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May

Kapane Clinic gets a refurbishment, Zimbabwe

24th May 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

A beautiful little story, with photographs and words by Joe Hanly – Camp Manager at Linkwasha Camp in Hwange, Zimbabwe: A visit to Kapane Clinic by the directors of Wilderness Safaris and Olympus led to some much-needed renovations. Years of disrepair had turned the site into a health risk, especially for the staff who live...

May

YES Programme Eco-Mentor Training, Zambezi

23rd May 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The first of many Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Programme Eco-Mentor trainings took place in our Zambezi Region last week. Last year, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) launched the innovative first edition of the YES Resource Book, to help drive the progamme’s goal of taking keen CITW Eco-Club members to the next level; preparing them as leaders and...

Mar

Annual Eco-Club Camp at Camp Hwange, Zimbabwe

23rd March 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Read the report of our latest Annual Eco-Club Camp in Zimbabwe, written by a volunteer who attended the camp as an Eco-Mentor. This camp was sponsored by Camp Hwange and Makila (French agents): Camp Hwange is a safari Camp situated in the Shumba area of Hwange National Park. For the past three years, Children in...

Mar

Meet Sue Goatley – Children in the Wilderness Programme Coordinator, Zambezi

13th March 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Currently the Community Liaison and Programme Coordinator for Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi, Sue’s passion for community empowerment dates back to the beginning of her career as a young teacher in the rural schools of Zimbabwe. As a proud Zimbabwean, Sue’s career has been shaped by her belief in the transformative power of education. Her...

Feb

World Pangolin Day celebrations, Zambezi

27th February 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zambia, Zimbabwe

World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of February all over the world and is an opportunity for people who care about the environment and conservation, to join together in raising awareness about these unique scaly mammals — and the threats they face. Sadly pangolin numbers are rapidly decreasing in both Asia and...

Feb

WESSA Environmental Educators Course

9th February 2018Josephine BesticNews, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Thirteen Children in the Wilderness (CITW) staff, SAWC graduates, Eco-Club coordinators and Eco-Club teachers recently attended a Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) training course. The course, entitled Environmental Educators Course, focuses on approaches to environmental teaching and learning, as well as a wide variety of methods and approaches to environmental education. This five...

Feb

Mxolisi Sibanda inspires a life-changing experience, Zimbabwe

7th February 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Mxolisi (MX) Sibanda, the community engagement manager for Wilderness Safaris in Hwange National Park Zimbabwe, was recently in Johannesburg for an environmental educators course, run by WESSA. During this week of training, which was held at Wilderness Safaris and Children in the Wilderness offices in Rivonia, Russel Friedman presented MX with a well-deserved prize. MX received...

Jan

Annual CITW Camp, Davisons Camp – Zimbabwe

18th January 2018Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) annually hosts an Eco-Club Camp for children from diverse rural schools at Wilderness Safaris’ Davisons Camp in Zimbabwe. This camp is one of the most prolific wildlife areas in Hwange National Park, which makes for exciting game viewing for the children. December 2017’s Camp included 32 children and 5 accompanying...

Dec

Annual Tri-Nations Camp at Little Muck – Mapungubwe National Park

20th December 2017Josephine BesticBotswana, GMTFCA, News, South Africa, Zimbabwe

An incredible Children in the Wilderness Tri-Nations camp kicked off on Tuesday the 12th of December, with children from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe arriving at Little Muck Camp in Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa, for four days of fun and learning. We wasted no time getting stuck into the programme, by playing a...

Dec

A visit to a rural school in Zimbabwe – Ngamo Primary School

7th December 2017Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Read this beautiful report on a Community visit to Ngamo Primary School, written by Joe Hanly – Camp Manager at Linkwasha Camp in Hwange, Zimbabwe: It was break time when we arrived. Under the shade of the magnificent Camelthorn tree, some of the children huddled. Others raced around after a soccer ball, barefoot and in...

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