Botswana

Children in the Wilderness

Children in the Wilderness has been operating in Botswana since the inception of our programme in 2001. CITW Botswana runs eight Eco-Clubs in the north of the country around the Okavango Delta and Maun.

Thanks to the extraordinary funds raised by the annual Nedbank Tour de Tuli mountain bike event, which takes place in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (GMTFCA), CITW is able to run our life-changing programme in villages in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe surrounding the GMTFCA. As such, we also have six Eco-Clubs in the Bobirwa sub-district which with we work.

Our newest addition to the CITW Botswana Family, is a ‘city school’ in Gaborone.

Read all about what’s happening on our programme in Botswana below, or sign up to receive our monthly newsletter.

Botswana

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23rd August 2023
CITW Botswana – Sankoyo Primary School Camel Encounter
Through its programme and activities, Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW) aims to increase children’s awareness, bridge cultural divides, broaden horizons, build confidence, provide opportunities for new friendships and positive life choices, and open up career opportunities. On the 18th of August 2023, the CITW team, along with Wilderness Botswana Guide Manager & Trainer Cilas...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
11th August 2023
Shashe Primary School Waste Management Project
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...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
12th July 2023
Tree Identification Lesson at Gudigwa Primary School, Okavango Panhandle
Gudigwa Primary School’s Environmental Eco-Club Co-ordinators, together with the Eco-Club members and a community member, embarked on a tree identification lesson in school on the 06th of July 2023. The main purpose of the lesson was to introduce the Eco-Club members to the tree species in their school grounds, to know and understand, and learn...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
13th June 2023
CITW Botswana attends World Environment Day 2023 Celebrations in Maun
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...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
5th April 2023
Sankuyo Primary School Leaving Examinations – 2022 Results Celebration
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) and Wilderness Botswana take enormous pride in excellence, not only when it comes to the business, but also in their affiliated stakeholders. The 2022 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) results saw Sankuyo Primary School included among the schools in Botswana which performed exceptionally well. In fact, in the North-West District,...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
23rd March 2023
Wilderness Botswana’s Borehole Project Making Excellent Progress
In addition to the Shokomokwa borehole that was drilled in October 2022, Wilderness Botswana has installed a further six boreholes at five villages around its areas of operation in the north-west of the country. The borehole at Eretsha “Our borehole project is progressing very well, and the six new boreholes were successfully drilled and all...
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Moalosi LebekweBotswana
15th March 2023
Litter Cleaning Campaign – Gudigwa Primary School
On the 3rd of March 2023, Gudigwa Primary School embarked on a litter cleaning campaign to which they invited Children in the Wilderness representatives, a social worker from the village, and the Chief of the Village, Kgosi Divere Ndando. The purpose of the activity was to raise awareness for both learners and the general public...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
13th March 2023
Rhyme Like a Girl Band Performs with CITW Botswana Schools
On the 7th of March 2023, Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW), together with prominent local Botswana artist Chris Manto 7 (below, centre), in collaboration with U.S. Embassy hosted Rhyme Like a Girl (RLAG) at Eretsha Village. Rhyme Like a Girl is an American Music Abroad (AMA) band, featuring female US hip-hop performers who develop,...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
6th March 2023
Where are they Now? Meet former CITW camper, See Oja – Wilderness DumaTau Guide
Segopotso’s inspirational Wilderness journey began at the age of 10 when he was given the chance to attend a Children in the Wilderness Eco-Camp. This greatly encouraged his passion for the wild and a career in guiding. He embraced all his opportunities along the way, eager to learn and progress. A true Wilderness ambassador, he...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
25th January 2023
CITW Botswana in Seed Donation Drive
As the ploughing season gains momentum in most parts of the country, Wilderness Botswana and non-profit Children in the Wilderness (CITW) were in the Okavango Delta in early December donating seeds to farmers in the Okavango Community Trust (OCT) villages of Seronga, Gunotsoga, Eretsha, Beetsha and Gudigwa. This year, the safari operator, which has assisted...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
21st December 2022
CITW Botswana Annual Camp: DumaTau December 2022
Every year Wilderness closes one of its camps in Botswana for a few days in order to host a Children in the Wilderness (CITW) end-of-year camp. These camps are three-day conservation experiences aimed at educating, inspiring and creating leaders who will hopefully become the future custodians of Botswana’s pristine wilderness areas. This year from 11...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
31st October 2022
CITW Botswana Eco-Mentor Training
From the beginning of 2020 until recently, the Covid-19 pandemic cast a dark shadow over Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana’s programme in our partner-schools. With schools adopting new tactics to curb the spread of the disease among children and teachers, all organisations running extracurricular activities across Botswana, including Children in the Wilderness, took a...
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Moalosi LebekweBotswana
27th October 2022
Wilderness Botswana Facilitates Momentous Building Project at Eretsha Primary School
Wilderness Botswana and its non-profit, Children in the Wilderness (CITW), were proud to facilitate a groundbreaking event at Eretsha Primary School on 14 October 2022, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between CITW and the Okavango Sub-District Council. This exciting programme will see the construction of much-needed school infrastructure to support the growing...
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Moalosi LebekweBotswana
26th September 2022
Map Mural for Seronga Primary School
The Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana team, accompanied by artist Mr Setshwantsho, travelled to Seronga between 16 and 19 September 2022, to create a map of Botswana, including its physical features. Social Studies is one of our national primary schools’ required subjects, to promote children’s knowledge about the environment, physical and human geography. Seronga...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
29th July 2022
More Moments of the Joy at the Nedbank Tour de Tuli Riders’ Lentswe-le-Moriti Village Stopover
Here are some beautiful images, and a note of thanks to CITW Bobirwa’s Tanya McKenzie (also a multiple-repeat rider in the Nedbank Tour de Tuli), from Mr Monakwane, Headmaster of Lentswe-le-Moriti Primary School, after the cyclists handed over backpacks filled with supplies for the children. Two riders from Group 9, Jeremy Powell and Pete Dowling,...
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Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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