News | Children In The Wilderness

Our latest

CHILDREN IN THE WILDERNESS NEWS

Oct

Wilderness Bisate and the Tuzamurane Co-operative – Empowering Bisate Communities

28th October 2024Rwanda

The Tuzamurane Co-operative was established in 2016 when Wilderness approached the collective Bisate villagers to purchase parcels of their agricultural land to develop Wilderness Bisate, which opened for guests in June 2017. The award-winning lodge has since expanded, with the exciting additions of Bisate Kwanda Day Lounge in 2021 and the recently opened Wilderness Bisate...

Oct

Separate bathroom for girls at Rwabiharamba Secondary School

23rd October 2024Rwanda

Rwabiharamba School is situated in Akayange Village just outside of Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, where Wilderness Magashi is located. Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) partnered with this school via the Magashi Community Committee in 2020, and every week the school facilitates the CITW Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Club for the students, of...

Oct

CITW Namibia Celebrates World Habitat Day

10th October 2024Namibia

World Habitat Day is celebrated annually on the first Monday of October. Recognised by the United Nations, the purpose of this event is to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right of shelter for all. It also aims to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of human...

Oct

Selecting new Eco-Club members for CITW Rwanda

7th October 2024Rwanda

The start of the school year in Rwanda means that our Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Clubs started as well. For this school year, we have a total of eight Eco-Clubs hosting 30 learners each at four primary schools: Gisunzu Primary School close to Gishwati, Bisate Primary School in Bisate village, Rushubi Primary School situated...

Oct

CITW Namibia Celebrates World Teacher’s Day

4th October 2024Namibia

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. ~ Nelson Mandela “World Teacher’s Day is an international observation held on 5 October every year, dedicated to honouring and appreciating our educators for their important role in society”, writes Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Namibia’s Veroo Kaura. In celebration, CITW...

Oct

CITW Tanzania: May – September 2024 Highlights

2nd October 2024Tanzania

As the vibrant first few months of Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Tanzania’ operations have unfolded, the regional program’s Doctor Tipay has been a whirlwind of action and inspiration, driven by an unwavering commitment to uplifting lives and protecting Tanzania’s precious wildlife. During these transformative early months of implementing CITW in the country, he has...

Sep

CITW Tanzania – Painting a brighter future

30th September 2024Tanzania

This past week, How to Draw a Lion brought a unique and amazingly inspiring experience to Doctor Tipay’s Children in the Wilderness Tanzania Eco-Club at Manyara Secondary School, Mto wa Mbu! For many of these young students, it was their first time ever holding a paintbrush. Through this creative journey, they’ve been encouraged to think...

Sep

Children in the Wilderness Malawi Reforestation Project 2024 – Nangondo Tree Nursery

19th September 2024Malawi

The Nangondo Tree Nursery project is run with the support of TotalEnergies Malawi. The project broke ground in January 2024; at the event Traditional Authority (AT) Liwonde and Ministry of Education representatives handed over the site for the project. In June 2024, the TotalEnergies Country Director, as well as other officials from head office, visited...

Sep

Wilderness Rwanda & CITW facilitate 200 scholarships for 2024-25 school year

13th September 2024Rwanda

The awarding of a milestone 200 six-year Children in the Wilderness (CITW) scholarships has made the start of Rwanda’s new secondary school year extra festive! As flag-bearer for the Educate and Empower pillars of Wilderness Rwanda’s impact strategy, CITW, is proud to announce that further to the 177 scholarship children from last year, an additional...

1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 132

CHILDREN IN THE WILDERNESS NEWS

GDPR