recent donation of USD1,800 has covered 15 months of Starlink Internet connectivity, keeping the school connected to the world. The Starlink equipment...

Aug

A Meal Makes all the Difference in Rural Zimbabwean Schools

10th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

In rural Zimbabwe, a meal at school is never guaranteed. Food insecurity in the surrounding community means many parents simply cannot send their children to school with food on a daily basis, and hunger makes it that much harder for a child to concentrate, take part in class, or even stay in school at all....

Aug

GCF Donates School Fees for St Mary’s Primary School, Zimbabwe

6th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

A gift that truly changed lives… At St Mary’s Primary School, unpaid school fees had become a heavy weight on 44 Grade 7 learners and their families. Thanks to a generous donation of USD9,712 from the Grand Circle Foundation (GCF), CITW Zambezi was able to help clear these fee arrears and lift that weight right...

Jul

CITW Zambezi – Cooking up Change at Chidobe Primary School

30th July 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

For as long as anyone at Chidobe Primary School can remember, the kitchen looked much the same as it did when it was first built back in 1990. Meals were cooked over open wood fires by a single volunteer community member, and how often those meals happened depended entirely on what food was in stock....

Jul

CITW Zambezi Celebrates World Conservation Day 2026

28th July 2026Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

One lesson, six joyful stories as all 47 of our Eco-Clubs across Zimbabwe and Zambia celebrated the nature they love… Every year on 28 July, the world sets aside a day to think about nature and what it takes to keep it healthy. For our Eco-Clubs, that thinking never really stops, and this year all...

Jun

Lupinyu Primary & Secondary Schools – From Lessons in the Shade to Inside Four Walls

17th June 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi’s Cynthia Ndiweni proudly reports on one of the most meaningful projects we have been part of this year. Just outside Victoria Falls, opposite the airport, sits a community that had long gone without a local functioning school. For families here, the nearest option was 10 kilometres away, one way, a distance that kept...

Dec

CITW Zambezi – Tree Nursery and School Tree Plantings in Zimbabwe

3rd December 2025Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

The CITW Zambezi Team is excited to share an inspiring update on three impactful projects that are making a difference in rural Zimbabwe. Thanks to the generous support from Grand Circle Foundation, Lukosi Secondary School, and St Mary’s and Ngamo primary schools have embarked on a journey to create greener and healthier school environments. Together...

Nov

CITW Zambezi 2025 Eco-Mentor Training

26th November 2025Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

Earlier this year, Children in the Wilderness Zambezi carried out a series of teacher training sessions for Eco-Mentors – the dedicated educators leading our Eco-Clubs across the region. A total of 94 teachers from 47 schools took part in these sessions, held at Wilderness camps in Livingstone, Hwange and Mana Pools. These trainings were designed...

Oct

CITW Zambezi – VUSA Comic Book Distribution Update

29th October 2025Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

CITW Zambezi is excited to share a meaningful milestone in our conservation education journey, with the distribution of the first batch of “VUSA: The Lion Guardian”, along with three other titles from the series, to our Eco-Clubs in Zimbabwe’s Tsholotsho and Lupane districts. Each of the 9 Eco-Club schools in Tsholotsho and 8 in Lupane...

Oct

CITW Supports Early Childhood Education in Zimbabwe

21st October 2025Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

The CITW Zimbabwe team is proud to announce the completion of two Early Childhood Development (ECD) classrooms at Ngamo Primary School and St. Mary’s Primary School in Zimbabwe due to a generous donation through Grand Circle Foundation. These classrooms mark a significant step forward in providing a nurturing and supportive environment for young learners in...

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