Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

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.

Nov

Road trip to Limpopo Province to Deliver COVID-Relief Donations

17th November 2020Josephine BesticGMTFCA, South Africa

CITW South Africa has received a number of wonderful donations, and some of our Johannesburg staff headed out to hand these over to our various communities. Bongani Baloyi handing over sanitisers and masks for the Makuleke schools and clinic First stop was the Simson community near Alldays in Limpopo. Here we handed over donated hand...

Nov

Wilderness Safaris and Forest of Hope Association – Gishwati Reforestation Programme Update

10th November 2020Josephine BesticRwanda

As part of their conservation programme for the Gishwati sector of the Gishwati-Mukura National Park (GMNP), Wilderness Safaris (WS) and Forest of Hope Association (FHA) worked together to set up a nursery, which now contains almost 10 000 indigenous trees that will be planted before the end of the year. The reforestation programme commenced at...

Nov

St Mary’s Papermaking Group Makes a Start

10th November 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

We are happy to announce that the St Mary’s papermaking project has officially begun, thanks to funding from Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). The group of eight women began their training at the beginning of November, and have taken to it with much motivation and excitement. Due to COVID-19, this project was delayed as travel was...

Nov

Wilderness Safaris and CITW Provide Ongoing Support to Bisate and Gishwati Communities

6th November 2020Josephine BesticRwanda

On Friday the 30th of October, a Wilderness Safaris Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) team distributed 117 parcels containing essential supplies to 535 Gishwati community members, to provide for them through the upcoming month. The day before, volunteers from the Rwandan team packed the parcels and divided 1 765 kg of maize meal, 904...

Nov

Simoonga Thandizani Careers Day 2020

5th November 2020Josephine BesticZambia

What will I be? What will I be when I am grown? So many options I might never have known. Find your strength, find your passion was said to me, And a bubbling excitement filled me with glee. Science or Art, which way shall I choose, Just think of all the new skills I could...

Nov

“Footprints in the Fynbos” – Cape Leopard Trust Lockdown Legacy Project

4th November 2020Josephine BesticUncategorised

“Together we can get children back in nature, we can improve literacy, increase knowledge, spread the conservation message and ensure the long-term survival of leopards and their habitats.” ~ Chris Eksteen, Education & Outreach Manager, Cape Leopard Trust The Cape Leopard Trust (CLT) Environmental Education (EE) Project recently celebrated ten years of its innovative experiential...

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