Zimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) programmes in Zimbabwe and Zambia operate under one umbrella, known as CITW Zambezi Region, with programmes often running simultaneously or combined workshops being held.

CITW Zimbabwe has joined forces with Conservation Travel Africa. Volunteers can now join local teachers and get involved in a well-established literacy, environmental and life skills education programme in Zimbabwe.

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

Zimbabwe

NEWS

3rd December 2019
Maramani Crochet Club
Nottingham Estate is a privately owned citrus farm in Zimbabwe, set on the banks of the Limpopo River close to Beitbridge, with a rich family history going back to 1953. The estate is one of the Nedbank Tour de Tuli’s most popular waypoints, and owners Byron and Ingrid Knotts are very involved with the Tour;...
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Josephine BesticZimbabwe
25th November 2019
2019 CITW ECO-CAMP AT DAVISON’S, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK
Children in the Wilderness Zambezi held its annual camp for students from the Tsholotsho region, south of Hwange National Park, at Davison’s Camp this past week. The CITW Zambezi team, together with Avias, the manager at Davison’s, and his team, hosted 32 Grade 6 students from Ngamo, Ziga, Kapane, Jakalasi, and Mpindo Primary Schools for...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
20th November 2019
Tsholotsho Women’s War on Plastic – African Ant-ics Basketware
In August 2018 we introduced you to the Tsholotsho Women’s War on Plastic income-generating project. Read this heart-warming story here. Victoria Falls-based African Ant-ics support the Tsholotsho women’s group, purchasing their beautiful woven basketware to sell on to an international audience. Their products are ideal for use in the hospitality industry, and a lot of...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
11th November 2019
Books For Africa Distribution to Zambian Schools
The CITW Zambezi team spent the week in Livingstone, Zambia, last week, delivering Books for Africa reading and textbooks to schools in the region. This is the first time that Zambia has had a Books for Africa donation. This is hugely exciting and we are honoured to have been able to deliver over 400 boxes...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
11th November 2019
A Birthday Wish Shared by Ones Who Care
Having visited Sinde Village and Twabuka Primary School on a trip with Wilderness Safaris Zambia over a year ago, Olivia Kearns felt inspired to get involved and see if she could help. With guidance and support from her family, Olivia took the initiative to use her 16th birthday to raise funds for Sinde Village in...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
11th November 2019
Mosi-Oa-Tunya Menstrual Hygiene Training
Last week, CITW Zambezi undertook a menstrual hygiene training session with the girls at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls, following a distribution of Days for Girls reusable sanitary pads a few weeks ago. A social worker accompanied us to the school and had the girls in stitches as she explained the menstrual cycle and...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
11th November 2019
Lesedi Primary Textbook Distribution
Students and teachers at Lesedi Primary School just outside Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe recently received a consignment of curriculum textbooks thanks to Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). Lesedi received a total of 167 textbooks, including English, Mathematics, and Science and Technology for Grades 1 – 5. Lesedi Primary Textbook Distribution – Zimbabwe Full of smiles and...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
6th November 2019
Uniform Distribution to Students in Victoria Falls and Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Thanks to a generous donation from Hunter Valley Grammar School in Australia, we were able to provide uniforms to 80 boys from rural primary schools. Hunter Valley Grammar School undertakes a visit to Zimbabwe every second year. Comprising both teachers and students, the visitors spend a week at Jabulani Primary School, located 20 kilometres from...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
6th November 2019
Maramani Eco-Mentor Training, Zimbabwe
Earlier this month, the CITW Zambezi team, together with Lisa Witherden from the Johannesburg office, and 12 Eco-Mentors from Maramani schools, met at Nottingham Estate’s Kuduland on the banks of the Limpopo River for four days of training. The aim of the training was to familiarise Eco-Mentors with the Eco-Club Curriculum for Term 3, as...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
6th November 2019
Nganyana Men’s Income Generating Brickmaking Project
The Nganyana men’s income-generating group south of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe has been hard at work. This group utilises used glass bottles from the Wilderness Camps – anything from wine, beer, and spirit bottles, to mayonnaise jars and tomato sauce bottles. The glass is crushed to a fine sand, and then used as a...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
16th October 2019
Sanitary Pack Distribution to Mosi-Oa-Tunya High School Girls, Victoria Falls
At Mosi-Oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, we had a very productive morning distributing Days for Girls sanitary packs to the senior classes. The donation of sanitary packs was initiated by Mr Wilson, an Overseas Adventure Travel guest who travelled to Zimbabwe and was struck by the plight of girls as they deal with...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
16th October 2019
Clothing Distribution to Tsholotsho Communities
On a recent trip to Tsholotsho by the CITW Zambezi team, we were fortunate to be able to take along with us several suitcases of clothing and shoes that have been generously donated to us over the last few weeks. Clothing and footwear included casual wear and smart attire for men, women, and children, and...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
16th October 2019
Zambezi Eco-Club Tree Planting
Deforestation is one of the most significant challenges faced in both Zambia and Zimbabwe. As a way to address this, afforestation and learning about the importance of trees is a crucial part of the CITW Programme. At the beginning of Term 3, each school in the Zambezi region received five indigenous trees to plant on...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe
14th October 2019
Registrations for the 2020 Nedbank Tour de Tuli are OPEN!
As the sole beneficiary of the Nedbank Tour de Tuli, we couldn’t be more excited to announce that registrations for the 2020 Nedbank Tour de Tuli are open! If you’ve been debating about signing up for the ultimate mountain bike tour across the tripoint of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and you’ve not yet made...
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Lisa WitherdenBotswana, GMTFCA, News, South Africa, Zimbabwe
11th September 2019
CITW’s Inaugural YES Programme Enterprise Camp
Children in the Wilderness Zimbabwe hosted an inaugural YES Programme Enterprise Camp at the end of August. This camp brought together 17 Form 3 girls from Ngamo Secondary, Kapane Secondary, and Sipepa High Schools in the Tsholotsho area near Hwange National Park. While the focus on this camp was on environmental education, life skills, enterprise,...
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Lisa WitherdenNews, Zimbabwe