Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Jul

CITW Nangondo Cluster launches reforestation and COVID-19 awareness activities

15th July 2020Josephine BesticMalawi

“Growing together with my forest – healthy environment for healthy life.” The Nangondo Cluster Centre is on the eastern side of Liwonde National Park, and is a hub for four Eco-Clubs in the local primary schools. The Nangondo Centre’s aim is to raise 5 000 seedlings of different trees. The trees will be distributed free...

Jul

Face Masks for Warmquelle and De Riet

15th July 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

Wilderness Safaris Namibia has donated 250 outdated, unused uniforms for the Warmquelle and De Riet communities to make face masks. The masks will be provided to the De Riet Kindergarten, Jacob Basson Combined School and Warmquelle Primary School. The De Riet community welcomed the gesture with excitement and they are all ready to produce...

Jul

CITW Face Mask Distribution to Zambian Schools

14th July 2020Josephine BesticNews, Zambia

750 Grade 7, 9, and 12 students in five of our Livingstone schools, Have been given a face mask, making them look very cool. Now that examination classes are back to the grind, Students must have a face mask so that they don’t fall behind. The less learning time lost, the more opportunity students have...

Jul

CITW Nanthomba Cluster Reforestation Project

13th July 2020Josephine BesticMalawi

“They have come to believe that human wellbeing can come from healthy plants (vegetation and trees)”. ~ Boston Wadi – former Eco-Club member, now site manager and tree nursery attendant for the Nanthomba Cluster reforestation project. Boston meets a maximum of 15 Eco-Club members twice a week, facilitating reforestation activities. The sessions include: Environmental conservation...

Jul

A Lion-Proof Kraal for Lena

10th July 2020Josephine BesticNamibia, News

Lena Florry is Wilderness Safaris Namibia’s Area Manager for Damaraland, Desert Rhino Camp and Doro Nawas, and a member of the Torra Conservancy, with whom Damaraland Camp has a pioneering ecotourism partnership. As part of its ongoing mitigation of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in north-west Namibia, the company, through its sustainability fund, donated a lion-proof kraal,...

Jul

Lukosi Clinic Garden Borehole Solar Conversion

8th July 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Work has just finished on the Lukosi Clinic garden’s borehole conversion. Thanks to Grand Circle Foundation, the borehole has been converted from an electric pump to a solar-powered system. Located in the clinic’s vegetable garden, the borehole provides the water needed to sustain the crops which feed the clinic patients. Due to constant power cuts...

Jul

Food Hampers Donated to Matlapana Village by WS Botswana

6th July 2020Josephine BesticBotswana, News

On the 26th of June, Wilderness Safaris donated 150 food hampers to Matlapana village in Botswana’s North-West District near Maun. Valued at P78 500, the donation was handed into the care of the Kgosi, Village Development Committee (VDC) and the social workers, and will provide much-needed support to identified vulnerable families who have been most...

Jul

CITW & the Nedbank Tour de Tuli

3rd July 2020Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, Malawi, Namibia, News, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

At a glance, this infographic provides an illuminating overview of the impact the Tour’s fundraising has on the Children in the Wilderness programme! Thank you to the riders, sponsors, donors and volunteers – without you none of it is possible!

Jun

Thirty-Six Schools across Zambia & Zimbabwe Benefit from Pack for a Purpose Travellers

30th June 2020Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Wilderness Safaris operates in six African countries, and the CITW Zambezi operation covers Zambia and Zimbabwe. All of Wilderness Safaris’ camps are featured on the Pack for a Purpose website, and we are so fortunate to receive many items from guests through Pack for a Purpose. Our guests have shown considerable generosity and support for...

Jun

June COVID-Relief Efforts at Bisate

26th June 2020Josephine BesticNews, Rwanda

As part of its ongoing support of the five villages surrounding Bisate Lodge, on 19 June Wilderness Safaris Rwanda conducted a third distribution of essential supplies to 634 people and 158 families. Valued at over USD2 000, 3.5 tons of dry goods were handed over to grateful community members at Bisate Primary School. The company...

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