Food Security Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Nov

A New, Safe Place for Food Storage at Chidobe Primary School

5th November 2026Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Earlier this year, Chidobe Primary School’s kitchen was fully renovated with a new roof, a serving counter, an outdoor cooking area and a handwashing sink. It was a big step forward for the school feeding programme – but one problem remained. The school had nowhere to store its food. Supplies at Chidobe are often hard...

Jun

NGAMO: Story of an African farm

10th June 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

By Andy Wassung It’s a cold and misty morning at Wilderness Davison’s, a remote safari camp in Zimbabwe’s renowned Hwange National Park. Other than the rain pattering on the canvas above, the bush is unusually quiet, as the typical cast of creatures takes shelter. But it wouldn’t be the African bushveld without its dawn chorus,...

Aug

Volunteers work with Manyara Secondary School Eco-Club

15th August 2024Josephine BesticTanzania

Doctor Tipay, CITW & Community Project Co-ordinator for Wilderness Tanzania, recently hosted volunteers, Beverly and Steven, who spent a week in Karatu and Mto wa Mbu with Children in the Wilderness. Their experience was nothing short of transformative. From the moment they arrived, they were embraced by the warmth and curiosity of the local community,...

Aug

TAFA Community Center feeding programme

14th August 2024Josephine BesticKenya

Each month, Governors’ Camp Collection and CITW Kenya sponsor the provision of uji (finger-millet porridge) to between 140 and 180 TAFA community children. Helping to ration out cups of uji – photo credit Jess Savage Most of these children come from humble backgrounds, where a meal each day is not something they can count on. Guests are...

Aug

SACOLA Facilitates Donation of Four Cows to Genocide Survivor Families

5th August 2024Josephine BesticRwanda

As part of their ongoing efforts to drive socio-economic development projects in the rural areas adjacent to Volcanoes National Park, the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) collects rental and community levies from Wilderness Sabyinyo. In July SACOLA was able to donate four cows to needy families of genocide survivors, significantly improving the lives of these...

Jul

CITW Kenya Community Development through TAFA

11th July 2024Josephine BesticKenya

Children in the Wilderness’ impact extends beyond conservation education. Through Governors’ Camp Collection, we sponsored new kits for three Talanta Africa Football Academy (TAFA) football teams, fostering a sense of pride and unity within the community. Additionally, we continue to support the daily feeding program at TAFA, ensuring that over 150 children receive a nourishing...

Jul

CITW Botswana & FNBB Foundation Support Parakarungu Primary School with Fruit Trees

9th July 2024Gabaineele ModirapulaBotswana

The CITW Botswana team embarked on a trip to Parakarungu Primary School in Botswana Chobe area on 2 July 2024 to meet with the schools’ Environmental Education Club members, and hand over 17 fruit trees for a new orchard. CITW Botswana and the FNBB Foundation have been supporting the school since 2021 after the signing...

Jun

Wilderness Impact in Action in Tanzania

14th June 2024Doctor TipayTanzania

Building on a thriving foundation of Community Liaison Doctor Tipay’s impact work in Tanzanian communities, Wilderness Tanzania recently officially kickstarted the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) programme here. Eco-Mentor Training Preliminary Eco-Mentor training of teachers and volunteers at partner schools was facilitated by Victoria Falls-based Sue Goatley, Wilderness Zambezi’s veteran Impact Manager. After two days...

Jun

Tshwaragano Primary School Vegetable Garden

14th June 2024Kelly BaitshokiBotswana

The Eco-Club at Children in the Wilderness Botswana’s urban partner school, Tshwaragano Primary School in Gaborone, recently embarked on a vegetable garden project. Focusing on the Educate and Empower pillars of Wilderness’ impact strategy, the objective of the garden is to help learners to understand the process of growing crops from planting to harvest,...

Jun

Governors’ Camps – Kenya Community Update

7th June 2024Josephine BesticKenya

Governors’ is dedicated to empowering the next generation of Kenyans through education and community development. We hope you are as inspired by this excerpt from their latest community update as we are! At the TAFA Community Center (a community centre committed to uplifting the lives of the youth living in Kasarani Village on the shores of Lake...

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