Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Feb

Mara Rianda Primary School Wildlife Clubs’ Membership

2nd February 2024Josephine BesticKenya

The EDUCATE pillar of Wilderness’ Impact strategy is hard at work in Kenya through Wilderness’ Kenyan partner, Governors’ Camp Collection. Read their latest report below. We are very pleased to be sponsoring another year of Wildlife Clubs’ membership for 30 new Mara Rianda Primary School students in the Masai Mara. This is run in collaboration...

Feb

Jangwani Primary School Enviro-Club Clean-up

2nd February 2024Josephine BesticTanzania

Rain or shine, Jangwani Primary School Environmental Club members never stop their commitment to cleanliness. With the help of our Tanzanian partner Wayo Africa’s amazing guides, the children turned the general clean-up into a fun adventure. Ending the week with a sparkling environment and celebrating with a hard-earned soda – now that’s a job well...

Jan

Gishwati Community & CITW Update, January 2024

29th January 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

In January the Gishwati Community Committee came together for a meeting that is held three times a year. During the meeting, projects that are underway were discussed, as well as future projects to implement next at the schools and in the community. The members, who represent the greater Gishwati area, thanked Wilderness for their support...

Jan

New sports fields for Bisate Primary School

10th January 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

With the support of generous Bisate and Sabyinyo guests, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) in Rwanda have been able to assist Bisate Primary School and the surrounding community with brand-new sports courts. Suitable for basketball and volleyball, of course they can be used for other sports and activities too. Amounting to a total...

Dec

210 Indigenous Trees Planted at Wilderness Bisate by Nyabitsinde Primary School

18th December 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Located near Wilderness Bisate is Nyabitsinde Primary School, whose environmental clubs have raised 210 indigenous saplings in their tree nursery. As the trees were ready to be planted, and inspired by the reforestation project at Bisate, a few weeks ago the school requested a tree planting activity on the Bisate property. On Friday 15 December...

Dec

Children in the Wilderness Namibia – Annual Camp 2023

14th December 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

From 4-8 December 2023, Children in the Wilderness Namibia (CITW) held its annual December Eco-Club camp at the Namib Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), located 100 km south of Sesriem/Sossusvlei in the Hardap Region in Southern Namibia. The idea was to expose our North-Western Eco-Clubs to the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site, as inscribed by...

Dec

CITW Botswana Annual Camp at Baobab 1

12th December 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Every year Okavango Wilderness Safaris closes a camp in Botswana for a few days to host a Children in the Wilderness (CITW) year-end camp. These camps comprise a three-day conservation experience aimed at educating, inspiring and creating leaders who will hopefully be inspired to become the future custodians of Botswana’s pristine wild areas. This year’s...

Dec

Children in the Wilderness at Akayange Primary and Rwabiharamba Secondary schools

11th December 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

At Wilderness Magashi’s partner schools Akayange Primary and Rwabiharamba Secondary, the weekly environmental classes are met with great enthusiasm by the students. At Akayange Primary School, 60 learners partake in the weekly CITW Eco-Club, while at Rwabiharamba Secondary School, 65 students attend the weekly CITW Yes Club. In November, our Aline and Damascene ensured that...

Dec

Children in the Wilderness scholarships in action

11th December 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

CITW’s scholarship programme currently sponsors a total of 177 students for six years of schooling – at Bisate Secondary School near Wilderness Bisate, Rwabiharamba Secondary School in the area just outside Akagera National Park, where Wilderness Magashi is located, and Kinihira Secondary School, close to Gishwati Forest. However, since the programme has been running the...

Dec

Wilderness Sabyinyo & SACOLA’s ongoing community support

11th December 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Wilderness Sabyinyo supports the surrounding community with kitchen gardens Through the kind donations of guests visiting Sabyinyo, we have been able to support 26 needy households with vegetable or kitchen gardens. A kitchen garden, known as akarima k’igikoni, is one of Rwanda’s home-grown solutions to preventing malnutrition and stunting. In Rwanda, the term is quite...

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