Scholarship Programme Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Sep

Sinenhlanhla’s Scholarship Story | From Children in the Wilderness to Vocational Graduate

29th September 2026Andy WassungZimbabwe

From Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi Eco-Club member to vocational graduate, Sinenhlanhla Nkomazana’s journey shows what long-term investment in education can make possible. Sinenhlanhla joined our Eco-Club at Ngamo Primary School, on the edge of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, when she was just 12. Supported by CITW scholarships through secondary school and later at...

Sep

CITW Malawi School Holiday Activities

29th September 2026Josephine BesticMalawi

Building Environmental Leadership and Supporting Young People: August–September 2026 While schools were closed for the academic year-end holiday, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Malawi continued to engage children and young people through Eco-Club and YES Club activities. Above: Nanthomba Eco-Club with their donation from Seppo Tuomaala, a Central African Wilderness Safaris Mvuu Camp guest The...

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

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

Kapane Secondary School Hosts Its First Career Day: Inspiring Learners, Shaping Futures!

18th August 2026Sandra KadzvitiZimbabwe

Kapane Secondary School is one of Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi’s major secondary schools in Tsholotsho, and on the 31st of July 2026 hosted its first-ever Career Day. Sandra Kadzviti reports on this milestone event… The initiative brought together professionals, institutions, educators, community representatives and mentors to introduce learners to a wide range of...

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

Growing a Greener Future: CITW Celebrates World Conservation Day in Rwanda

28th July 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

What better way to celebrate World Conservation Day than by getting young people outdoors, connecting with nature, and planting the seeds of a greener future? Jean Damascene Nkuriragenda, Wilderness Rwanda Community & CITW Assistant organised an avocado tree planting activity, and despite schools being closed for the holidays, 85 Children in the Wilderness (CITW) students...

Jun

Lupinyu Primary & Secondary Schools – From Lessons in the Shade to Inside Four Walls

17th June 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi’s Cynthia Ndiweni proudly reports on one of the most meaningful projects we have been part of this year. Just outside Victoria Falls, opposite the airport, sits a community that had long gone without a local functioning school. For families here, the nearest option was 10 kilometres away, one way, a distance that kept...

Jun

From Eco-Club member to Bisate Lodge employee: meet CITW Rwanda graduate Seleman Majyambere

17th June 2026Aline UmutoniRwanda

CITW Rwanda & Community Manager Aline Umutoni has known Seleman Majyambere since his earliest days as an Eco-Club member at Bisate Primary School. When we heard that Seleman had been employed by Wilderness Bisate after his graduation in 2025, we asked Aline to tell us a bit more about his inspiring journey. Seleman was born...

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