Central African Wilderness Safaris
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Smiling children at Nanthomba.

Community & Conservation

Long-term commitments, close to home.

CAWS has supported practical, locally rooted programmes over many years. Two of the clearest are Children in the Wilderness Malawi and Root to Fruit.

Children in the Wilderness participants on a boat safari.

Children in the Wilderness Malawi

From a first camp at Mvuu to a lasting pathway.

Discover Children in the Wilderness

The programme began with ten children at Mvuu in 2003. Programme reporting records 545 Eco Club members participating across 15 schools.

Eco Clubs, field experiences, youth development and scholarships, supported by a long-standing CAWS partnership.

2003First camp at Mvuu
545Recorded Eco Club members
15Partner schools
Hands tending seedlings in a Root to Fruit nursery.

Root to Fruit

Planting, followed by survival.

Discover Root to Fruit

The work focuses not only on putting trees in the ground, but on the people, nurseries and monitoring that help them survive.

Local nurseries, Tree Clubs, planting and survival monitoring. CAWS is a founding partner and funds the monthly operating budget.

426,824Total trees planted since the programme began
≈375,000Recorded surviving trees
A painted mural at Nanthomba School.
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A painted mural at Nanthomba School.
A painted mural at Nanthomba School.
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