Children in the Wilderness : conservation through leadership development

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Developing environmental leaders for the future © Brett Wallington

As part of Wilderness Safaris, ‘Children in the Wilderness’ is an environmental and life skills educational programme for children, focusing on the next generation of decision-makers:inspiring them to care for their natural heritage and to become custodians of these areas in the future. CITW operates Eco-Clubs in communities living in and around protected areas, as well as annual camps, Eco-Mentor training, and scholarship programmes.

Last update: 02 Oct 2020
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Context
Challenges addressed
Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness
Lack of food security
Scale of implementation
Local
Multi-national
Ecosystems
Hot desert
Theme
Food security
Health and human wellbeing
Local actors
Outreach & communications
Location
Botswana
East and South Africa
Impacts

At the end of 2014 CITW had hosted over 5 600 children on annual camps and our Eco-Clubs reach over 2 500 children each year. In total we have over 6000 CITW Eco-Club alumni since introducing the Eco-Clubs in 2012. In 2014, CITW supported 51 Eco-Clubs, funded 287 scholarships for needy students, trained 109 teachers, and ensured that 1415 children were fed on our nutrition programme.

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