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Eco-Club
31
Oct

Master Banda – Master of the trees

31st October 2018,
Read Janet Wilkinson’s report from her recent trip to Malawi, where she met Master Banda – the Master of the trees I met up with Mr Master Banda at the Root and Fruit Nursery in the grounds of Central African Wilderness Safaris Chinteche Inn.  Master was schooled in Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa and later worked...
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29
Oct

Light for Little Learners – Bisate Lodge, Rwanda

29th October 2018,
In April this year, Kitty and Jose Cortes visited Bisate Lodge. During their stay they had a chance to visit the Bisate community and they were so touched by the friendliness and warm hospitality of the people, that Kitty decided to start a fundraising campaign via GivenGain when she had returned home. Kitty wanted to...
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Photo Credit Hadley Pierce (management at Bisate)
24
Oct

CITW Rwanda – Creating a CITW Eco-Club forest with Bisate Lodge

24th October 2018,
Children in the Wilderness Rwanda organized a tree planting event for Bisate Primary School Eco-Club children on the 8th of October at Bisate Lodge. In total, 62 CITW Eco-Club students and their Eco-Club Mentors visited the indigenous tree nursery at Bisate to raise awareness and learn about the importance of reforestation. All of them picked...
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22
Oct

YES Clubs in Malawi

22nd October 2018,
In Malawi, reports Symon Chibaka, CITW’s Eco-Clubs introduce junior school children to specifically focused environmental education and life skills programmes. When these Eco-Club members graduate to Secondary School, they join the YES Programme where they practice their knowledge acquired on practical activities and projects such as… • Reforestation • General civic education/awareness campaigns  • Helping to...
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18
Oct

CITW Botswana – An Eco-Club starts in a town school in Gaborone

18th October 2018,
Tshwaragano Primary School in Gaborone, Botswana, is the newest addition to the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) family. CITW Botswana will be running our Eco-Club programme in the school, with this fabulous bunch of teachers. Since the end of the school year is fast approaching, Fern Brasem (Wilderness Safaris Business Unit Manager, Gaborone) and Lisa...
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18
Oct

Mama Janet visits Children in the Wilderness Malawi

18th October 2018,
Children in the Wilderness’ Regional Programme Manager Janet Wilkinson (Mama Janet) spent last week visiting the schools in the Malawi programme. “I was particularly struck by the humility and impressive work ethic of our scholarship students; but perhaps more poignant is the prospect of 500 schoolgirls learning science with access to just six computers. Any...
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17
Oct

CITW Expands Eco-Club Programme across Africa

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Since launching its innovative Eco-Club programme in 2001, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) has focused on reaching more children, more often, and now proudly runs 67 Eco-Clubs across seven African countries. In addition to hosting 3 300 children at Eco-Clubs throughout the year, CITW has hosted nearly 7 000 children and 402 teachers at 207...
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15
Oct

The Mike’s Bikes Foundation – Giving wheels to 30 CITW children in Botswana

15th October 2018,
Read Gaba Modirapula’s (CITW Botswana – Programme Assistant) report on the donation of 30 bicycles from Mike’s Bikes Foundation The Mike’s Bike Foundation’s mission is to get more people on bikes, as they believe in the power of the bicycle. The foundation depends on the donation of used bikes, passing them on to communities in...
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11
Oct

CITW Botswana – Greening our Delta

11th October 2018,
Read Kelly Baitshoki’s (CITW Botswana – Admin Assistant) report on Greening the Delta The project of planting indigenous trees, which was launched this year by Children in the Wilderness Botswana, has come to an end. We ran this project as a competition, looking at efforts our schools have made towards this project. Climate change is a concern...
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09
Oct

Going batty at our latest Johannesburg Eco-Club, South Africa

9th October 2018,
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