YES Club Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Nov

CITW Rwanda awards 210 scholarships for the 2025-6 academic year

11th November 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

Wilderness Rwanda and Children in the Wilderness (CITW) are super proud to announce the addition of 39 new scholars to the CITW Rwanda scholarship programme, bringing the total scholarships up to 210. Of the 200 scholarship students in the 2024-25 year, 29 recently graduated, leaving 171 current scholarship recipients. Along with these existing scholarship students,...

Sep

CITW Rwanda 2025 Eco-Mentor Training

19th September 2025Aline UmutoniRwanda

In late August, Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) brought together 23 YES and Eco-Club teachers (Eco-Mentors) from our eight partner schools for a three-day training workshop. Local teachers made their way to Musanze, Rwanda’s third-largest city and the gateway to the famed Volcanoes National Park, from both Bisate and Rushubi primary and secondary schools...

Sep

How CITW Changed My Life – A Journey of Hope, Growth & Gratitude

19th September 2025Josephine BesticZimbabwe

By Muziwandile Moyo The Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Scholarship Programme is not only about financial aid, it’s about unlocking dreams, nurturing potential and rewriting destinies. It is a life-changing initiative that reaches into the hearts of underprivileged communities, empowering young people like me with a chance – not just to dream, but to achieve....

Aug

CITW Malawi – End of School Year Celebrations

8th August 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

As is the case in all Children in the Wilderness’ (CITW) regions, school-based activities follow the school calendar. Both primary and secondary schools start their academic year in September, and end in July, with the last school term running from April to July. We celebrated the closure of school-based activities during July as documented in...

Jul

CITW Namibia Hosts Exploration Trip to Empower Tomorrow’s Conservation Leaders

30th July 2025Andy WassungNamibia

July 2025 – As part of its mission to nurture the next generation of environmental stewards, Wilderness, through its Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Namibia programme, recently hosted a transformative Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Exploration from 16–20 June 2025. The initiative saw 30 learners from across Namibia swop their classrooms for a week of educational...

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 Update on Third Term Activities

29th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

Our CITW Malawi Eco-Club programme runs an array of activities, primarily weekly after-school projects that include waste-paper recycling and reforestation. Other activities in this term include an Open Day (open air) event, educational trips and Eco-Club exchange visits. At the beginning of every school term, there are also joint zonal meetings, which aim to organise...

May

CITW Malawi Reforestation Project 2024-25

12th May 2025Josephine BesticMalawi

The Children in the Wilderness Malawi (CITW) reforestation programme was initiated in 2012 by village children and youth who were wondering how they could contribute to solving the problem of deforestation in their communities. Children and some parents at the 2025 seeding distribution launch The children are members of the CITW Malawi Eco-Club and YES...

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...

Nov

CITW Namibia marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

22nd November 2024Josephine BesticNamibia

Recognised by the United Nations, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty aims to raise awareness about the need to reduce poverty worldwide, especially in developing countries. The day focuses on reaching out to those in need, and prioritising those needs. It acknowledges the challenges faced by people living in poverty, and encourages awareness...

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