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Malawi
08
Oct

CITW Drives Sustainable Conservation through Leadership Development

8th October 2018, , , , , , , ,
Since launching in Botswana in 2001, Wilderness Safaris’ non-profit partner, Children in the Wilderness (CITW), has impacted the lives of over 10 000 children in seven African countries through a range of environmental and life skills educational programmes, with many alumni later joining the ecotourism industry in adult life. Working in partnership with many of...
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05
Jul

Eco-Mentor Training, Malawi

5th July 2018,
Mr. Pinto from African Parks and Symon Chibaka, our Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Programme Coordinator in Malawi, facilitated two days of training for CITW Eco-Mentors. 24 teachers and three coordinators attended the training, which took place at Mvuu Camp in Liwonde National Park with support from Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) and the Mvuu...
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11
Jun

An update on Children in the Wilderness Malawi’s YES Clubs

11th June 2018,
A quick update on the Children in the Wilderness Youth Environmental Stewardship groups around Malawi: The Nanthomba and Ntapwa YES Clubs belonging to the Liwonde zone, recently held a joint meeting at the Nangondo Primary School center. The main objective of this meeting was to develop the two YES Clubs’ joint programmes and activities, as...
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04
Jun

Chifundo Nyambalo – SAWC Graduate to Safari Guide, Malawi

4th June 2018,
A graduate of the Southern African Wildlife College bridging course (class of 2016), Chifundo is one our amazing CITW Malawi protégés – and super inspirational success stories. Chifundo Nyambalo is now a Safari Guide with Central African Wildlife Safaris (CAWS) at Mvuu Camp.
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17
May

Family visits an Eco-Club in Malawi while on safari

17th May 2018,
The Beddow Family recently visited Mvuu Camp in Malawi. As the family runs a blog all about travel called Mini Travellers, they were sure to make the most of all the experiences on offer. The family visited Children in the Wilderness’s Eco-Club over two days, and got stuck in planting trees, telling stories and participating...
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25
Apr

How CITW has changed my life – Janet Kaombe, Malawi

25th April 2018,
Janet Kaombe is 22 years old and joined Children in the Wilderness (CITW) in 2008. She is an active member of the CITW YES Club in her community. Here what she had to say about how CITW has impacted her life: “My eyes have been trained to see the value of wildlife and the natural...
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09
Apr

An update on Malawi’s Eco-Clubs

9th April 2018,
Symon Chibaka, our Programme Coordinator from Malawi, reported back on Malawi’s Eco-Club activities for the first quarter. From tree planting, to exchange trips, to projects on engineering and art, the stand out had to be the celebration of World Wildlife Day. Each Region received the Children in the Wilderness lesson plan on World Wildlife Day,...
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09
Feb

WESSA Environmental Educators Course

9th February 2018, , , , , ,
Thirteen Children in the Wilderness (CITW) staff, SAWC graduates, Eco-Club coordinators and Eco-Club teachers recently attended a Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) training course. The course, entitled Environmental Educators Course, focuses on approaches to environmental teaching and learning, as well as a wide variety of methods and approaches to environmental education. This five...
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12
Jan

CITW Malawi YES Club Members visit parliament

12th January 2018,
CITW’s long term goal is to encourage leaders and citizens who want to live in harmony and sustainably with wildlife and all other natural resources in their communities. Many of the children who have been involved in the CITW programme have already started finding their way into some national leadership positions. From 2nd to 5th...
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11
Jan

CITW Malawi hosts its annual camps at Mvuu CAWS Camp in December

11th January 2018,
Two camps were run back-to-back in beautiful Mvuu CAWS Camp. The first group of campers were from our Eco-Clubs, while the second group were young adults from YES Clubs. The theme of Malawi’s CITW annual Eco-Club camp was ‘Leading by taking action’. The aim of the camp was to provide selected Eco-Club members with practical, hands-on...
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