A highly successful conservation education programme that has benefited thousands of children, run by leading safari operator Wilderness, has broadened its reach to Kenya.
Established in 2001, the non-profit Children in the Wilderness (CITW) programme provides conservation education to rural school children surrounding wilderness areas, through engaging eco-clubs, immersive eco-camps and school and tertiary scholarships. The programme is run in communities surrounding Wilderness’s areas of operation in Botswana, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and now Kenya.
CITW’s weekly eco-clubs have so far given more than 3 300 interested learners a chance to meet, learn, discuss and expand their knowledge of environmental…