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Scholarship Programme
05
Feb

CITW Rwanda – Growing in leaps and bounds

5th February 2019,
In line with Wilderness Safaris’ 4Cs sustainability ethos (Commerce, Conservation, Community and Culture), Children in the Wilderness (CITW) was launched in the community surrounding Bisate Lodge. Here we aim to provide a specialised focus on environmental education for the children of Bisate who will one day become the decision makers and conservation leaders of the community. Both...
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20
Dec

Central African Wilderness Safaris and Children in the Wilderness

20th December 2018,
In the most recent Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) Christmas and New Year email from Chris Badger (Managing Director), Chris talks about what Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Malawi has acheived in 2018. CAWS and CITW joined forces many years ago to run our programme around Malawi. Read Chris’s report below: CITW Malawi: 2018 has...
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14
Dec

Hwange Journey with a Purpose

14th December 2018,
Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime safari, that honours our community partnerships.  Celebrate Zimbabwe through the eyes of its people, all while enjoying a remarkable safari in Hwange National Park. From experiencing Zimbabwe’s largest park within our pristine and wildlife-rich private concessions, to getting involved with the income-generating community projects and our Children in the Wilderness...
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08
Nov

Solar lights and the importance of the environment as seen by an Eco-Club Member, Zimbabwe

8th November 2018,
Eco-Club lessons are making a lasting impression on Eco-Club members and a scholarship programme student. Monwabisi Dlamini, a Grade 7 student at Ngamo Primary School, wrote a strong letter stating why he wants to protect the environment. See his letter below 🙂 Monwabisi talks about the importance of the environment for survival. He states that...
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05
Nov

Computers for our learners in Malawi

5th November 2018,
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) has been operating in Malawi since 2003. Our Eco-Club Programme, focusing on environmental education and life skills, currently runs in 17 schools across Malawi. The CITW Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Programme has many active groups across the Region, with high school and young adults running various give-back campaigns in their...
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18
Oct

Mama Janet visits Children in the Wilderness Malawi

18th October 2018,
Children in the Wilderness’ Regional Programme Manager Janet Wilkinson (Mama Janet) spent last week visiting the schools in the Malawi programme. “I was particularly struck by the humility and impressive work ethic of our scholarship students; but perhaps more poignant is the prospect of 500 schoolgirls learning science with access to just six computers. Any...
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31
Aug

Children in the Wilderness Learners Graduate from the Southern African Wildlife College

31st August 2018,
Children in the Wilderness’ (CITW) latest group of students enrolled at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) have successfully graduated from the six-month Youth Access: Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Education bridging programme. “We are delighted to see yet another group of CITW students graduate with Skills Development Certificates in Field Ranger Training (Level 2)...
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29
Aug

Vivian Mosheti: From a CITW Success Story to Wilderness Safaris Staff Chef and Eco-Mentor

29th August 2018,
Vivian Mosheti grew up in the small village of Beetsha, Botswana, in a family with three siblings. Despite the hardships she faced while growing up, and thanks to her supportive mother, she is now a Staff Chef for Wilderness Safaris camps in the Okavango Delta. Vivian’s mother, who is currently a housekeeper at Vumbura Plains,...
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23
Jul

SAWC Graduation 2018

23rd July 2018,
Our three South African students, Tlangelani, Bukosi and Nozipho, graduated from the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) last week. Bongani Baloyi, our Regional Programme Coordinator, attended the graduation ceremony on Tuesday 17 July 2018 at the college, in Timbavati Game Reserve, and had this to say about the morning’s proceedings. “The ceremony started with the students...
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09
Jul

Final monthly reports from our SAWC students

9th July 2018,
Our Southern African Wildlife College students are currently completing their workplace assignments. They graduate next week and we couldn’t be prouder! Princeton Chauke “I have learnt how to trace poachers when I find fresh spores in the bush and I have learnt that poachers put their snares where the animals have created a path. My...
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