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Nov

Jabulani Community Literacy Programme

22nd November 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

It is with great pleasure and gratitude that we announce the Adult Community Literacy Programme at Jabulani Primary School, with reading materials thanks to Judith’s Reading Room. Teenagers and adults from the community with all levels of reading ability are welcome to join this programme, and meetings take place in the evenings when the school...

Nov

Tsholotsho Schools, Hwange – November 2021 Distribution

9th November 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The Zambezi CITW team was very busy last week, carrying out the final distribution for 2021 to schools in the Tsholotsho region outside the Wilderness Safaris’ areas in Hwange National Park. Seven tonnes of donations were taken down, and we travelled in a convoy of four vehicles. Donations were dropped off at two central schools...

Nov

Anton and 4x4OutFar’s Life-changing Children’s Eye-testing Extended to Zimbabwe

2nd November 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

After changing the outlook of hundreds of CITW children in Botswana’s Bobirwa region earlier this year, humanitarian Anton Poplett and his eye-testing team set their sights on assisting students and staff at several CITW and Painted Dog Conservation partner schools around Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. Anton picks up the story… Heading out from Cape Town...

Nov

Eye-Testing at Tsholotsho Schools, Hwange

2nd November 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Over three days in late September 2021, humanitarian Anton Poplett of 4x4OutFar, and his Global Vision team, in partnership with Children in the Wilderness (CITW), visited six of the schools in the Tsholotsho region that we work with, to carry out eye-test screening for students between the ages of 10 and 14 years. There are...

Oct

Wilderness Safaris Zimbabwe Wins Environmental Stewardship and Social Impact Award

29th October 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Recognising the plight of Wilderness Safaris communities in Zimbabwe after the devastating loss of tourism income from COVID lockdowns, in 2020 Children in the Wilderness and Wilderness Safaris Zambezi quickly set up a regional Conservation Heroes relief programme to assist their neighbours with food and other essential supplies. Their latest outreach was conducted in September...

Sep

Partnerships for People and Wildlife

29th September 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Recognising the plight of Wilderness Safaris communities in Zimbabwe after the devastating loss of tourism income from COVID lockdowns, in 2020 Children in the Wilderness Zambezi quickly set up a regional Conservation Heroes relief programme to assist their neighbours with food and other essential supplies. Their most recent outreach was conducted in partnership with WildAid....

Sep

Victoria Falls Books for Africa Distribution

21st September 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

This week, another 200 boxes of books were delivered to 17 schools around Victoria Falls. As schools have just opened, after being closed since June, the delivery was a welcome surprise for them all, and we were met with elation and gratitude from the school heads. One lovely thank you message read: “Thank you for...

Aug

Wilderness Safaris Zimbabwe Heritage Day 2021

31st August 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Last week Friday, 27 August, the Wilderness Family of Victoria Falls celebrated Heritage Day in one of the most appropriate ways possible – by visiting the Falls themselves! After a morning hard at work at the office, we set out at lunchtime. With everyone dressed in their heritage best, we arrived at the Falls and...

Aug

CITW Zambezi – Choosing Impactful Food Suppliers

5th August 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Thanks to the many generous donors who have contributed funds towards our food programme over the last 12 months, we have been able to distribute 4 578 food packs, totalling approximately 183 tonnes of food. We have used several suppliers over this time, one of which has been Zapalala. Zapalala was started by Lloyd and...

Jul

Pack for a Purpose Donations For CITW Zimbabwe Schools

28th July 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Despite the restrictions of the last 18 months, and the inability of people to travel as before, we have been surprised and humbled to receive several Pack for a Purpose donations from those visitors who have managed to get to Zimbabwe. Stationery, PPE, sports equipment, learning aids, and warm clothing are some of the items...

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