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Nov

Wilderness Celebrates Members Club Support of CITW Botswana

21st November 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Okavango Wilderness Safaris gathered stakeholders from its exclusive Botswana Members Club programme at The Patio Restaurant in Gaborone, to express its heartfelt gratitude for the Members’ ongoing support, and the positive impact they enable. The Wilderness Members Club, inaugurated in 2012 and launched in Botswana in 2017, invites Southern African residents to join the Wilderness...

Aug

CITW Botswana – Sankoyo Primary School Camel Encounter

23rd August 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Through its programme and activities, Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW) aims to increase children’s awareness, bridge cultural divides, broaden horizons, build confidence, provide opportunities for new friendships and positive life choices, and open up career opportunities. On the 18th of August 2023, the CITW team, along with Wilderness Botswana Guide Manager & Trainer Cilas...

Aug

Shashe Primary School Waste Management Project

11th August 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Waste is one of the greatest concerns around the globe. With the rate of consumables rising, the Botswana Government has recognised the need to find ways to mitigate the rising issue of littering – both in towns and villages. In 2021 a levy on plastic was introduced as a way of discouraging buying of plastic...

Jul

Tree Identification Lesson at Gudigwa Primary School, Okavango Panhandle

12th July 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Gudigwa Primary School’s Environmental Eco-Club Co-ordinators, together with the Eco-Club members and a community member, embarked on a tree identification lesson in school on the 06th of July 2023. The main purpose of the lesson was to introduce the Eco-Club members to the tree species in their school grounds, to know and understand, and learn...

Jun

CITW Botswana attends World Environment Day 2023 Celebrations in Maun

13th June 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Established by the United Nations (UN) in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972, World Environment Day is an annual event that is internationally celebrated on 05 June to encourage environmental protection and natural resources conservation. The Botswana Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), through the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), hosted a national event on 9 June...

Apr

Sankuyo Primary School Leaving Examinations – 2022 Results Celebration

5th April 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) and Wilderness Botswana take enormous pride in excellence, not only when it comes to the business, but also in their affiliated stakeholders. The 2022 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) results saw Sankuyo Primary School included among the schools in Botswana which performed exceptionally well. In fact, in the North-West District,...

Mar

Wilderness Botswana’s Borehole Project Making Excellent Progress

23rd March 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

In addition to the Shokomokwa borehole that was drilled in October 2022, Wilderness Botswana has installed a further six boreholes at five villages around its areas of operation in the north-west of the country. The borehole at Eretsha “Our borehole project is progressing very well, and the six new boreholes were successfully drilled and all...

Mar

Litter Cleaning Campaign – Gudigwa Primary School

15th March 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

On the 3rd of March 2023, Gudigwa Primary School embarked on a litter cleaning campaign to which they invited Children in the Wilderness representatives, a social worker from the village, and the Chief of the Village, Kgosi Divere Ndando. The purpose of the activity was to raise awareness for both learners and the general public...

Mar

Rhyme Like a Girl Band Performs with CITW Botswana Schools

13th March 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

On the 7th of March 2023, Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW), together with prominent local Botswana artist Chris Manto 7 (below, centre), in collaboration with U.S. Embassy hosted Rhyme Like a Girl (RLAG) at Eretsha Village. Rhyme Like a Girl is an American Music Abroad (AMA) band, featuring female US hip-hop performers who develop,...

Mar

Where are they Now? Meet former CITW camper, See Oja – Wilderness DumaTau Guide

6th March 2023Josephine BesticBotswana

Segopotso’s inspirational Wilderness journey began at the age of 10 when he was given the chance to attend a Children in the Wilderness Eco-Camp. This greatly encouraged his passion for the wild and a career in guiding. He embraced all his opportunities along the way, eager to learn and progress. A true Wilderness ambassador, he...

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