Wilderness Bisate Lodge Newsletter – September 2023

Annual CITW Teacher Training

Children in the Wilderness Rwanda (CITW) organised a two-day workshop for the teachers involved with the CITW Eco- and YES Clubs in our seven partner schools. In total, 21 teachers and three CITW colleagues participated in the training on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 September.

The schools are Bisate Primary School, Bisate Secondary School and Rushubi School from the Wilderness Bisate and Sabyinyo area; Akayange Primary School and Rwabiharamba Secondary School from the Wilderness Magashi area; and Gisunzu Primary School and Kinihira Secondary School from the Gishwati Forest area.

It was great for all the Eco-Mentors from the different schools to meet each other, exchange ideas and brainstorm about the best ways for the Eco-Clubs to thrive and flourish. The new school year starts on Monday the 25th of September, so this get-together was perfectly timed to ensure all schools are ready for an environmentally friendly start to the first term!

Bisate Family

The cross-pollination of staff continues to bring new and exciting skills to all of our camps, and we welcomed back Loyce, our Assistant Manager, from her wonderful time at Wilderness Magashi. She had a great time with our sister camp and it was a dream for her to spend some time in a safari concession.

We also say au revoir to our Food & Beverage manager Benjamin, who is going to be spending some time at Wilderness Sabyinyo for the next month. Even though it is not far from our own lodge, he is very excited for the beautiful and cozy atmosphere that Sabyinyo has to offer. We wish Benjamin luck and we miss him already!