Josephine Bestic, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Mar

Tuzamurane Co-operative at Bisate further empowered through mushroom project

27th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

The Tuzamurane Co-operative was established when the construction of Wilderness Bisate started. Since then, a strong bond has been forged through numerous mutually beneficial activities between Bisate and the Co-operative. The Tuzamurane Co-operative assists Bisate with the necessary manpower for its reforestation project, members supply fresh produce from their surrounding farms, and through guest donations,...

Mar

CITW Rwanda students receive their 2024 Eco- and YES Club t-shirts

27th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

In line with our Wilderness Impact strategy, this month, Aline Umutoni and Jean Damascene Nkuriragenda visited the seven schools that we partner with on Educate projects. We are very proud of the proactive CITW clubs in the schools, and wanted to celebrate this with the students by supporting them with Club T-shirts. The schools now...

Mar

Wilderness Rwanda supports Gisunzu Primary with 70 new desks

27th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

Children in the Wilderness Rwanda’s (CITW) partner primary school in the Gishwati Forest area, Gisunzu Primary School, is growing, with many new learners enrolling for classes. Since Wilderness and Gisunzu Primary School partnered in 2019, the students have been participating more actively, and there are significantly fewer dropouts! Not only that, but the new students...

Mar

CITW Malawi Celebrates Graduates’ Successes

27th March 2024Josephine BesticMalawi

Wilson Chiyembekezo – Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, University of Malawi; pictured with Symon Chibaka, CITW Malawi Programme Co-ordinator Wilson comes from a small family in Traditional Authority (TA) Liwonde on the eastern side of Liwonde National Park. Wilson’s parents and grandparents lived in the area which is currently Liwonde National Park for many years, and...

Mar

Donation of school supplies makes hundreds of Bisate children happy

25th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

Very kind and thoughtful Swiss guests travelled to Wilderness Bisate with almost 60kg of extra luggage! Their additional luggage was filled with school materials like pencils, backpacks, notebooks, and more, as listed on the Pack for a Purpose packing list. Our CITW Rwanda colleagues Aline and Damascene distributed the supplies to our partner schools in...

Mar

Iron sheeting donation for Sabyinyo community members

20th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

Wilderness Sabyinyo, was Rwanda’s first community-owned lodge. It is operated by Wilderness Rwanda but owned by the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) community trust, in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation and the International Gorilla Conservation Programme. SACOLA was established to receive rental and other income from Sabyinyo, such as lease fees paid by the...

Mar

Wilderness & CITW donate 407 reusable sanitary pads to girls in Bisate village

18th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

In March 2024, Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness had the opportunity to support 407 Bisate Primary and Secondary school girls with re-usable sanitary pads. This impactful initiative aims to empower the female students by providing them with essential menstrual health products and information. Menstrual health is a topic that is often overlooked, yet...

Mar

55 more goats for Akayange village

15th March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

In March 2024, Children in the Wilderness and Wilderness Rwanda facilitated the donation of 55 goats to individual families in the Akayange Community just outside Akagera National Park. This distribution was made possible by kind donations from guests visiting Wilderness in Rwanda. The Akayange Community committee assisted our team members Aline and Damascene with the...

Mar

Manyara National Park Clean-up

7th March 2024Josephine BesticTanzania

Residents of communities near Manyara National Park are playing a crucial role in conserving and protecting the park and its wildlife. Doctor Tipay, Wilderness Tanzania Community Liaison & CITW Programme Co-ordinator, in collaboration with TANAPA Ujirani Mwema, organised a park visit for locals who were on a game scout training and conservation workshop. This park...

Mar

Bisate Primary School shows appreciation for Wilderness Rwanda & CITW

1st March 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

The Headmistress of Bisate Primary School, Dancille Mukakamari, together with the school’s teachers and the parents’ committee, organised a special event on the 28th of February. They invited all the parents of the learners to the school and explained to them that the school has been partnered with Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness since...

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