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2019 Literacy Training Workshops in Zambia and Zimbabwe

2nd July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The ability to read and write is the foundation on which all education rests, and here at Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi we have noticed a clear deterioration in the number of literate students progressing to the older grades. This decrease is largely due to the limited support lower grade teachers receive, as older...

Jul

CITW Zambezi Team Visit Their Maramani Schools

2nd July 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Having been managed by Children in the Wilderness (CITW) South Africa over the last few years, the decision was recently undertaken to pass the management of the Maramani schools in the Beitbridge region back to CITW Zambezi. We packed up our trusty Ford Ranger with all the new Eco-Club trunk supplies, and headed out to...

Jun

Children in the Wilderness – Annual Regional Workshop

11th June 2019Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, Malawi, Namibia, News, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Meet the Children in the Wilderness team! Last week we gathered at the Rivonia offices we share withWilderness Safaris for our annual regional workshop. Three super energising days later saw the regional coordinators heading back to their respective countries to implement the life-changing plans and projects they finalised. The Children in the Wilderness Team Back L...

Jun

Zambezi Region School Rubbish Collection

10th June 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

With the Eco-Clubs off to a great start in Term 2 here in the Zambezi Region, we also wanted to ensure that students are mindful of keeping their environment litter-free. As the term began, we asked all teachers to undertake litter collection within and around their schools. Eco-Mentors took charge of this with much enthusiasm,...

Jun

Jakalasi and Mpindo Teacher Clothing Distribution

10th June 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

With winter creeping in, some of our male teachers from the Tsholotsho region found their saving grace in the form of a purposeful donation. The smiles on their faces as they received the new items of clothing was truly heart-‘warming’. The teachers in Zimbabwe are held to a high standard in dress code, and are...

May

Distribution of Shoes-That-Grow In Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe

24th May 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

There was great excitement in Tsholotsho last week as the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) team arrived and announced that there had been a donation. Located south of Hwange National Park, schools in this region are very isolated with high levels of poverty affecting the area. In communities such as this one, many children would...

Apr

Breaking Ground – Lesedi Primary School Brick Classroom Block, Zimbabwe

26th April 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Great excitement filled the Lesedi Primary School grounds earlier this week as the Village Head of Intabayengwe (Leopard Hill) Village and many enthusiastic community members came to help break ground on the new brick double classroom block which will host the newest addition to the school, a Grade Six class. Work began early in the...

Apr

Ngamo Primary School Visit the Scorpion Anti-Poaching Unit in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

19th April 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The Scorpion Anti-Poaching Unit in Hwange National Park recently played host to the Eco-Club Grade 7s at Ngamo Primary School. This was to expose the students first hand to this amazing team’s efforts in tackling poaching in the Hwange National Park which borders on this community. Panthera, an organisation devoted to the conservation of big...

Apr

Tsholotsho Basketware Enhances Linkwasha Airstrip Lounge

12th April 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Congratulations to the Wilderness Air Zimbabwe team on the cheerful new, very welcoming Linkwasha Airstrip Waiting Lounge in Hwange! And many thanks to Sue Goatley for her eye for design and colour, and passion for promoting the amazing work the ladies are doing in the local community with their basket work. Now Wilderness Safaris guests will...

Apr

Distribution of solar lights in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe

10th April 2019Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

The remote area of Tsholotsho which includes the communities bordering the southern section of Hwange National Park recently received a substantial donation of ‘Lights for Literacy’ Solar Lights from the Bourke Family Foundation. Due to its location, reliable electricity sources are few and far between for the communities of this area, and the majority of...

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