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Apr

Through a Pandemic – A Poem by Brenda Finaughty

22nd April 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Brenda Finaughty is our CITW Zambezi Environmental Education Coordinator. She is a wonderful asset to the team, and yesterday shared her inspiring poem, which applies to every single one of us…

Apr

Spreading seeds not COVID-19

21st April 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi’s drive to ensure food security in the remote, rural areas south of Hwange National Park… With the impending food crisis as a result of COVID-19, CITW Zambezi has been working hard to ensure that schools receive additional assistance. As many people around the country live hand to mouth and earn a small income,...

Apr

Bisate Villages Receive Support during COVID-19 Lockdown

20th April 2020Josephine BesticRwanda

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has put some 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, and in Rwanda we are acutely aware of the enormous impact this is having on businesses, personal lives and local communities. With no tourists travelling in the country, community members are feeling the impact through a decline...

Apr

New Solar Pump for Lupani Primary School Borehole

2nd April 2020Josephine BesticZambia

Lupani Primary School, located 70 kilometres from Livingstone in Zambia, has just completed their borehole works. Thanks to funding from CITW Zambezi, the hand pump at the school borehole has been replaced with a solar pump. A 5 000 litre water tank, as well as a 2 500 litre water tank that the school had...

Mar

Overseas Adventure Travel and Stellar Wordworks

26th March 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) guests undertake school visits to three CITW-partnered schools in Zimbabwe: two just outside Victoria Falls and one in Hwange. Guest interaction with students is invaluable, as it provides an opportunity for children to speak and expand on their English skills. However, as Grand Circle Foundation and OAT strongly believe that the...

Mar

Textbook Distribution at St Mary’s Primary School

23rd March 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Last week, students and teachers at St Mary’s Primary School, located 120 km from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, received a consignment of curriculum textbooks thanks to Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). More than 500 textbooks were delivered and depending on the grade, included English, Mathematics, Science, and Agriculture books for all levels from ECD – Grade...

Mar

St Mary’s Primary School Classroom Painting

17th March 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

The third and final phase of the St Mary’s classroom refurbishment has just begun. Last week, over 200 litres of paint, as well as brushers, rollers, and other equipment were delivered to the school in Hwange. This follows the completion of the first two phases: the superstructure and the roofing. The paint delivery also coincided...

Mar

Lesedi Primary School – New Brick Classroom Block

5th March 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

The construction of a classroom block at Lesedi Primary School has finally entered the home stretch, thanks to the generosity of Grand Circle Foundation (GCF) and guests of Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). After some delays in acquiring the materials and securing a builder to complete the work, the roof of the new classroom block is...

Feb

Jabulani Papermaking Certification Ceremony

13th February 2020Josephine BesticZimbabwe

The women’s papermaking project in the Jabulani community has come a long way since training began a few months ago. The group has been part of the Mapepa Paper Project, and has recently completed the initial three-month training. We attended the certification ceremony, where the women carried out a demonstration on how the paper is...

Feb

Zambia Lights for Literacy Distribution

6th February 2020Josephine BesticZambia

Three rural schools with which CITW Zambezi works in Zambia are the first to receive solar lights from the Bourke Family Foundation’s Lights for Literacy initiative in this year’s distribution. Lupani Primary, Simoonga Thandizani Trust and Twabuka Community Schools were the recipient schools of last week’s distribution. Due to the rural location that these schools...

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