BOTSWANA

• First country to run a Children in the Wilderness camp; began in 2001.
• Hosts 96 children in 6 camps in the Okavango Delta per annum.
• Follow up programme formalised in conjunction with schools.
• Operates an Environmental Outreach programme whereby Children in the Wilderness provides environmental materials and the curriculum for Environmental Clubs in schools.
• Introduced an Environmental Stewardship programme: a six day guiding course with an extension of the concepts learned on camp and a strong conservation focus.
  
  
  
  
  

LIMPOPO VALLEY

• Operated their first Children in the Wilderness programme in April 2010, at Mashatu Tented Camp.
• Hosted 16 children that live in the rural areas alongside the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area and specifically from the Motlhabaneng Primary School.
• The children enjoyed the varied activities, which included lion tracking and research and a ride on the fire engine at the Limpopo Valley Airport.
• It is intended that the programme will expand to four other villages in the Bobirwa District: Lentswe le Moriti, Mathatane, Molalatau and Semolale.
• An Environmental Club will also be implemented in the schools, once the initial programme is up and running.
  
  
  

MALAWI

• Began in 2003.
• Hosts 96 children per annum at Mvuu Camp and Chintheche Inn on Lake Malawi.
• Conservation and the sustainable use of the Lake are keys elements in the environmental curriculum.
• Due to the proximity of the Lake, learning to swim is one of the life skills taught.
• A large number of school scholarship programmes and job mentorship programmes are offered on a yearly basis.
• Future planning is a favourite programme run at camp – where the kids get to interview all the staff, from Cleaner to Manager, and in this way broaden their horizons.
  
  
  

NAMIBIA

• Began in 2002.
• Hosts around 90 children per annum.
• Operates Outreach and Follow up Programmes.
• Follow up programmes take place throughout the year with a dedicated Follow-Up Coordinator designing and implementing activities in the communities in which the children who attend the camp live.
• Specialist Follow-Up Camps also take place every year, devoted to developing the children’s leadership skills.
• Opportunity for school graduates to attend the Wilderness Safaris guide training courses.
• One former Children in the Wilderness participant is now in permanent employment with Wilderness Safaris.
  
  
  

SEYCHELLES

• Began in 2006.
• Hosts 30 Seychellois children every 18 months.
• Camps are operated in partnership with the National Council of Children on Mahé.
• Educates children in marine and terrestrial environmental issues pertinent to the Seychelles.
• Abuse is a focal issue in the Seychelles and thus a focal issue at camp.
• Another focus is the history of the island and its function as a Noah’s Ark project protecting vulnerable island species.
  
  
  
  
  

SOUTH AFRICA

• Began in 2005.
• Hosts two camps per annum at Pafuri Camp in Northern Kruger and Rocktail Beach Camp in Maputaland, with a total of 69 children.
• Environmental Clubs in the Makuleke Community have been running successfully for a year.
• Hosted the first Rocktail Camp Follow-Up Programme.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ZAMBIA

• Began in 2007.
• Camps host about 66 children per annum, in the Kafue National Park and South Luangwa National Park.
• The children all come from communities that border the Parks.
• Poaching is one of the biggest issues in these areas and thus activities surrounding poaching are included in the camp curriculum.
• A follow up programme is now operational in Zambia.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ZIMBABWE

• First camp took place in 2008.
• Hosts 50 children at Linkwasha Camp in Hwange National Park.
• Participants are from an AIDS orphanage in the town of Dete and from villages on the outskirts of Hwange National Park.
• At present, due to a general lack of nutrition, feeding programmes are being run in four village schools in the area instead of the Follow-Up Programmes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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