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Where are they now? Our Cover Star Reaches for the Stars

25th July 2023Josephine BesticSouth Africa

In 2011 a shy Grade 7 Makuleke boy named Destiny Wisani Hlungwani attended a Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Camp in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Along with the other children on camp, he wrote down his dream profession and placed it in the ‘dream catcher’ at the end of camp. The word he wrote...

Jul

Where are they now? Eliot Felix employed as an English teacher in Malawi.

21st July 2023Josephine BesticMalawi

Eliot Felix is a CITW Malawi YES Club member who has just achieved his dream of being employed by the country’s Ministry of Education. Eliot joined CITW in 2009, where his desire to become a secondary school teacher was kindled. In June this year, his YES Club members celebrated with Eliot for being employed by...

Jul

Akayange Primary School sees out the school year in style

17th July 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

Friday the 7th of July was a special day at Akayange Primary School, situated just outside of Akagera National Park where Wilderness Magashi is situated. The school director and the parents’ committee organised an event to celebrate the end of the school year, and to give the P6 students (the final year of primary school...

Jul

Rwandan scholarship students end their school year with a big THANK YOU!

3rd July 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

July marks the end of the Rwandan school year, and all 140 CITW students who are being sponsored for six years of schooling wrote letters to thank their donors for their support. A big pile of letters reached our office this week! What a joy to read through the letters and realise how much this...

May

Ishmael Tshuma – From Scholarship Student to CITW Eco-Mentor

24th May 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

This week the CITW Zambezi team would like to shine a spotlight on one of our very own Eco-Mentors, Ishmael Tshuma, who has had a long-standing and honourable relationship with Children in the Wilderness. Ishmael is a young man who currently lives in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe. His journey with us at CITW started all the way...

May

Stationery for Chidobe, St Mary’s & Lukosi Teachers

24th May 2023Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi acutely appreciates the crucial role that teachers play for children throughout Zimbabwe. With this in mind, and thanks to the Grand Circle Foundation, the CITW team is thrilled to have been able to assist 60 teachers from St Mary’s Primary, Chidobe Primary and Lukosi Secondary schools with a large hamper of stationery each...

May

CITW Rwanda’s Bisate pioneers going strong

5th May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

In April the third and final term of the Rwandan school year started. We are happy to report that all 140 students who are part of our CITW scholarship programme are doing very well and are producing great school results. Before the start of the school year, Aline caught up with our most senior students...

May

CITW Rwanda Gishwati Update – April 2023

4th May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

The last term of the Rwandan school year started In April, and our CITW team of Ingrid and Aline decided to visit our Gishwati partner schools to ensure the term would commence with lots of excitement. At Kinihira Primary and Secondary schools we were able to provide 108 of the youngest learners with new uniforms....

May

CITW Rwanda & Community Update From Wilderness Magashi – April 2023

3rd May 2023Josephine BesticRwanda

In April the third and last term of this school year in Rwanda started – a great opportunity for Children in the Wilderness’ Aline and Ingrid to visit our partner schools and the surrounding villages. The Eco-Club at Akayange Primary School welcomed Aline and Ingrid for one of their Club sessions. As a surprise, all...

May

From Humble Beginnings – CITW Namibia Super Camper to University Graduate

2nd May 2023Josephine BesticNamibia

CITW Namibia is immensely proud of one of our very own scholarship students, 23-year-old Melissa Ndapunikwa Nghisheefa, who was born in Windhoek and raised in the northern part of Namibia, 30 km outside of Oshakati, in a village called Omungwelume. Melissa joined the programme in 2013 as a Grade 7 learner at Okaukuejo Combined School,...

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