Eco-Club Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Sep

CITW Rwanda Eco-Mentor Training – August 2026

3rd September 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda are proud to have recently hosted our annual Eco-Mentor Training at Centre d’Accueil Saint François Xavier in Rubavu District, 70 km south-west of Wilderness Bisate and Volcanoes National Park. Twenty-three Eco-Mentors joined us from eight partner schools – four primary and four secondary – coming together for...

Aug

CITW Botswana Shashe Eco-Club – Field Trip to the Botswana Meat Commission

27th August 2026Kelly BaitshokiBotswana

Taking the opportunity to provide Eco-Club members with practical knowledge outside the classroom, and to connect their theory learning with real-world industrial and enterprise activities, the Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW) team organised an educational field trip for Shashe Primary Eco-Club learners to the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) in Maun on the 20th of...

Aug

CITW Botswana Shashe Eco-Club – Waste Management Field Trip

26th August 2026Kelly BaitshokiBotswana

Recognising that waste management is an important environmental issue, which requires practical understanding beyond the classroom, on the 20th of August 2026, Children in the Wilderness Botswana (CITW) organised an educational tour to Fanmoj Enterprise for the Shashe Eco-Club members and their Co-ordinators. During the excursion, learners gained valuable first-hand experience of how waste is...

Aug

CITW Botswana & Shorobe Eco-Club Farm Visit

25th August 2026Gabaineele ModirapulaBotswana

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana has launched field trip initiatives aimed at introducing the children to a number of different places within their surroundings but outside their school environments. The initiative provides learners with opportunities to gain practical knowledge and skills, while strengthening their understanding of environmental education and sustainable practices. As part of...

Aug

More Than Double the Fun & Learning at 2026 Rwanda Conservation Camps

20th August 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

Aline Umutoni, CITW & Community Manager for Wilderness Rwanda, reports from Volcanoes National Park on this year’s hugely successful annual Conservation Camps held in early August. From 40 participants and four schools in 2019, the camps have grown to hosting 100 children from 10 schools in 2025 and 2026! What’s more, the parents joined their...

Aug

CITW BOTSWANA ECO-CLUBS CELEBRATE WORLD LION AND ELEPHANT DAYS 2026

17th August 2026Kelly BaitshokiBotswana

Kelly Baitshoki reports on the fun and informative celebrations held at our Shashe, Gudigwa, Beetsha and Tshwaragano partner school Eco-Clubs to mark World Lion and Elephant days in mid-August. On the 12th of August 2026, members of the Shashe, Gudigwa and Beetsha Eco-Clubs in the eastern Okavango Delta, and Tshwaragano Eco-Club in Gaborone celebrated combined...

Aug

Gudigwa & Gunotsoga Primary Schools – Growing Healthy Young Minds

11th August 2026Kelly BaitshokiBotswana

CITW Botswana’s Kelly Baitshoki reports from two of our partner schools in the eastern Okavango Delta… The third term of the Botswana academic year commenced on 4August 2026, and Gudigwa and Gunotsoga primary school Eco-Clubs have proudly shared their impressive harvests and progress from their vegetable gardens. These rewarding gardens continue to demonstrate the value...

Aug

Tinotenda’s CITW Zambezi Journey Comes Full Circle

5th August 2026Sandra KadzvitiZimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Scholarship Programme graduate Tinotenda Chandengenda joined our family at the age of 13. Based in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, he attended Chinotimba primary, and then Mosi-oa-Tunya Secondary schools, and is currently studying Software Engineering. He recently volunteered two weeks of his personal time to work with our Zambezi team in the...

Aug

Teaching the Teachers – North Carolina Educators visit CITW partner schools in Zambia

3rd August 2026Josephine BesticZambia

Sixty American teachers from North Carolina recently enjoyed a cultural exchange and learning opportunity at four Children in the Wilderness (CITW) partner schools in Livingstone, Zambia. Hosted by Assistant Impact Manager, Cynthia Ndiweni, the teachers arrived in two groups, with the first group made up of 28 teachers and the second group consisting of 32...

Jul

CITW Zambezi – Cooking up Change at Chidobe Primary School

30th July 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

For as long as anyone at Chidobe Primary School can remember, the kitchen looked much the same as it did when it was first built back in 1990. Meals were cooked over open wood fires by a single volunteer community member, and how often those meals happened depended entirely on what food was in stock....

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