Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Apr

Porridge Delivery for Zimbabwe Students

13th April 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

To Jabulani, Lesedi, St Mary’s, and Dinde we go, With two tonnes of Mighty Meal porridge in tow. Feeding almost 2 000 children for the next few weeks, Some of the pressure on parents is released. Designed to help students last through the day, A bowl of Mighty Meal each morning will keep hunger at...

Apr

Meet CITW Botswana’s Conservation Science Camp Mentors

12th April 2021Josephine BesticBotswana, News

Meet the Mentors who will be running the CITW Botswana Conservation Science Camp for rural girls in Eretsha village next week, from 18 -23 April, 2021. The camp, which is part of a one-year project funded by the US Embassy in Botswana, is intended to encourage and empower school-going girls in rural areas to develop...

Apr

CITW Botswana – Conservation Science Camp for Rural Girls

8th April 2021Josephine BesticBotswana, News

CITW Botswana will be running a Conservation Science Camp for rural girls in Eretsha village from April 18 -23 2021. The camp, which is part of a one-year project funded by the US Embassy in Botswana, is intended to encourage and empower school-going girls in rural areas to develop their interest in environmental conservation, and...

Apr

Lesedi Primary School Classroom Block

7th April 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The new classroom block at Lesedi Primary School, near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, is now complete thanks to the Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). The final materials for the completion of the building were delivered towards the end of 2020. Due to school holidays in December and then a further lockdown in January this year, work...

Mar

Water for Lupinyu Village, Zimbabwe

29th March 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

With grateful thanks to Grand Circle Foundation (GCF), a solar borehole has just been completed in Lupinyu Village. Located approximately 20 kilometres from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, this additional water source for the community directly benefits over 320 people, by providing a source of water closer to where they live, and alleviating pressure on the...

Mar

March – The Month of Giving Back to our Planet

25th March 2021Josephine BesticMalawi, News, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

March is an important time for our planet. Not only do we mark World Wildlife Day on 3 March, and Global Recycling Day on 18 March, we observe World Water Day on 22 March as well as Earth Hour on 27 March. This year’s World Wildlife Day focused on Forests and Livelihoods; Sustaining People and...

Mar

Two CITW Programme Co-ordinators Listed among Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders

23rd March 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News, Rwanda

We are thrilled to announce that Agnes Tjirare, CITW Namibia, and Aline Umutoni, CITW Rwanda, have been listed among the Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders list! The panel received 565 nominations from 425 youth organisations and networks, which underwent a rigorous judging and verification process. “Congratulations Agnes and Aline, we are so proud of...

Mar

World Water Day – Water for Zambezi Region

23rd March 2021Josephine BesticZimbabwe

In recognition of World Water Day on 22 March 2021, we reflect on the value of water, the benefits that boreholes bring, and all that our incredible donors have contributed to water needs in rural Zambia and Zimbabwe. Water is life. We need it for numerous daily tasks, and for many, we can turn a...

Mar

RIP Wilderness Safaris Legend Ron Goatley – Sorely Missed, Never Forgotten

18th March 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

We are profoundly sad to share the news of a great loss to our Wilderness Safaris family. Ron Goatley, our Zimbabwe Managing Director, passed away on Sunday after a long, very brave battle with cancer. Our thoughts are with his wife, Sue – who you will know for her own tireless work with Children in...

Mar

Jabulani Goat Project

16th March 2021Josephine BesticZimbabwe

There’s a new kid on the block! Or rather, a new buck of a superior specimen who has just arrived, and forms the centre of a new goat project in Jabulani Village. After several challenges due to COVID-19 and the lockdown, the community group was finally established, and a two-year-old buck, since named Jack, was...

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