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Feb

The RMB & Wilderness Ride for Rhinos 2022

22nd February 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

Wilderness, along with Venture Media and our main sponsors RMB, hosted the 2022 Ride for Rhinos in the Damaraland area from 22-26 June 2022. Now in its eighth year, it proved to be a wonderful success. In epic style, we went back to basics after the luxury of staying in lodges for the last two...

Feb

CITW Namibia – Scholarship Supplies Delivered

20th February 2023Agnes KeriiNamibia

Our high school scholarship students at Elias Amxab Combined School were excited to receive their annual supplies last week! This year’s supplies include additional bedding and toiletries, thanks to a small surplus available from the Covid-19 community relief fund. The children are looking forward to the academic year, and are ready to work hard and...

Feb

CITW Namibia – Marienfluss Poultry Project

20th February 2023Agnes KeriiNamibia

CITW Namibia’s Agnes Tjirare reports on an innovative poultry project she has facilitated in the Marienfluss Conservancy, funded by P E Minerals (Pty) Ltd. The project has both broiler and laying chickens, and the community members plan to sell their produce to the nearby lodges and self-drive visitors, to generate revenue for their school feeding...

Feb

Wilderness Supports Community-Based Rhino Protection Initiative in Namibia

20th February 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

February 2023 – In the ongoing battle to help protect Africa’s rapidly decreasing rhino population, Wilderness has pledged its support to Save the Rhino Trust’s (SRT) Community Rhino Ranger (CRR) Incentive Programme in Namibia’s Nyae Nyae Conservancy. With the funds directly supporting the community rangers, Wilderness hopes to not only assist the rangers in their...

Oct

Otjinungua Mobile School Ongoing Feeding Scheme Donation

31st October 2022Agnes KeriiNamibia

Deep in Namibia’s far north-western Kunene Region you will find Otjinungua, set on the Marienfluss Conservancy, and some 340 km from the closest town, Opuwo. Here, arguably Namibia’s most isolated group of Himba live. The distance, access and harsh environment makes it challenging for these residents to have the same quality of life that other...

Aug

Winter Warmth for De Riet Children

10th August 2022Agnes KeriiNamibia

Wilderness Damaraland Camp has been a model for community-based conservation initiatives since 1996 – an award-winning partnership between Wilderness Namibia and the neighbouring Torra Conservancy. Here, guests can visit De Riet village, and meet the residents – our partners – many of whom are staff members and other service providers for the camp. A few...

May

Wilderness Safaris Namibia Facilitates New Clinic in Remote Marienfluss Conservancy

12th May 2022Agnes KeriiNamibia

As part of Wilderness Safaris Namibia’s ongoing mission to support Serra Cafema’s neighbours in the remote Marienfluss Conservancy in north-west Namibia, the company – in co-operation with various donors and other stakeholders – recently presented a fully-fitted mobile clinic worth NAD1.5 million to the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services. The handover took place...

Apr

Wilderness Safaris Facilitates USD10 000 Donation for Drought-Stricken Maltahöhe Community in Namibia

5th April 2022Josephine BesticNamibia

April 2022 – Empowers Africa, a non-profit and Wilderness Safaris’ fiscal 501c partner in the United States, recently donated USD10 000 from proceeds of their COVID-19 Relief Fundraiser to the Wilderness Wildlife Trust’s Maltahöhe Community Project. This grant has enabled Wilderness to provide sufficient food hampers to sustain 70 families of four for a month;...

Dec

Serra Cafema guest donation to Himba mother

9th December 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News

A Wilderness Safaris guest visited a Himba village close to Serra Cafema, and came across a Himba mom with a young baby who has albinism. The guest felt the need to help the mom with the necessary sunscreen and other needs for the baby, and when they returned to Windhoek, they bought the supplies and...

Dec

Community-relief food parcel update

9th December 2021Josephine BesticNamibia, News

It’s been a busy few months, but most rewarding! To date, we’ve distributed a total of 2 540 food parcels, impacting 10 160 community members. We’ve also added the Daweb Constituency, covering Maltahohe, to the usual five north-west partner conservancies. Otjinungua Mobile School was also included in the Marienfluss Conservancy distribution, as the school only...

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