Rwanda

Children in the Wilderness

Children in the Wilderness was launched in Rwanda in 2018 in three communities around Wilderness’ areas of operation. Eco-Clubs and the YES programme are run at the primary and secondary schools in these villages, while 200 children are currently supported on the scholarship programme.

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Rwanda

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7th July 2025
CITW Rwanda Field Trip to Gishwati-Mukura National Park
Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Forest of Hope Association (FHA), organised a visit to Gishwati-Mukura National Park on the 14th of June 2025 for the CITW scholarship students who are in grade S3 at Kinihira Secondary School in the Gishwati community. The children...
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12th May 2025
CITW Rwanda Supports Construction of New Volleyball Court for Akayange Primary School
Thanks to generous guest donations, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda are proud to have supported Akayange Primary School with the construction of a volleyball court. Wilderness and CITW’s partnership with the school was forged in 2019, after the opening of Wilderness Magashi in Akagera National Park. Akayange is the closest school to...
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Josephine BesticRwanda
25th April 2025
Wilderness Rwanda and CITW Facilitate Volleyball Court at Kinihira Secondary School
Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) is excited to share with you the news of a brand-new volleyball court installation at Kinihira Secondary School, located in the Gishwati community just outside Gishwati-Mukura National Park. Thanks to generous donations from guests at our Wilderness camps in Rwanda, CITW has been able to support the school with...
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23rd April 2025
CITW Rwanda provides new school uniforms for Ejo Heza Nursery School
Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda are proud to have supported the tots who attend Ejo Heza Nursery School in Nyarusizi village with school uniforms valued at USD 487.00. The little school is the closest to Wilderness Bisate Reserve and Wilderness Bisate, in the country’s Volcanoes National Park area. The school is very...
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28th October 2024
Wilderness Bisate and the Tuzamurane Co-operative – Empowering Bisate Communities
The Tuzamurane Co-operative was established in 2016 when Wilderness approached the collective Bisate villagers to purchase parcels of their agricultural land to develop Wilderness Bisate, which opened for guests in June 2017. The award-winning lodge has since expanded, with the exciting additions of Bisate Kwanda Day Lounge in 2021 and the recently opened Wilderness Bisate...
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Ingrid BaasRwanda
23rd October 2024
Separate bathroom for girls at Rwabiharamba Secondary School
Rwabiharamba School is situated in Akayange Village just outside of Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, where Wilderness Magashi is located. Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) partnered with this school via the Magashi Community Committee in 2020, and every week the school facilitates the CITW Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Club for the students, of...
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7th October 2024
Selecting new Eco-Club members for CITW Rwanda
The start of the school year in Rwanda means that our Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Clubs started as well. For this school year, we have a total of eight Eco-Clubs hosting 30 learners each at four primary schools: Gisunzu Primary School close to Gishwati, Bisate Primary School in Bisate village, Rushubi Primary School situated...
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13th September 2024
Wilderness Rwanda & CITW facilitate 200 scholarships for 2024-25 school year
The awarding of a milestone 200 six-year Children in the Wilderness (CITW) scholarships has made the start of Rwanda’s new secondary school year extra festive! As flag-bearer for the Educate and Empower pillars of Wilderness Rwanda’s impact strategy, CITW, is proud to announce that further to the 177 scholarship children from last year, an additional...
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9th September 2024
Wilderness & CITW Rwanda – Impact at work in Gishwati
In the first week of August 2024, Aline, our Children in the Wilderness (CITW) & Community Manager for Wilderness Rwanda, and her assistant Damascene, met with all the Eco-Mentors who are active at the two schools we partner with in the Gishwati area: Gisunzu Primary School and Kinihira Secondary School. The Eco-Mentors are responsible for...
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Ingrid BaasRwanda
19th August 2024
Wilderness Impact at Work on CITW Rwanda Conservation Camps
Eighty children from eight primary schools in Rwanda’s Kinigi and Nyange sectors of the Musanze District, were hosted on two successful four-day Conservation Camps in August 2024. From Monday 5 through Thursday 8 August, and from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 August, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda, in partnership with Conservation Heritage-Turambe, the Dian...
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5th August 2024
SACOLA Facilitates Donation of Four Cows to Genocide Survivor Families
As part of their ongoing efforts to drive socio-economic development projects in the rural areas adjacent to Volcanoes National Park, the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) collects rental and community levies from Wilderness Sabyinyo. In July SACOLA was able to donate four cows to needy families of genocide survivors, significantly improving the lives of these...
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16th July 2024
When you Pack for a Purpose for your Wilderness Sabyinyo trip…
The Wilderness Sabyinyo team was delighted to welcome repeat guest Gail Woloz to Rwanda recently. This time Gail, through her Travel & Safaris outfit, brought a group of women to Sabyinyo to experience Volcanoes National Park and all the beauty Rwanda has to offer. They did not travel light! They all arrived with additional luggage...
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Ingrid BaasRwanda
15th July 2024
Wilderness Rwanda & CITW support Rushubi Schools with Volleyball Court
Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) are thrilled to have been able to support Rushubi Primary and Secondary School with a volleyball court! The USD 4,500 funding needed for the construction and supplies was generously contributed by Wilderness Sabyinyo guests. Proud Aline and Headmistress Leontine with the uniforms and balls Rushubi Primary and Secondary...
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Ingrid BaasRwanda
9th July 2024
CITW RWANDA – YEAR-END ‘CHEAKS’ TESTS
In Rwanda all our students in school Environmental or Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Clubs write a CHEAKS (Children’s Environmental Attitude and Knowledge Scale) test at the start and end of their school year. The test is fun for the children to do, and it gives us as the CITW team a good indication of...
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Ingrid BaasRwanda
18th June 2024
CITW Rwanda – Gishwati Environmental Club & Scholarship Update
Wilderness Rwanda’s impact initiatives are hard at work in the area around Gishwati-Mukura National Park, where, in addition to a burgeoning reforestation project, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) is partnered with Gisunzu Primary School and Kinihira Secondary School. The last term of the school year is in full swing at both schools, and our CITW...
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