Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Jul

CITW Rwanda Field Trip to Gishwati-Mukura National Park

7th July 2025Josephine BesticRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Forest of Hope Association (FHA), organised a visit to Gishwati-Mukura National Park on the 14th of June 2025 for the CITW scholarship students who are in grade S3 at Kinihira Secondary School in the Gishwati community. The children...

Children in Namibia sharing Conservation news

Jun

CITW Namibia Celebrates World Sun Day

11th June 2025Josephine BesticNamibia

World Sun Day is celebrated annually on the 3rd of May, and the theme this year is “Our Power, Our Planet”. This day highlights the importance of the sun and promotes the use of solar energy to create a sustainable future. By embracing solar energy, we celebrate the power of the sun as a clean,...

Jun

NGAMO: Story of an African farm

10th June 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

By Andy Wassung It’s a cold and misty morning at Wilderness Davison’s, a remote safari camp in Zimbabwe’s renowned Hwange National Park. Other than the rain pattering on the canvas above, the bush is unusually quiet, as the typical cast of creatures takes shelter. But it wouldn’t be the African bushveld without its dawn chorus,...

Jun

CITW Namibia donates new school uniforms to Eco-Club members

4th June 2025Josephine BesticNamibia

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Namibia recently donated much-needed school uniforms and stationery supplies to learners who are members of our Eco-Clubs at partner schools across the Kunene Region. The learners are from TH.F. !Gaeb Primary School in the Doro !Nawas Conservancy, Jakob Basson Combined School in the Torra Conservancy, Elias Amxab Combined School in...

Jun

A dream studio for the weavers of Ngamo

3rd June 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

If you’ve been on a safari to one of our Wilderness camps in Hwange National Park, chances are you currently have at least one beautiful hand-woven basket on display in your home. The baskets – available for purchase in Ngamo village just outside the park on a day visit from Wilderness Linkwasha – are crafted...

May

CITW Malawi Update on Third Term Activities

29th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

Our CITW Malawi Eco-Club programme runs an array of activities, primarily weekly after-school projects that include waste-paper recycling and reforestation. Other activities in this term include an Open Day (open air) event, educational trips and Eco-Club exchange visits. At the beginning of every school term, there are also joint zonal meetings, which aim to organise...

May

CITW Malawi Reforestation Project 2024-25

12th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

The Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) reforestation programme was initiated in 2012 by village children and youth who were wondering how they could contribute to solving the problem of deforestation in their communities. Children and some parents at the 2025 seeding distribution launch The children are members of the CITW Malawi Eco-Club and YES...

May

CITW Rwanda Supports Construction of New Volleyball Court for Akayange Primary School

12th May 2025Josephine BesticRwanda

Thanks to generous guest donations, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda are proud to have supported Akayange Primary School with the construction of a volleyball court. Wilderness and CITW’s partnership with the school was forged in 2019, after the opening of Wilderness Magashi in Akagera National Park. Akayange is the closest school to...

May

CITW Malawi Youth Conference 2025

12th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) held its 2025 Youth Conference at Central African Wilderness Safaris’ Mvuu Camp in Liwonde National Park from January 7 to 9. The topics of the conference included: Climate change Permaculture and adaptive agricultural practices The roles of youth in mitigating negative climate change effects Health issues affecting youths’ lives...

Apr

A CITW Kenya Lesson on Human-Wildlife Conflict

28th April 2025Josephine BesticKenya

Children in the Wilderness Kenya’s Eco-Clubs are going from strength to strength, and we are very proud of the passion and knowledge we see coming out of them. In Laikipia’s Mugie Conservancy , Suguta Mugie Primary School held a session on human-wildlife conflict, exploring the causes and mitigation strategies, while emphasising the interconnectedness of conservation...

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