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Jun

CITW Zambezi Celebrates World Environment Day 2023

5th June 2023Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June. It is the United Nation’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Above all, World Environment Day is the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of the Earth. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally,...

May

CITW Zambezi Eco-Clubs Experience Educational Interaction “Through the Eyes of an Elephant”

29th May 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

The CITW Zambezi team is particularly excited for the term ahead for all 12 of our Victoria Falls-based Eco-Clubs – all thanks to our most recent collaboration with Elephant Crew (eleCREW). eleCREW was formed in 2017 as a non-profit charitable trust. Their elephants were all formerly owned by tourism operators, who used them solely for...

May

‘Rhinos’ and ‘Giraffes’ activity at Akayange Primary School

29th May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

In May the CITW ‘Rhinos’ and ‘Giraffes’ Eco-Club members at Akayange Primary School all attended their weekly environmental lessons. Akayange Primary School is situated just outside Akagera National Park, and most of our guests pass by on their way to or from the Park entrance. Driving past, you quickly notice how well-maintained the school gardens...

May

Ishmael Tshuma – From Scholarship Student to CITW Eco-Mentor

24th May 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

This week the CITW Zambezi team would like to shine a spotlight on one of our very own Eco-Mentors, Ishmael Tshuma, who has had a long-standing and honourable relationship with Children in the Wilderness. Ishmael is a young man who currently lives in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe. His journey with us at CITW started all the way...

May

Stationery for Chidobe, St Mary’s & Lukosi Teachers

24th May 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi acutely appreciates the crucial role that teachers play for children throughout Zimbabwe. With this in mind, and thanks to the Grand Circle Foundation, the CITW team is thrilled to have been able to assist 60 teachers from St Mary’s Primary, Chidobe Primary and Lukosi Secondary schools with a large hamper of stationery each...

May

CITW Rwanda’s Bisate pioneers going strong

5th May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

In April the third and final term of the Rwandan school year started. We are happy to report that all 140 students who are part of our CITW scholarship programme are doing very well and are producing great school results. Before the start of the school year, Aline caught up with our most senior students...

May

CITW Rwanda Gishwati Update – April 2023

4th May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

The last term of the Rwandan school year started In April, and our CITW team of Ingrid and Aline decided to visit our Gishwati partner schools to ensure the term would commence with lots of excitement. At Kinihira Primary and Secondary schools we were able to provide 108 of the youngest learners with new uniforms....

May

CITW Rwanda & Community Update From Wilderness Magashi – April 2023

3rd May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

In April the third and last term of this school year in Rwanda started – a great opportunity for Children in the Wilderness’ Aline and Ingrid to visit our partner schools and the surrounding villages. The Eco-Club at Akayange Primary School welcomed Aline and Ingrid for one of their Club sessions. As a surprise, all...

May

From Humble Beginnings – CITW Namibia Super Camper to University Graduate

2nd May 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

CITW Namibia is immensely proud of one of our very own scholarship students, 23-year-old Melissa Ndapunikwa Nghisheefa, who was born in Windhoek and raised in the northern part of Namibia, 30 km outside of Oshakati, in a village called Omungwelume. Melissa joined the programme in 2013 as a Grade 7 learner at Okaukuejo Combined School,...

Apr

CITW Rwanda Eco-Club News

19th April 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

CITW Bisate March Update The CITW Eco-Clubs at the Bisate Primary and Secondary schools had a great month full of activities. The learners of Bisate Primary School had the opportunity to exchange correspondence with a primary school in the Netherlands. Various letters and pictures went back and forth, to learn from each other. Good practice...

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