We celebrate World Lion Day on 10 August every year in order to shed light on the declining lion populations of the world. This wild big cat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. Namibia is home to a small, unique desert-adapted lion population...Read More

Waste is one of the greatest concerns around the globe. With the rate of consumables rising, the Botswana Government has recognised the need to find ways to mitigate the rising issue of littering – both in towns and villages. In 2021 a levy on plastic was introduced as a way of discouraging buying of plastic...Read More

Rangers are the backbone of conservation in Namibia, as they are on the frontline of protecting and safeguarding our wildlife, and national parks and landscapes. 31 July 2023 is dedicated to rangers worldwide. Namibian rangers contribute to the country’s conservation successes, which include among others, the remarkable recovery of wildlife numbers across the country, in...Read More

Driven by Wilderness Namibia Impact Manager, Agnes Tjirare, the Community Engagement team implemented funded community gardens following the pandemic’s food insecurity and loss of jobs in the ultra-remote north-west of the country. Communities have now been producing their own food sustainably for the past three years, from these amazing (thriving!) vegetable gardens, from Sesfontein all...Read More

Symon Chibaka is the Malawi Country Co-ordinator for the CITW programme in Africa. The National Geographic Society (NGS) funded a CITW project known as ‘Changing the Lens on Conservation in Malawi’ between 2021 and 2023. At the end of the successful project, the National Geographic Society recognised Symon as one of its Explorers. Symon Chibaka...Read More

Prisca Matola is a CITW Malawi YES Club member. Eleven years she joined CITW at the age of 12, and on her first camp she expressed her wish to become a Park Manager. After completing primary and secondary school, she attended the Southern African Wildlife College through the CITW bridging programme. After completing the course,...Read More

This is how Children in the Wilderness Malawi does it: We work to increase children’s knowledge about the environment, wildlife and conservation. We also train them in leadership skills, and their increased knowledge positively changes their attitude. This in turn result in passion and positive behaviour that manifests in different ways, ultimately actualising the desired...Read More

In 2011 a shy Grade 7 Makuleke boy named Destiny Wisani Hlungwani attended a Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Camp in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Along with the other children on camp, he wrote down his dream profession and placed it in the ‘dream catcher’ at the end of camp. The word he wrote...Read More

Thanks to donations from guests who have visited Wilderness Bisate and Sabyinyo and the Gishwati area, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness Rwanda have been able to assist 767 households (comprising 3,341 residents) in 46 villages in the Gishwati and Kinigi areas with their annual Mutuelle premium. In Rwanda, ‘Mutuelle’ refers to Mutuelle de Santé,...Read More