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...Read More

Wilson Chiyembekezo – Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, University of Malawi; pictured with Symon Chibaka, CITW Malawi Programme Co-ordinator Wilson comes from a small family in Traditional Authority (TA) Liwonde on the eastern side of Liwonde National Park. Wilson’s parents and grandparents lived in the area which is currently Liwonde National Park for many years, and...Read More

Since 2016, the communities on the eastern side of Liwonde National Park have been asking CITW to consider establishing a tree nursery for their residents in order to plant the seedlings in their gardens, at their homes and in all other community centres, as a way of restoring the degraded soil and community forests. Above:...Read More

Children in the Wilderness Malawi’s Symon Chibaka is counting down to the end of a remarkable year, and celebrating some of his members’, and former students’, key achievements. First up are Davie Nkosi and Andrew Viano, both members of CITW’s Executive National Committee, and both of whom have achieved great success in their chosen careers....Read More

This September we celebrate the start of the 2023-24 Eco-Club year, along with the new school year. 150 new Eco-Club members have been registered in 15 primary schools, making a total of 675 Eco-Club members, as well as 230 YES (Youth Environmental Stewardship) Club members. Our celebratory story, which we would like to share with...Read More

Gillian Rose, President of the Rosemary Pencil Foundation based in the USA, recently visited CITW Malawi YES Club learners who are sponsored by her NPO. They embraced Gillian with smiles of hope, and those in their final year promised Gillian they would do their best for top school results so that they can make it...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

Eliot Felix is a CITW Malawi YES Club member who has just achieved his dream of being employed by the country’s Ministry of Education. Eliot joined CITW in 2009, where his desire to become a secondary school teacher was kindled. In June this year, his YES Club members celebrated with Eliot for being employed by...Read More

In 2021 CITW developed a project known as Changing the Lens on Conservation in Malawi. This project aimed at increasing knowledge, leading to a positive change in attitude, resulting in positive change in behaviours among its participants (targeted children) and their communities. Environmental education Role models Learning from local leaders The project was designed to...Read More

Completed Diploma level in 2018 Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 2022 from the Bunda College of Agriculture (University of Malawi) From 2008 to 2011 Davie was a CITW Malawi Eco-Club member, after which he joined the YES Club programme. Seeing his potential, CITW organised a scholarship through the Wilderness Wildlife Trust for Davie to...Read More

In December 2022, Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) invited Children in the Wilderness (CITW) to conduct environmental education sessions at Mvuu Camp for the Eco-Clubs around Liwonde National Park. This is in line with the annual programme of children’s environmental camps that CAWS has supported and sponsored since 2003, after a break of some three...Read More

This year CITW’s Open Day programme had three events, which were conducted in TA Liwonde, on the eastern side of Liwonde National Park; TA Kalembo, on the western side of Liwonde National Park; and in TA Malanda, at Chintheche on the Nkhata Bay lakeshore. Children explain to Government officials and local leaders about recycling waste...Read More

Due to COVID-19 and the associated global economic hardships, which have also affected our programme, the Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) programme scaled down its programme activities to waste paper recycling, health and nutrition, reforestation, and storytelling (Children in the Media). Mr Charles Mankhokwe (centre), Root to Fruit General Manager, being briefed on Nanthomba...Read More