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South Africa
29
Apr

Make Your Own Fabric Face Mask

29th April 2020, , , , , , , , ,
As part of South Africa’s Level 4 lockdown regulations, it will be mandatory to wear a fabric mask in public from 1 May, 2020. The video has templates for three sizes Regional Programme Manager Janet Wilkinson has shared her tips, and a very useful video, for making your own washable, reusable face masks by hand....
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22
Apr

Celebrating Mother Earth Day – 22 April 2020

22nd April 2020, , , , , , , , ,
“When we heal the world, we heal ourselves” – David Orr Eco-Club campers in Hwange International Mother Earth Day is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and all the things we need to survive. Eco-Club campers creating a map depicting the ecosystems of Namibia It...
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18
Mar

Be Safe | Be Smart | Be Kind

18th March 2020, , , , , , , , ,
The littlest Eco-warriors involved in our CITW programme are learning the three steps necessary to make the world a better place. 1. Be SAFE (and keep your hands clean)2. Be SMART (and keep yourself informed)3. Be KIND (and care for others) Particularly relevant at the moment is Point 1: to encourage hygiene and for the...
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19
Feb

Children in the Wilderness in five minutes | 2020 video update

19th February 2020, , , , , , , , ,
Children in the Wilderness is a non-profit organisation operating in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. CITW is supported by ecotourism company Wilderness Safaris to facilitate sustainable conservation through leadership development and education of rural children in Africa. Insight, care and commitment are required to conserve Africa’s pristine wilderness and wildlife areas....
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28
Jan

Looking forward to the 15th Nedbank Tour de Tuli – Riding for a Purpose in July 2020

28th January 2020, , ,
This life-changing four-day cycling adventure raises funds for Children in the Wilderness – a programme that is helping to educate and inspire the next generation of African environmentalists and ecologically conscious leaders. It traverses unspoiled wilderness areas in the three African countries that contribute to the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (GMTFCA). Its reputation as...
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15
Jan

NEDBANK TOUR DE TULI WINS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILM FESTIVAL AFRICA AWARD

15th January 2020, , , ,
January 2020 – Children in the Wilderness (CITW) recently announced that the 2018 Nedbank Tour de Tuli promotional video has won the Best South African Film in Sports Tourism category at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa awards.   “We are delighted to have won this award at the first International Tourism Film Festival Africa...
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18
Dec

Read the Latest Eco-Stars Magazine

18th December 2019, , , , , , , ,
Out now, Eco-Stars is an annual Children in the Wilderness publication, providing readers with an overview of the programme, and the opportunity to meet some of its Eco-Stars and learn more about their regional successes. In this, our fourth edition of Eco-Stars, we bring you snippets from our programmes across the regions, some updates on...
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02
Dec

Elephants Alive’s Dr Michelle Henley Wins Prestigious 2019 SANParks Kudu Award for Women in Conservation

2nd December 2019
Congratulations to Elephants Alive’s Dr Michelle Henley, Director, Co-founder and Principal Researcher, for her prestigious 2019 SANParks Kudu Award for Women in Conservation! The award recognises and celebrates women that are ground breakers in the area of conservation, environmental education, tourism and socio-economic development areas. In presenting this award, the aim is also to raise...
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15
Nov

Tracey Mabasa – NYM Cultural Youth Awards Entry

15th November 2019,
Tracey Mabasa is a CITW Eco-Club member from the Makuleke community who graduated from high school in 2017 with six distinctions (alongside Destiny, our future pilot)! Tracey as a young CITW Camper She has entered the NYM Cultural Youth Awards with her entertaining visual poem, which our coordinator for the region, Bongani Bongs Baloyi, translated...
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06
Nov

Simson Eco-Mentor Training, South Africa

6th November 2019, ,
The Simson Eco-Mentor training took place at Ngwakwana High School in Simson village from 18 to 19 October where 22 participants drawn from the school and the community attended. Bongani Baloyi conducted the training, with the assistance of Portia Phokela (our local Programme Liaison in Simson Village, Limpopo Province). The following was covered in the...
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