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Mar

Wilderness & CITW Rwanda donate 435 reusable sanitary pads to Bisate Secondary School learners

6th March 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

In general, Rwandan schools have limited access to proper menstrual hygiene management resources, which leads to a number of challenges for girls during their period. For Bisate Secondary School’s 325 female learners, this lack of sanitary supplies means a constant struggle to attend school and continue their studies during their periods. Now, thanks to a...

Feb

Tsholotsho Women’s Income-Generating Projects in Zimbabwe

26th February 2026Sue GoatleyZimbabwe

Wilderness Zambezi & Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Communities Co-ordinator Sue Goatley reports on some of the transformative projects established for rural women in Zimbabwe. Several income generating projects are assisting with economic growth and poverty reduction in remote northern Matabeleland. A lack of consistent and reliable livelihood options has led to high levels of...

Dec

CITW Namibia hosts Miss International Namibia 2025

17th December 2025Veroo KauraNamibia

CITW Namibia recently had the honour of hosting Uatjiri Mbaisa, the 1st Runner-up in the Miss Namibia 2025 pageant, and Miss Public Choice 2025. Uatjiri also represented our country in the Miss International pageant in Thailand as Miss International Namibia 2025. She was accompanied by the media team from the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) of...

Dec

CITW Zambezi – Tree Nursery and School Tree Plantings in Zimbabwe

3rd December 2025Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

The CITW Zambezi Team is excited to share an inspiring update on three impactful projects that are making a difference in rural Zimbabwe. Thanks to the generous support from Grand Circle Foundation, Lukosi Secondary School, and St Mary’s and Ngamo primary schools have embarked on a journey to create greener and healthier school environments. Together...

Nov

50,000 Indigenous Trees Planted to Date at Wilderness Sabyinyo with SACOLA

18th November 2025Josephine BesticRwanda

At Wilderness Sabyinyo, our commitment to protecting the environment goes hand-in-hand with supporting the surrounding communities. This October, in partnership with SACOLA (the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association, owners of the Wilderness-operated lodge), we planted nearly 17,000 indigenous trees and shrubs across the Sabyinyo property – bringing the total number of trees planted to 50,000, a...

Nov

CITW Zambezi Facilitates New Classrooms for Lupinyu

6th November 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

A Community School Restored. Thanks to the generous support of So Others May Learn (SOML), Children in the Wilderness has completed the construction of two double classroom blocks for the Lupinyu community, located just outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. For years, CITW partnered with Jabulani School in Lupinyu, building classrooms, supporting teachers, and providing scholarships. But...

Nov

CITW Namibia mattress donation

6th November 2025Veroo KauraNamibia

Wilderness Serra Cafema Camp Manager Matheus Shanyenge handed over 11 mattresses to Otjinungua Primary School as part of a donation organised by Children in the Wilderness. We had received reports that some learners’ mattresses were old, and so used funds from the Danson Foundation scholarship for this.

Sep

CITW Zambezi – Helping Restore Dignity, One Girl at a Time

25th September 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Menstrual Health & Hygiene Outreach | Chinotimba Primary School – August 12, 202 On the 12th of August 2025, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi, in partnership with Pathways Foundation and Days for Girls International, carried out a life-changing reusable sanitary pad distribution at Chinotimba Primary School in Victoria Falls. This was more than a...

Jun

NGAMO: Story of an African farm

10th June 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

By Andy Wassung It’s a cold and misty morning at Wilderness Davison’s, a remote safari camp in Zimbabwe’s renowned Hwange National Park. Other than the rain pattering on the canvas above, the bush is unusually quiet, as the typical cast of creatures takes shelter. But it wouldn’t be the African bushveld without its dawn chorus,...

Jun

A dream studio for the weavers of Ngamo

3rd June 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

If you’ve been on a safari to one of our Wilderness camps in Hwange National Park, chances are you currently have at least one beautiful hand-woven basket on display in your home. The baskets – available for purchase in Ngamo village just outside the park on a day visit from Wilderness Linkwasha – are crafted...

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