Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

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CITW Bobirwa Annual Camps 2019

10th February 2020Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana

The 2019 annual Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Bobirwa December camps hosted a total of 32 children between the ages of 9 and 13, with an equal representation of boys and girls. The participating learners were from two schools neighbouring Mashatu Game Reserve, namely Semolale and Gobojango primary schools. The first camp commenced by welcoming back...

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Children Connected to the Wilderness

7th February 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

On the 2019 Namibia annual camp at Wilderness Safaris Desert Rhino Camp (DRC) we discovered that Kaveumana from Otjinungua Mobile School and Newman from Elias Amaxab Combined School had very interesting connections to Wilderness Safaris. Tjimbiru Kaveumana is a 15-year-old girl in Grade 4 who hails from the Marienfluss Conservancy; she has attended CITW camps...

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Zambia Lights for Literacy Distribution

6th February 2020Josephine BesticZambia

Three rural schools with which CITW Zambezi works in Zambia are the first to receive solar lights from the Bourke Family Foundation’s Lights for Literacy initiative in this year’s distribution. Lupani Primary, Simoonga Thandizani Trust and Twabuka Community Schools were the recipient schools of last week’s distribution. Due to the rural location that these schools...

Feb

CITW and Pack for a Purpose: Changing Lives and Inspiring Positive Action

5th February 2020Josephine BesticNews

Insight and inspiration from Rebecca Rothney, founder of the life-changing Pack for a Purpose organisation… Wilderness Safaris states on their website, “Everything we do is aimed at creating journeys that change lives and inspire positive action.” This is certainly true for my husband and me. In 2002 we had the pleasure of going on our...

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Changing Lives in Rwanda – CITW January 2020 Update

3rd February 2020Josephine BesticRwanda

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda has already made great strides into the new decade. Building on the two highly successful Eco-Clubs – hosting a total of 60 learners at Bisate Primary School, and a scholarship programme for eight students from Bisate Secondary School – 2020 brings exciting new school partnerships, new Eco-Clubs, a YES...

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Jabulani Primary School Textbook Distribution

31st January 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Last week, students and teachers at Jabulani Primary School, located 20 km from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, received a consignment of curriculum textbooks thanks to Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). A total of 140 textbooks were delivered, including English, Mathematics, and Science and Technology for Grades 1 – 5. Delivered to each grade’s classroom, the teachers...

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C ITW Malawi Annual Environmental Education Camp – January 2020

31st January 2020Josephine BesticMalawi

Forty-eight Eco-Club members and 48 YES Club members from eight Primary Schools and two YES Club centres around Liwonde National Park were hosted by Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) Mvuu Camp on their annual camp in early January 2020. This year’s camp sponsors included the Malawi Environmental Endowment Trust (MEET), CAWS, Rosemary Pencil Foundation, Children...

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Jabulani Primary School Uniform Donation

30th January 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Having visited Jabulani Primary School, located 20 km outside Victoria Falls, in 2019, Cristina Henriquez went home wanting to make a contribution to the students. She decided that, as many students had torn uniforms, she wanted to donate uniforms to the children who were in the greatest need. We were able to organise this over...

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Looking forward to the 15th Nedbank Tour de Tuli – Riding for a Purpose in July 2020

28th January 2020Josephine BesticBotswana, GMTFCA, South Africa, Zimbabwe

This life-changing four-day cycling adventure raises funds for Children in the Wilderness – a programme that is helping to educate and inspire the next generation of African environmentalists and ecologically conscious leaders. It traverses unspoiled wilderness areas in the three African countries that contribute to the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (GMTFCA). Its reputation as...

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CITW Namibia – Windhoek Office Donation Drum

17th January 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

Our Namibia Community Engagement Administrator Agnes and CITW Admin Assistant Juliet are excited and very proud to introduce their new CITW Donation Drum, created and installed at the Wilderness Safaris Windhoek office this week. “The transformation of the drum was a lot of fun indeed, with hidden artistic talents discovered”, says Agnes. It was an...

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