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An Enlightening Journey to Ngamo Village

5th July 2023Zimbabwe

US-based Tasimba LLC is a long-time and much-appreciated supporter of CITW Zambezi. Founder Hugh Coppen, with Heather Weaver, recently brought a group of guests to Hwange, where they had truly transformative wilderness and community encounters. Hugh picks up the story… In the heart of the untamed wilderness, magic happens. Another Tasimba Safari Experience with a...

Jul

Rwandan scholarship students end their school year with a big THANK YOU!

3rd July 2023Rwanda

July marks the end of the Rwandan school year, and all 140 CITW students who are being sponsored for six years of schooling wrote letters to thank their donors for their support. A big pile of letters reached our office this week! What a joy to read through the letters and realise how much this...

Jun

Footwear donation to the children of De Riet Kindergarten

28th June 2023Namibia

A pair of shoes is one of the most basic, but important human needs – protecting our feet against the adversities of the environment. All around the world, a pair of shoes is required as a part of a school uniform, but due to poverty millions of children go barefoot. After seeing children attend school...

Jun

Wilderness RMB Ride for Rhinos 2023

23rd June 2023Namibia

Now in its ninth year, the 2023 Ride for Rhinos was a resounding success. Johan Fourie, Wilderness Namibia Land and Natural Resources Manager reports. Wilderness and RMB this year were the co-title sponsors of the event, while Venture Media, as the organisers, and Cymot, as the cycling support, ran two back-to-back tours (24 – 28...

Jun

De Riet Kindergarten Donation for School Needs for 30 Learners

14th June 2023Namibia

Wilderness Damaraland Camp has been a model for community-based conservation initiatives since 1996 – an award-winning partnership between Wilderness Namibia and the neighbouring Torra Conservancy. Here, guests can visit De Riet village, and meet the residents – our partners – many of whom are staff members and other service providers for the camp. De Riet...

Jun

CITW Botswana attends World Environment Day 2023 Celebrations in Maun

13th June 2023Botswana

Established by the United Nations (UN) in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972, World Environment Day is an annual event that is internationally celebrated on 05 June to encourage environmental protection and natural resources conservation. The Botswana Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), through the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), hosted a national event on 9 June...

Jun

Sewing Machine Donation for Lukosi Secondary School, Zimbabwe

8th June 2023Zimbabwe

Thanks to a few incredibly generous OAT travellers, CITW Zambezi has been able to make a greatly appreciated donation of four high-quality sewing machines to the Lukosi Secondary Textile Technology & Design Department. Prior to this donation, the school did not have easy access to any sewing machines, making the teaching of this highly practical...

Jun

CITW Zambezi Celebrates World Environment Day 2023

5th June 2023Zambia, Zimbabwe

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June. It is the United Nation’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Above all, World Environment Day is the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of the Earth. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally,...

May

CITW Zambezi Eco-Clubs Experience Educational Interaction “Through the Eyes of an Elephant”

29th May 2023Zimbabwe

The CITW Zambezi team is particularly excited for the term ahead for all 12 of our Victoria Falls-based Eco-Clubs – all thanks to our most recent collaboration with Elephant Crew (eleCREW). eleCREW was formed in 2017 as a non-profit charitable trust. Their elephants were all formerly owned by tourism operators, who used them solely for...

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