Scholarship Programme Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Jul

CITW Rwanda Field Trip to Gishwati-Mukura National Park

7th July 2025Josephine BesticRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW), in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Forest of Hope Association (FHA), organised a visit to Gishwati-Mukura National Park on the 14th of June 2025 for the CITW scholarship students who are in grade S3 at Kinihira Secondary School in the Gishwati community. The children...

May

CITW Malawi Youth Conference 2025

12th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) held its 2025 Youth Conference at Central African Wilderness Safaris’ Mvuu Camp in Liwonde National Park from January 7 to 9. The topics of the conference included: Climate change Permaculture and adaptive agricultural practices The roles of youth in mitigating negative climate change effects Health issues affecting youths’ lives...

Oct

Separate bathroom for girls at Rwabiharamba Secondary School

23rd October 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

Rwabiharamba School is situated in Akayange Village just outside of Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, where Wilderness Magashi is located. Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) partnered with this school via the Magashi Community Committee in 2020, and every week the school facilitates the CITW Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Club for the students, of...

Oct

CITW Tanzania: May – September 2024 Highlights

2nd October 2024Josephine BesticTanzania

As the vibrant first few months of Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Tanzania’ operations have unfolded, the regional program’s Doctor Tipay has been a whirlwind of action and inspiration, driven by an unwavering commitment to uplifting lives and protecting Tanzania’s precious wildlife. During these transformative early months of implementing CITW in the country, he has...

Sep

Wilderness Rwanda & CITW facilitate 200 scholarships for 2024-25 school year

13th September 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

The awarding of a milestone 200 six-year Children in the Wilderness (CITW) scholarships has made the start of Rwanda’s new secondary school year extra festive! As flag-bearer for the Educate and Empower pillars of Wilderness Rwanda’s impact strategy, CITW, is proud to announce that further to the 177 scholarship children from last year, an additional...

Aug

Wilderness Impact at Work on CITW Rwanda Conservation Camps

19th August 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

Eighty children from eight primary schools in Rwanda’s Kinigi and Nyange sectors of the Musanze District, were hosted on two successful four-day Conservation Camps in August 2024. From Monday 5 through Thursday 8 August, and from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 August, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Rwanda, in partnership with Conservation Heritage-Turambe, the Dian...

Jun

CITW Rwanda – Gishwati Environmental Club & Scholarship Update

18th June 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda’s impact initiatives are hard at work in the area around Gishwati-Mukura National Park, where, in addition to a burgeoning reforestation project, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) is partnered with Gisunzu Primary School and Kinihira Secondary School. The last term of the school year is in full swing at both schools, and our CITW...

Jun

CITW Rwanda Scholarship Update

3rd June 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

The last term of the Rwandan school year is in full swing, and during May our Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) representatives Aline Umutoni and Jean Damascene Nkuriragenda visited many of our CITW Scholarship Programme students who attend boarding schools all over the country. The scholarship sponsorships cover the full tuition and other expenses...

Jun

CITW Eco- and YES Club news from Akayange Village

3rd June 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

In May our Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) representatives Aline Umutoni and Jean Damascene Nkuriragenda visited Akayange Primary and Rwabiharamba Secondary schools outside Akagera National Park to spend time with the students and the teachers. The last term of the school year is in full swing with our Environmental Clubs meeting every Wednesday afternoon....

Apr

Wilderness Rwanda’s CITW scholarship students start Term 3

25th April 2024Ingrid BaasRwanda

On Monday the 15th of April, Term 3 of the 2023-24 school year started at all the public schools in Rwanda. Wilderness Rwanda’s Children in the Wilderness (CITW) scholarship programme currently sponsors a total of 177 students for six years of schooling – at Bisate Secondary School near Wilderness Bisate, Rwabiharamba Secondary School in the...

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