Scholarship Programme Archives | Children In The Wilderness

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...

May

Hunter Valley Grammar School visit to Lupinyu Schools, Zimbabwe

12th May 2026Josephine BesticZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi Assistant Impact Manager Cynthia Ndiweni reports on a transformational visit by Hunter Valley school children to our Victoria Falls area schools in March. Excitement and curiosity filled the air as 13 high school students and three teachers from Hunter Valley Grammar School (HVGS) in Australia arrived in Victoria Falls for a week-long cultural...

Mar

Alumbwe Mudimbwa: A Living Testimony to Gratitude and Grace

26th March 2026Sandra KadzvitiZimbabwe

Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to be grateful for what we have, rather than focusing on what we do not. ‘Whenever I think about my CITW scholarship,’ notes Zimbabwean medical student Alumbwe, ‘my heart overflows with gratitude and enthusiasm. When I look back at my journey, I see transformation – a movement...

Mar

CITW Malawi Youth Workshop & Eco-Club Visit – CAWS Mvuu Camp

11th March 2026Josephine BesticMalawi

In early February, CITW Malawi’s Symon Chibaka facilitated a workshop at Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) Mvuu Camp for YES Club youth, aimed at analysing the 2018 National Wildlife Policy of Malawi. These CITW youth are university graduates and working professionals who are developing a process on how best to get involved in the validation...

Feb

CITW Malawi Joint Eco-Club Meetings – Jan’26

17th February 2026Josephine BesticMalawi

Growing Together with my Forest Based on the theme of ‘growing together with my forest’, to mark the beginning of the 2025/6 school term (January–April), 600 different species of trees were planted by Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) Eco-Club members at joint meetings held between January 14 and 31. Across our three zones, each...

Feb

CITW Malawi Graduates – Where Are They Now?

17th February 2026Josephine BesticMalawi

Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) National Programme Co-ordinator Symon Chibaka recently touched base with two CITW Youth Environmental Stewardship Programme (YES) members who are studying overseas. Where Are They Now? Davie Nkosi is a graduate of the CITW Malawi programme, and an active YES Club member. After his Bachelor’s studies in Environmental Sciences at...

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