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Oct

Wilderness Bisate and the Tuzamurane Co-operative – Empowering Bisate village

30th October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

The Tuzamurane Co-operative was established in 2016 when Wilderness approached the Bisate villagers to purchase parcels of their agricultural land, with the objective of building its now ground-breaking eco-lodge. The co-operative currently consists of 241 households from Bisate village. Since its formation, the Tuzamurane Co-operative has been supplying goods to Bisate – from labour...

Oct

Wilderness Rwanda and SACOLA Strengthen Partnership Agreement

13th October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) have signed a new addendum to their contract to further strengthen their partnership, and to extend their mutual commitment to 2057. Wilderness Sabyinyo is Rwanda’s first community-owned lodge, operated by Wilderness Rwanda but owned by the SACOLA community trust, in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation...

Oct

Wilderness Rwanda supports Akayange Primary School with solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system

5th October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Just in time to start the new school year of 2023-24, Wilderness Rwanda was able to support Akayange Primary School with the installation of solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system. The installation, valued at USD2,500, was completed in the second half of September thanks to generous donations from our Magashi guests. The solar panels...

Oct

Wilderness Rwanda & CITW support 177 scholarships for 2023-24 school year

4th October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Rwanda’s new school year started on the 25th of September 2023, heralding a very exciting time for the schools that Wilderness Rwanda’s non-profit, Children in the Wilderness (CITW), partners with in the company’s areas of operation. In addition to the current 140 scholarships, 37 new CITW scholarships have been awarded! This means a total of...

Oct

Wilderness Rwanda supports Gisunzu schools in the Gishwati area

3rd October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Over the last several years, Wilderness Rwanda and CITW have supported the students of Gisunzu Primary School, as many of them are from historically marginalised families. The children who do not receive this vital assistance tend to fall behind in their classes, due to the lack of necessary school supplies. Now, with our support, there...

Oct

Generous Mutuelle contribution from Wilderness Sabyinyo guests

2nd October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Our dear guests Glynis and Leo visited Wilderness Sabyinyo in August and greatly enjoyed visiting Sabyinyo village. They decided to help 18 families (a total of 85 people) with the community-based insurance Mutuelle. In Rwanda, ‘Mutuelle’ refers to Mutuelle de Santé, a community-based health insurance. It is a medical scheme especially developed to cover medical...

Sep

Wilderness Rwanda Facilitates Annual CITW Teacher Training

13th September 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) organised a two-day workshop for the teachers involved with the CITW Eco- and YES Clubs in our seven partner schools. In total, 21 teachers and three CITW colleagues participated in the training on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 September. The schools are Bisate Primary School, Bisate Secondary School and...

Aug

CITW Rwanda successfully co-hosts 2 Conservation Camps for 80 children

21st August 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Eighty young Children in the Wilderness (CITW) learners from six schools in Rwanda’s Kinigi area were hosted on two tremendously successful four-day Conservation Camps in August 2023. From Monday 7 through Thursday 10 August, CITW Rwanda, in partnership with Conservation Heritage-Turambe, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and Muhisimbi Youth in Conservation, ran the first...

Jul

Wilderness Rwanda facilitates USD10,500 health insurance donation to neighbouring communities

24th July 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Thanks to donations from guests who have visited Wilderness Bisate and Sabyinyo and the Gishwati area, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness Rwanda have been able to assist 767 households (comprising 3,341 residents) in 46 villages in the Gishwati and Kinigi areas with their annual Mutuelle premium. In Rwanda, ‘Mutuelle’ refers to Mutuelle de Santé,...

Jul

Akayange Primary School sees out the school year in style

17th July 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Friday the 7th of July was a special day at Akayange Primary School, situated just outside of Akagera National Park where Wilderness Magashi is situated. The school director and the parents’ committee organised an event to celebrate the end of the school year, and to give the P6 students (the final year of primary school...

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