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Oct

Wilderness Rwanda & CITW support 177 scholarships for 2023-24 school year

4th October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Rwanda’s new school year started on the 25th of September 2023, heralding a very exciting time for the schools that Wilderness Rwanda’s non-profit, Children in the Wilderness (CITW), partners with in the company’s areas of operation. In addition to the current 140 scholarships, 37 new CITW scholarships have been awarded! This means a total of...

Oct

Wilderness Rwanda supports Gisunzu schools in the Gishwati area

3rd October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Over the last several years, Wilderness Rwanda and CITW have supported the students of Gisunzu Primary School, as many of them are from historically marginalised families. The children who do not receive this vital assistance tend to fall behind in their classes, due to the lack of necessary school supplies. Now, with our support, there...

Oct

Generous Mutuelle contribution from Wilderness Sabyinyo guests

2nd October 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Our dear guests Glynis and Leo visited Wilderness Sabyinyo in August and greatly enjoyed visiting Sabyinyo village. They decided to help 18 families (a total of 85 people) with the community-based insurance Mutuelle. In Rwanda, ‘Mutuelle’ refers to Mutuelle de Santé, a community-based health insurance. It is a medical scheme especially developed to cover medical...

Sep

CITW & Mopane Snare Wire Jewellery

4th September 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

A women and youth empowerment project initiated by Children in the Wilderness in collaboration with Jafuta Foundation. Just as the mopane tree brings optimism to the people and animals of Zimbabwe when the first trees burst into leaf after the long dry season, so too does our range of snare wire jewellery bring hope. The...

Aug

Community Vegetable Gardens in Namibia

4th August 2023Agnes KeriiNamibia

Driven by Wilderness Namibia Impact Manager, Agnes Tjirare, the Community Engagement team implemented funded community gardens following the pandemic’s food insecurity and loss of jobs in the ultra-remote north-west of the country. Communities have now been producing their own food sustainably for the past three years, from these amazing (thriving!) vegetable gardens, from Sesfontein all...

Jul

Wilderness Rwanda facilitates USD10,500 health insurance donation to neighbouring communities

24th July 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Thanks to donations from guests who have visited Wilderness Bisate and Sabyinyo and the Gishwati area, Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness Rwanda have been able to assist 767 households (comprising 3,341 residents) in 46 villages in the Gishwati and Kinigi areas with their annual Mutuelle premium. In Rwanda, ‘Mutuelle’ refers to Mutuelle de Santé,...

Jul

CITW Zambezi Literacy Centres

17th July 2023Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

CITW has created nine Literacy Centres in our areas of operation in the Zambezi Region – seven in Zimbabwe and two in Zambia. In this short video, CITW Zambezi’s Assistant Programme Co-ordinator Cynthia Ndiweni explains more about the vision behind this life-changing initiative.

Jul

An Enlightening Journey to Ngamo Village

5th July 2023Josephine BesticZimbabwe

US-based Tasimba LLC is a long-time and much-appreciated supporter of CITW Zambezi. Founder Hugh Coppen, with Heather Weaver, recently brought a group of guests to Hwange, where they had truly transformative wilderness and community encounters. Hugh picks up the story… In the heart of the untamed wilderness, magic happens. Another Tasimba Safari Experience with a...

Jun

Footwear donation to the children of De Riet Kindergarten

28th June 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

A pair of shoes is one of the most basic, but important human needs – protecting our feet against the adversities of the environment. All around the world, a pair of shoes is required as a part of a school uniform, but due to poverty millions of children go barefoot. After seeing children attend school...

Jun

Wilderness RMB Ride for Rhinos 2023

23rd June 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

Now in its ninth year, the 2023 Ride for Rhinos was a resounding success. Johan Fourie, Wilderness Namibia Land and Natural Resources Manager reports. Wilderness and RMB this year were the co-title sponsors of the event, while Venture Media, as the organisers, and Cymot, as the cycling support, ran two back-to-back tours (24 – 28...

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