In the summer of 1806, a stranger whose lips had been peeled by thirst strayed into Chief Karuru’s compound. The knife-sharp rocks scraped his blistered feet. In fact, the dry sweat on his forehead had sketched a cross. The sweat-draining sun roasted his feet, while the wild dogs barked at his jutted guitar-like ribs. That...
Young people came together on Saturday in Windhoek to tackle littering within the community to advocate for environmental preservation. Spearheaded by Tukwatha Youth Organisation and the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), the clean-up campaign was held under the theme ‘Leaders Get Their Hands Dirty with the Youth Cleaning’. Benedict Libanda, CEO of EIF, highlighted the organisation’s...
Headspring Investments, the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) and K Neumayer Civil Contractors have teamed up to train and employ 20 youth from Leonardville, Namibia. The project, which was launched in 2024, selected 20 young individuals from Leonardville for a special six-months training course in a range of technical vocations. NIMT, known for...
Gaining practical skills on the job while juggling school work as a student is an art that many interns have to master for them to thrive. Business consultant Linda Pahula has advised interns and prospective young workers to master the art of multitasking, and ensure they balance their academics and work when necessary. She was...
The Active Youth Organisation Namibia (AYO Namibia) has made significant progress in localising the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the country. The organisation acted as a liaison between the government, civil society organisations, the private sector and young people, encouraging collaboration and taking action to achieve the SDGs. AYO Namibia believes localising the SDGs among...
Inomuinjo Kapimbi, a dedicated young Namibian environmental advocate and founder of the Schools Environmental Club (SEC), has once again taken significant steps towards creating a sustainable future. His latest focus is on younger learners nationwide, with the introduction of the SEC Primary Schools’ initiative. This programme intends to spark an understanding of environmental conservation and...
During his time in Windhoek’s informal settlement, Nafimane Halweendo, a then-unemployed law graduate and other unemployed youths used to sit under a tree to discuss various topics daily. This motivated him to create Bashu, an information-sharing media platform that serves as a database that connects people based on various topics of interest. This has become...
Mike, the charcoal smuggler, hitchhiked to the village after his girlfriend dumped him for being bankrupt. That morning, he strolled through the grass and spotted a dry-rotted tree. Then, he raised his bushy eyebrows and flashed a camera at the bottle-shaped tree. The wood-lice tree reminded him of the ‘fig tree’ that a televangelist had...
As the world works tirelessly to empower the girl child and address the historical injustices that have long marginalised girls, the boy child is left lagging. To ensure the boy child does not fall by the wayside, the Quiver Tree Cluster, a group of six secondary schools in the Kalahari circuit, began the Boys Club...
More than 150 students received financial assistance from the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), in collaboration with the Namibia Mineworkers Investment Trust (NAMIT) and NAM-MIC. The 157 beneficiaries were granted funding through the NAMIT EduFund Grant. Beneficiaries were selected from a pool of 170 applicants. Tjambiru Maripundua, a beneficiary and law student, shared his gratitude...