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.

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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
27th July 2022
What the Nedbank Tour de Tuli Means to CITW – Through Volunteer Penny Bird’s Lens
The Nedbank Tour de Tuli is a major fundraiser for Children in the Wilderness, so it was no surprise that a visit to the local Lentswe-Le-Moriti Primary School, nestled in a corner of eastern Botswana, was on the agenda. Amongst the photographers and videographers asked to cover the event, I was fortunate to spend a...
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Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, South Africa, Zimbabwe
11th July 2022
CITW Botswana – Let Love Lead Fundraising Initiative
In November last year, the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana team and Tlamelo Bothma, Okavango Wilderness Safaris’ (OWS) Office Manager, came up with ideas to encourage OWS staff to give back to CITW. The team decided to rent spaces to staff in the Maun office complex for BWP50 per person, to sell any household...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
17th June 2022
CITW Botswana Completes Beetsha Poultry Project
In the first week of February 2022, the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana team facilitated the launch of the Beetsha Poultry Project at the village primary school. On 20 May, the team went back to the school to deliver and install cages for the laying hens. “We can now report with great joy that...
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Josephine BesticBotswana
8th June 2022
Route Unveiled for Much-Anticipated 2022 Nedbank Tour De Tuli Mountain Bike Adventure
June 2022 – Organisers have proudly unveiled the awe-inspiring route for the exclusive 2022 Nedbank Tour de Tuli, the internationally acclaimed mountain bike tour, and one-of-a-kind wilderness adventure that traverses three countries, namely South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Kicking off on 19 July, the Tour serves as the primary fundraiser for Children in the Wilderness (CITW),...
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Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, GMTFCA, South Africa, Zimbabwe
3rd June 2022
Tuli Conservation Trust Follow-up Eye Testing in Bobirwa
In June 2021, humanitarian Anton Poplett and his passionate @4x4OutFar team conducted much-needed eye-screening on 2 300 children and some adults at CITW partner schools in Botswana’s Bobirwa District. A year later, the Tuli Conservation Trust (TCT) undertook to return to the schools in late May 2022 for check-ups on the children who received eye...
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Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana
2nd June 2022
CITW Botswana and the 2022 Nkashi Classic
The Nkashi Classic is an initiative of the Botswana Wild Bird Trust (BWBT), to celebrate the mokoro, and the nkashi, which is used to propel it. This year’s event entailed a timed 1 km moroko race, featuring both Women’s, Men’s and Senior Citizens’/Veterans’ categories, with cash and spot prizes to be won. The event was held...
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