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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 06 September 2010 06:48 |
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 About 50 women were awarded certificates in housekeeping, frail care, child care and cooking at the second graduation ce-remony of the Women at Work Training Centre that was held in the capital on 31 August.
According to Joyce Nakuta, deputy director of child welfare in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, since April 2009, over one hundred women have been trained by Women at Work, of which 84 have qualified for diplomas in the Home Management course.
Nakuta added that through the Employment Bureau, Women at Work has managed to get job offers for 74% of their students. “This means Women at Work not only imparts important knowledge to women, but also provides their students with the opportunity to earn an income and take care of their families,” she said.
The Women at Work Training Centre is an institution aimed at curbing unemployment amongst women in Namibia by enrolling and training them in various courses.
The non-profit centre was initiated by Riana Brandt and Heidemarie Hill and is situated in 8 Tacoma street, Suiderhof in Windhoek.
The centre is supported by Bank Windhoek, Foschini, Namib Mills, Sanlam, OfficeEconomix, NAMFO and Waltons.
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Karas youth acquire vocational skills |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 06 September 2010 06:46 |
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 Women’s Action for Development (WAD) recently held a graduation ceremony for 178 unemployed youth in Orangemund during the Karas Field Day. The youth took part in different training courses that were offered by WAD. (Left to right) Janita Von Wielligh, Cllr Toivo Nambala, Willem Isaacs and Veronica de Klerk, executive director of WAD with the students.
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 06 September 2010 06:45 |
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 The goal of the mission is to provide U.S. business people with the opportunity to meet and network with their Namibian counterparts as well as government officials, to encourage and facilitate U.S. business involvement in Namibia.
CCF’s Bush Project restores bush-encroached farmland and wildlife habitat by converting invasive, habitat-destroying bush into Bushblok, a clean-burning fuel log.
Trade mission delegates visited the Bush Project factory in Otjiwarongo, where CCF Bush’s general manager Dr Bruce Brewer and CCF ecologist Matti Nghikembua explained how clearing invasive bush helps restore Namibian savannah to its original state and improve the habitat for both the cheetah and its prey.
The factory has been in production since 2002 and produces 4 to 5 tons of Bushblok heating logs per day while providing employment to local people.
Delegates then moved on to the CCF Research and Education Centre, which is situated 44 km outside Otjiwarongo, where CCF director Dr Laurie Marker and staff briefed the group on CCF’s conservation programmes and gave the group a tour of the centre’s genetics laboratory, veterinary clinic and museum devoted to the cheetah.
Delegates also had the opportunity to watch the feeding of some of the more than 50 non-releasable cheetahs that are being cared for at CCF.
Following the visit to CCF, delegates moved on to the North of Namibia for further meetings and seminars.
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Committee gives back to school |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 06 September 2010 06:43 |
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 The Okakarara Senior Secondary School Advisory Committee recently handed over science laboratory equipment and new textbooks to the school.
The science laboratory equipment, valued at N$15 000, was contributed by the advisory committee members as well as Mr Mbinge Hindjou, a Windhoek-based engineer.
During the handover of the equipment, the committee also availed an incentive programme for the top performing learners and teachers. The top performing teachers and students will receive prizes with a combined value of N$17 500.
The top eight performing learners from grades 8 to 10 will also undertake an educational trip to the Caprivi region sponsored by Andre von Flotow.
The advisory committee comprises of former students of the school as well as individuals hailing from the constituency. The school management formed the advisory committee with the aim of maintaining and improving the quality of education at the school. The committee also support the school with among others:
A review of the strategic and operational challenges facing the school;
Drawing up of an implementable and practicable plan to deal with the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities identified; and
Fundraising activities required to ensure a successful implementation of the plan.
The Advisory Committee comprises the following individuals:
Gersom Katjimune (Chairperson – MD of Mutual & Federal)
Fanuel Tjivau (Chartered Accountant)
Junius Mungunda (Managing Partner: Deloitte)
Uazuva Kaumbi (GM- Technical services: NHE)
Patterson Tjipueja (Partner: Ernst & Young)
Teckla Tjipura (Faculty Officer: Unam)
Andre von Flotow (Director: Impala Tours)
William Finan (Partner with Deloitte based in France)
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Synergy seminar helps bring back little smiles |
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Written by Lorato Khobetsi
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Friday, 27 August 2010 09:19 |
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 The First Lady, Madame Penehupifo Pohamba, who is also the patron of the Nampharm Foundation, this week launched the annual Synergy Seminar Race for a Smile fundraising.
The fundraising initiative is to help the foundation raise funds for facial reconstructive surgery for children born with cleft lips and cleft palates. The fundraiser will be held on 25 September.
The Synergy Seminars Race for a Smile is the initiative of Margy Jackman
Speaking at the launch of this year’s fundraising Madame Pohamba said: “Vulnerable children and those less fortune have always been a cause close to Margy’s heart and Race for a Smile was a conceptualised as a result. The Race for a Smile is an ideal opportunity for companies to build teams, as well as realize their social responsibility,” Pohamba said.
In 2008 three recipients working in the fields of cancer and disability each received N$20 000 while in 2009, the Nampharm Foundation was selected as the main beneficiary. Carol Semedo, manager and trustee at Nampharm said, that the foundation has 25 children born with cleft lips or palates it is assisting of which some are already recovering or currently being assisted or still need their assistance. “Assisting these children is such a blessing to us all because it is only by working closely with these families that you get to realise how much these mothers sacrifice just to try and give their children a normal as possible life. They have so much love to give and have extreme portions of patience as well as perseverance. They have not given up on their children,” she said.
On 25 September teams representing businesses and individuals will meet up at a yet undisclosed venue to embark on a local version of the Amazing Race and the conquering team stand a chance of winning N$10 000.
Teams of five will travel by car around Windhoek, following clues to find a place. Once found, the team then carries out a challenge. Teams must work together to accomplish the challenge and once completed the team receives their next clue.
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