Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Dec

Farm-to-Table Ploughing Project – Tsholotsho

15th December 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Wilderness Safaris Zimbabwe, in collaboration with CITW, has officially started a ‘farm to table’ programme in three villages near Hwange National Park’s southern boundary. This programme aims to provide the most vulnerable families with food security, as well as a means for Wilderness Safaris to eventually source vegetables for staff rations in camp. The headmen...

Dec

Serra Cafema guest donation to Himba mother

9th December 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News

A Wilderness Safaris guest visited a Himba village close to Serra Cafema, and came across a Himba mom with a young baby who has albinism. The guest felt the need to help the mom with the necessary sunscreen and other needs for the baby, and when they returned to Windhoek, they bought the supplies and...

Dec

Community-relief food parcel update

9th December 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News

It’s been a busy few months, but most rewarding! To date, we’ve distributed a total of 2 540 food parcels, impacting 10 160 community members. We’ve also added the Daweb Constituency, covering Maltahohe, to the usual five north-west partner conservancies. Otjinungua Mobile School was also included in the Marienfluss Conservancy distribution, as the school only...

Dec

Sesfontein community and school eco-garden produce ready for sale

9th December 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News

A few months ago after bountiful harvests, CITW Namibia supplied more vegetable seeds and additional fruit trees to partner schools and community gardens around Sesfontein. We also decided to move the school gardens to a few selected community homes to ensure that the gardens are cared for during school and public holidays. The results have...

Dec

Kawewa Primary School Eco-Mentor Training

7th December 2021Josephine BesticZambia

CITW Zambezi had a lovely opportunity to interact with teachers and community leaders from four different schools and villages in the Southern province of Zambia. Kawewa Primary School was chosen as the meeting point for the Southern Cluster, and the schools present included Kasaya, Sikaunzwe, and Sibbulo Primaries, as well as the host school, Kawewa....

Dec

20 Years of Inspiring Positive Action

7th December 2021Josephine Bestic20th Anniversary, Bobirwa, GMTFCA, Malawi, Namibia, News, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Dec

Akayange Goat Project

6th December 2021Josephine BesticNews, Rwanda

Seventy-eight families receive 78 goats – and will give 78 baby goats to the next 78 families… and the next… and the next… At the end of November, Children in the Wilderness and Wilderness Safaris Rwanda facilitated the donation of a goat each to 78 families in the Akayange Community situated just outside Akagera National...

Dec

CITW’S 20/20 VISION: 20 HIGHLIGHTS FROM 20 YEARS

1st December 2021Josephine Bestic20th Anniversary, Bobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, Malawi, Namibia, News, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Youth are our future – destined to be our planet’s custodians, a role now more critical than ever. Twenty years ago Wilderness Safaris made a commitment to rural African children by founding Children in the Wilderness (CITW), our non-profit partner organisation offering life skills training, leadership development, and environmental education to children from remote villages...

Nov

232 Desks Donated to Bisate Primary School

29th November 2021Josephine BesticRwanda

Thanks to a donation from Wilderness Safaris Bisate Lodge guests, Children in the Wilderness, in partnership with Wilderness Safaris Rwanda, arranged for the production and supply of 232 new desks for Bisate Primary School. Aline Umutoni, CITW Rwanda Community Co-ordinator, with the new desks Delivered to the school in November, the new additions to the classrooms...

Nov

Remembering the Launch of CITW Zambia

25th November 2021Josephine Bestic20th Anniversary, Zambia

Netherlands-born Wilderness Safaris Rwanda Operations Manager & CITW Programme Coordinator, Ingrid Baas, and her husband Rob (WS Rwanda MD), share a passion for travel. One of the first countries they travelled to in Africa was Zambia, and after quickly falling in love with the country, their bush hospitality careers started in South Luangwa, after which...

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