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Aug

Agnes Tjirare – Rising to the Challenge

5th August 2020Josephine BesticNamibia, News

Supporting our communities has never been as critical as today, and one such person is Agnes Tjirare, Namibia’s CITW, Culture and Stakeholder Officer. Agnes has been involved in either driving and coordinating, or visiting and reporting on, a number of projects alongside governmental partners and others, to keep the “the wolf from the door” of...

Aug

Warmquelle Resource Centre

4th August 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

CITW Namibia Programme and Community Coordinator, Agnes Tjirare reports that at Warmquelle Primary School, children from in and around the community have been making use of the CITW/Kickin’ Back-donated Resource Centre, and have been borrowing English and Maths books for home schooling. School Principal Mr Mbomboro was pleased to share that some children have also...

Jul

Marienfluss Tippy Tap Construction

31st July 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

A COVID-Relief challenge in the most remote corners of Namibia has been the implementation of frequent hand-washing. Mr Opuvaro Katundu, the Head of Department of all the mobile schools around Opuwo, led an initiative, accompanied by Health Extension workers, to build Tippy Taps at water-collection points and households as far north as the Mariennfluss Conservancy...

Jul

Sanitiser Refill Donation

28th July 2020Josephine BesticBobirwa, Botswana, News

CITW Eco-Mentors at Gobojango Primary School in the Bobirwa Cluster yesterday received a welcome donation of sanitiser refill from Craig Lord and Annie Peatling of Jwala-Dopotta Game Reserve in the area. We cannot thank Craig and Annie enough for their personal donation, and ongoing support of our Eco-Mentors in the area at this time! See...

Jul

Driving Zambezi Community Support during COVID-19

21st July 2020Josephine BesticZambia, Zimbabwe

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Children in the Wilderness (CITW), Wilderness Safaris’ non-profit partner, has embarked on a mission to support rural communities in the Zambezi region, through the provision of food relief, hygiene products as well as educational assistance in the form of student allowances. Valued at USD31 600, the support has impacted...

Jul

Face Masks for Warmquelle and De Riet

15th July 2020Josephine BesticNamibia

Wilderness Safaris Namibia has donated 250 outdated, unused uniforms for the Warmquelle and De Riet communities to make face masks. The masks will be provided to the De Riet Kindergarten, Jacob Basson Combined School and Warmquelle Primary School. The De Riet community welcomed the gesture with excitement and they are all ready to produce...

Jul

CITW Face Mask Distribution to Zambian Schools

14th July 2020Josephine BesticNews, Zambia

750 Grade 7, 9, and 12 students in five of our Livingstone schools, Have been given a face mask, making them look very cool. Now that examination classes are back to the grind, Students must have a face mask so that they don’t fall behind. The less learning time lost, the more opportunity students have...

Jul

Food Hampers Donated to Matlapana Village by WS Botswana

6th July 2020Josephine BesticBotswana, News

On the 26th of June, Wilderness Safaris donated 150 food hampers to Matlapana village in Botswana’s North-West District near Maun. Valued at P78 500, the donation was handed into the care of the Kgosi, Village Development Committee (VDC) and the social workers, and will provide much-needed support to identified vulnerable families who have been most...

Jun

Thirty-Six Schools across Zambia & Zimbabwe Benefit from Pack for a Purpose Travellers

30th June 2020Josephine BesticNews, Zimbabwe

Wilderness Safaris operates in six African countries, and the CITW Zambezi operation covers Zambia and Zimbabwe. All of Wilderness Safaris’ camps are featured on the Pack for a Purpose website, and we are so fortunate to receive many items from guests through Pack for a Purpose. Our guests have shown considerable generosity and support for...

Jun

June COVID-Relief Efforts at Bisate

26th June 2020Josephine BesticNews, Rwanda

As part of its ongoing support of the five villages surrounding Bisate Lodge, on 19 June Wilderness Safaris Rwanda conducted a third distribution of essential supplies to 634 people and 158 families. Valued at over USD2 000, 3.5 tons of dry goods were handed over to grateful community members at Bisate Primary School. The company...

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