As we approach the end of the year, CITW Zambezi felt that it was important to take a moment to celebrate the incredible dedication, hard work, and commitment shown by our Eco-Club members and Literacy Centre students. Their passion for environmental conservation and education as a whole has been truly inspiring. To honour their efforts,...Read More

We are thrilled to share with you the exciting news of yet another successful Eco-Club quiz hosted by the CITW Zambezi team – this time in Livingstone earlier this month. The event brought together seven of our Zambian Eco-Club schools from in and around Livingstone for a morning filled with fun, competition, and a deep...Read More

Okavango Wilderness Safaris gathered stakeholders from its exclusive Botswana Members Club programme at The Patio Restaurant in Gaborone, to express its heartfelt gratitude for the Members’ ongoing support, and the positive impact they enable. The Wilderness Members Club, inaugurated in 2012 and launched in Botswana in 2017, invites Southern African residents to join the Wilderness...Read More

SACOLA support for the community On 13 October 2023, SACOLA (the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association) supported 10 different women’s co-operatives from Nyange and Kinigi sectors in the Volcanoes National Park area, with a total of RWF10 million, or roughly USD10,000. These funds will enable them to start small businesses that will assist them in being...Read More

The start of the school year at the end of September means that all CITW Eco-Clubs in the Gishwati area were in full swing in October. At Gisunzu Primary School, 64 learners attend weekly environmental lessons. Since 26 students from the Eco-Club continued on to the secondary school this year, we could select 26 new...Read More

On Wednesday, 8 November 2023, CITW Namibia ventured into an exciting new partnership with Michelle McLean Primary School, for its first ever urban Eco-Club in Namibia. The aim is not only to facilitate sustainable conservation through leadership development and education of children in Windhoek, but also to grow the programme and ensure that each Wilderness...Read More

Before joining Wilderness, Jean Damascene worked as a Social and Religious Studies teacher at various schools in Rwanda’s Northern Province for five years. Jean Damascene’s journey in environmental education began in 2018 when Bisate Primary School partnered with Wilderness Bisate for the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) programme. He became an Eco-Mentor, leading the Eco-Clubs...Read More

The Children in the Wilderness Zambezi (CITW) team is thrilled to share with you the incredible success of our recent annual camp hosted at the Painted Dog Conservation Centre’s (PDC) Inganyana Children’s Bush Camp. This four-day adventure brought together 40 students and 4 Eco-Mentors from our 8 CITW Lupane Eco-Clubs, all eager to explore and...Read More

22 September is a special annual day dedicated to raising awareness about the threats the rhinoceros population faces and how the world can come together and protect these endangered species. Rhinos are more than just their horns. In Namibia, the work of Wilderness’ Impact pillars – Education, Empowerment and Protection – is channelled through Children...Read More

This September we celebrate the start of the 2023-24 Eco-Club year, along with the new school year. 150 new Eco-Club members have been registered in 15 primary schools, making a total of 675 Eco-Club members, as well as 230 YES (Youth Environmental Stewardship) Club members. Our celebratory story, which we would like to share with...Read More