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Botswana
11
Jun

Eco-Clubs in our Bobirwa Region in Botswana have been busy!

11th June 2019, ,
In Bobirwa sub-district in Botswana, Children in the Wilderness works with six schools. The schools are split into two clusters – the Masego and Molema clusters. The Masego cluster is made up of our three newest schools: Gobojango, Mabolwe and Semolale. Have a look at what the Masego Cluster has been up to over the...
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20
May

Semolale Primary School – Creating Ecobricks

20th May 2019, ,
Bamba Bagwasi, our Eco-Club Coordinator for Semolale Primary School in the Tuli area of Botswana, shared some wonderful pictures of the start of a new project which we’re getting started in our communities – the creation of ecobricks. The schools will collect plastic waste to fill empty plastic bottles, to make these bricks which will...
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20
May

Mathathane Eco-Club activities

20th May 2019, ,
Mathathane Primary School in the Tuli Region of Botswana, shared a few photos from lessons which they have been conducting in their weekly Eco-Clubs. Eco-Club teacher at Mathathane, Dimpho Mangogola, ran the Web of Life lesson with the children. During this lesson, the children learn about the trophic levels, and how each level is dependent...
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20
May

Donations for Sankuyo Primary School, Botswana

20th May 2019,
Written by Kelly Baitshoki – CITW Assistant Administrator, Botswana The Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana team, accompanied by Tana and Olebogile ‘Ollie’ Porote (a Wilderness Safaris guide in the Okavango Region), visited the Sankuyo Primary School on the 15th May 2019, where the donation was distributed to all 140 children at the school. These...
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10
May

Diacore Gaborone Marathon Unearths Hidden Diamonds

10th May 2019,
Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in association with Diacore Gaborone Marathon, launched an exciting Sports in the Wilderness programme in 15 of its affiliated Eco-Club schools in Botswana. In February 2019, each of the eight schools in our northern Botswana region, hosted an environmentally-themed track and field Sports Day to inspire and motivate children to...
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03
May

CITW and Diacore Host Successful Environmental Sports Day at Tshwaragano Primary School, Gabarone

3rd May 2019,
Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in association with Diacore Gaborone Marathon, today hosted a successful Sports in the Wilderness event at Tshwaragano Primary School in the heart of the city’s Old Naledi. This event marked the culmination of CITW’s Sports in the Wilderness programme, which commenced on 11 February 2019 and was hosted across 15...
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12
Apr

Eco-Mentor Training – Bobirwa, Botswana

12th April 2019, ,
Eco-Mentor Training for the Bobirwa Region, took place at Tuli Safari Lodge from the 5th to the 7th of April 2019. It was wonderful to have the training at the lodge for a number of reasons. Not only did the Mentors get to go on two beautiful game drives and get to see and experience...
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10
Apr

Children in the Wilderness Launches First Eco-Club in Gaborone

10th April 2019,
Children in the Wilderness (CITW), was pleased to host the official launch of its first urban Eco-Club at Tshwaragano Primary School in Gaborone, Botswana, on 3 April 2019. By extending its innovative programme into this city school at the end of 2018, CITW is furthering its drive to teach even more children about the importance...
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01
Apr

Why an African charity is sending underprivileged children on luxury safaris

1st April 2019,
This excellent article on Children in the Wilderness’ work in Africa appeared in the Telegraph UK over the weekend. Written by Roderick Gilchrist. The children saw the lions before the lions saw the children. Woken by their chatter, the big cats rose up from the long gold and green grass, yawned, stretched, sniffed the breeze...
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18
Mar

World Recycling Day – Making toys from waste, Botswana

18th March 2019,
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana held training this past weekend in our Maun offices, in association with Singakwenza. Singakwenza aims to build sustainable early childhood education programmes in economically disadvantaged communities. The workshop, called Waste2Toys, “teaches parents, educators and community workers to make their own toys and teaching materials using recycling. Our goal at...
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