YES Club Archives | Children In The Wilderness

May

CITW Malawi May 2026 Update

14th May 2026Josephine BesticMalawi

Eco-Club Joint Meetings Launch Term 3 Activities for 2025/26 School Year The beginning of Term 3 marked an important new phase for the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Eco-Club programme across Malawi. Between early and mid-May, Eco-Club joint meetings were held across three zones, bringing together children, youth, teachers, mentors, and community leaders to launch...

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...

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 learners to the CITW Rwanda scholarship programme, bringing the total up to 210. Of the 200 scholarship students in the 2024-25 year, 29 recently graduated, leaving 171 current recipients. Along with these existing scholarship students, the 39...

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...

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