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Oct

Community News from Namibia – September 2021

1st October 2021Josephine BesticNamibia

“There have been some wonderful developments in terms of our community involvement, and it’s such a pleasure to update you on some of the projects we’ve been busy with”, reports Agnes Tjirare CITW, Culture and Stakeholder Officer, with Clement Lawrence, Namibia Sales & Marketing Manager. Marienfluss Clinic Medical Supplies The project is quickly nearing completion,...

Sep

Partnerships for People and Wildlife

29th September 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Recognising the plight of Wilderness Safaris communities in Zimbabwe after the devastating loss of tourism income from COVID lockdowns, in 2020 Children in the Wilderness Zambezi quickly set up a regional Conservation Heroes relief programme to assist their neighbours with food and other essential supplies. Their most recent outreach was conducted in partnership with WildAid....

Sep

1300 MORE FOOD HAMPERS DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITIES IN BOTSWANA

16th September 2021Josephine BesticBotswana, News

As part of its Conservation Heroes COVID-relief drive, Wilderness Safaris Botswana is distributing a further 1 300 food hampers to vulnerable families in over 10 communities during September 2021. Since the start of the campaign in April 2020, the company has distributed more than 224 tonnes of food to 12 different settlements and communities across...

Jul

Books for Africa Donation – Distribution to CITW Partner Schools in Zimbabwe

13th July 2021Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Thanks to Books for Africa, we have started distributing a wide range of books to rural schools in Zimbabwe. Over two shipments, one in late 2020 and one in 2021, 35 pallets (over 1 000 boxes of books) were destined for CITW schools. Due to the sheer volume of books, and schools being closed until...

Jul

Food Distribution to Ebenezer Children’s Home, Zambia

7th July 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zambia

CITW Zambezi would like to express our gratitude to the very generous donors and sponsors who have provided us with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of so many over the last few months with food hamper distributions. This, combined with the tireless effort of the Wilderness Safaris team members who have...

Jun

4x4OutFar | Bobirwa Eye Tests June 2021

30th June 2021Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, News

Humanitarian Anton Poplett is on a week-long mission, conducting eye tests for the children of Botswana’s Bobirwa area. The results have been amazing and in two days his team has screened around 1 000 children aged 9 to 14! https://tulitrust.org/https://ladykhamatrust.org/https://4x4outfar.com/Heartfelt thanks to our generous donors for sponsoring this project, including Anton and his team, as...

Jun

Solar Lighting Kits for CITW Zambezi Schools in Zimbabwe

8th June 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Thanks to The Bourke Family Foundation and their generosity over the last two years, there are now seven schools in Zimbabwe that have solar lighting kits installed in a classroom, providing ceiling lights for after-hours work. While several of the schools are located on the national electricity grid and have access to electricity, schools have...

Jun

News from CITW at Bisate – May 2021

4th June 2021Josephine BesticNews, Rwanda

With generous donations from Wilderness Safaris Bisate guests, we have been able to support Bisate Primary School with a water purification tank. The purification tank treats the rainwater that is harvested at the school, and creates suitable drinking water for all the students and teachers! Under constructionInstalled! In May the Tuzamurane Tree Nursery Project, located...

Apr

CITW & Wilderness Safaris Provide Ongoing COVID Relief to Gishwati Community

30th April 2021Josephine BesticNews, Rwanda

Children in the Wilderness and Wilderness Safaris’ essential supplies support to the Gishwati communities continued in April with a food parcel distribution to 160 families; Eco-Clubs also resumed at Gisunzu Primary School and Aline checked up on the chicken project in the villages. A year after our first COVID-19 relief project in April 2020, where...

Apr

Wilderness Safaris Zambezi Wall of Gratitude

21st April 2021Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Wilderness Safaris Zambezi’s team wishes to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support through these very difficult times. We look on with extreme gratitude at the way you, our shareholders, have dealt with COVID-19, continued to run the business, looked after the enormous staff contingent, and handled the many unseen challenges these times have brought. In...

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