Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

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Tree planting season is here in Malawi!

18th December 2020Josephine BesticMalawi

Every year, towards the end of November, Chihame Eco-Club at Chintheche celebrates the beginning of tree-planting season, especially as some tree species need planting early, at the beginning of the rainy season. The club is planning to plant over 1 000 seedlings between December 2020 and March next year. The Nanthomba Tree Nursery is managed...

Dec

Lesedi Primary School Volunteers’ Food for Work

17th December 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Six motivated volunteers at Lesedi Primary School, near Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, have each received a food pack as part of the Food for Work programme. The six volunteers have been working hard since the reopening of schools, and help to ensure that daily tasks are carried out without disruption to the school day. Tasks include...

Dec

CITW Malawi YES Clubs – Face-Mask Project

16th December 2020Josephine BesticMalawi

With donations from Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) MD Chris Badger, his wife Pam, and the Rosemary Pencil Foundation, a face-mask production project was launched at the Chihame YES Club in Chintheche. The Chihame Centre received two sewing machines as donations. At the same time, further to the south, the Nanthomba Centre in Liwonde also...

Dec

School Book Donation to Motlhabaneng Primary School

14th December 2020Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana

Earlier this month a fantastic gift of 395 school books from Manase Construction was offered to the Tuli Conservation Trust (TCT) for direct donation to Motlhabaneng Primary School. On Friday morning, 11 December, CITW Bobirwa Progamme Co-ordinator Tanya McKenzie and the TCT’s Eloise Holton delivered the books to the primary school. Some of the books...

Dec

Wilderness Safaris & CITW Rwanda Provide Ongoing COVID-Relief to Gishwati Community

11th December 2020Josephine BesticRwanda

Children in the Wilderness and Wilderness Safaris Rwanda’s support for the Gishwati communities continued this month, with another round of food parcels distributed to the most disadvantaged families in the area. The team packed and prepared 1 735 kg of maize, 888 kg of beans and 230 soap bars (with a total value of...

Dec

NPO Forum Meeting, Victoria Falls

10th December 2020Josephine BesticUncategorised

CITW Zambezi’s Sarah Adams reports on a recent NPO Forum meeting – in a most original way… Our NPO forum met this week, To discuss our challenges, ideas, and things to tweak. With an aim to bring together all involved in similar roles, We can work collaboratively and as a whole. Including Jafuta Foundation,...

Nov

Sesfontein Health Centre Vegetable Garden Donation

30th November 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

CITW Namibia works closely with the Sesfontein Health Centre through a nutrition and deworming initiative, as well as COVID-19 awareness offered jointly through Eco-Clubs. The facility was established in 1960 by Dr Nell and Nurse Julia Ganuses in Sesfontein. Mr Shikale, who is a registered nurse in charge of the health facility, started a small...

Nov

Handover of Donated Essential Items to Modikwa School and Kibi Clinic

26th November 2020Josephine BesticGMTFCA, South Africa

Staff from the Mogalakwena Research Centre in Limpopo Province today visited Modikwa School and Kibi Clinic to deliver sanitiser and mask donations that had been kindly donated by Skoert Products and Elizabeth Lategan a couple of weeks ago. The masks were gratefully received by Mr Masilo Kobe, social worker at the clinic. Portia Phokela CITW...

Nov

CITW Namibia – School Eco-Gardens Progress Report

26th November 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

CITW Namibia Programme Co-ordinator, Agnes checked in on a few of her partner schools recently. She reports that despite most staff and learners being off the school premises and homeschooling during lockdown, their eco-gardens are still alive, with numerous vegetables thriving, including cabbages, tomatoes, onions, pumpkins, corn and beetroot! From the fruit tree donation contributed...

Nov

CITW Namibia Eco-Club Activities during COVID

23rd November 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

With the easing of COVID lockdown restrictions, most schools in Namibia have resumed face-to-face teaching. Our Namibia Programme Co-ordinator, Agnes Tjirare, took the opportunity to excite the learners with a few last activities for the year. She also met with with school heads to plan for next year.

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