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Open-Air Reading Room for Jabulani Primary School

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Jabulani Primary School students now have a brand-new open-air reading room thanks to the generosity of Hunter Valley Grammar School in Australia. Every two years, volunteers from the school – a mixture of teachers and students – come to Zimbabwe and visit the school every day for a week, helping in various ways such as...

Jul

Jabulani Primary Teacher Ablutions

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

As part of their WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) initiative, Grand Circle Foundation (GCF) has assisted in the establishment of two toilet blocks at Jabulani Primary School in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The WASH initiative aims to ensure that “all the schools and villages we support have access to an adequate supply of clean water and...

Jul

Jabulani Primary School Sports Kit Donation

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The Chien family from the United States recently visited Zimbabwe and as part of their visit to Jabulani Primary School, wanted to donate soccer and netball uniforms for the students. The Children in the Wilderness (CITW) team pre-arranged the acquisition of the soccer goal posts, nets, netball hoops, soccer balls, netballs, and ordered the kits...

Jul

Spending Time with Eco-Clubs

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Over halfway through Term 2, the Eco-Clubs in the Zambezi Region are well into their lessons. We spent an afternoon last week with the Eco-Club at Lupani Primary School in Kazungula, Zambia, where the lesson for the week was on litter. Sitting outside in the shade of a tree, students had brought benches from a...

Jul

Spending Time with CITW – Through the Eyes of a Volunteer

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi recently hosted two enthusiastic volunteers from the UK who were on a three-week trip to Zimbabwe during their summer vacation. Keen to get involved and see what we do, they had a jam-packed schedule. Reflecting on their trip, they had the following to say: Our time with CITW far...

Jul

Nedbank Tour de Tuli 2019

31st July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Bobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Nick Galpine, our Nedbank Tour de Tuli Social Media Guru, rode this year’s Tour, and wrote this lovely little overview of his experience. “It’s hard to believe, as the dust settles, and the elephants of the Tuli Block rub their surprised eyes (well they would if they could), that the Nedbank Tour de Tuli is...

Jul

Lesedi Primary School Brick Classroom Block – Phase 2 of Building

10th July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The construction of a classroom block at Lesedi Primary School is taking shape thanks to the generosity of Grand Circle Foundation (GCF) and guests of Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). The walls of the new Grade 6 classrooms are now up, keeping on track for construction to be complete before the end of the year. Founded...

Jul

Tsholotsho Schools Half-Term Catch-Up

5th July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

With the majority of our schools all nearing the middle of term, there is always plenty to do when we get the chance to visit them, and the Tsholotsho region (as one of our biggest) is no exception. With ‘Percy’ (our hard working Ford Ranger) filled to the brim, we set off from Victoria Falls...

Jul

St Mary’s Primary School Classroom Renovation

5th July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Renovations at St Mary’s Primary School in Hwange are in full swing thanks to the generosity of Grand Circle Foundation (GCF) and guests of Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). A dilapidated two-storey building on the school property is being rehabilitated, converting it into five classrooms and a library. One of the largest schools in the area...

Jul

Hwange and Tsholotsho Solar Light Distribution

2nd July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Having recently received another substantial donation of solar lights from the donors at the Bourke Family Foundation, the Zambezi Children in the Wilderness (CITW) team set out to distribute these to the areas where they are needed most, namely the Hwange and Tsholotsho areas. In keeping with the ongoing ‘Lights for Literacy’ programme, our main...

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