Children...

Action Child Mobilisation (Namibia) - Training of Pre-primary school teachers to enable them to give quality education to under privileged children. The potential teachers are also equipped with a curriculum and teaching aids.

CLaSH (The Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing lmpairments of Namibia) - The objective of CLaSH is to support special education of children with hearing and speech problems. 

The CLaSH Unit in Khomasdal, Windhoek, is Namibia's only specialised kindergarten for deaÍ children. A mamximum of 10 children are receiving Montessori education by deaf and hearing teachers.

CLaSH also is testing children with hearing problems and provides hearing aids. 

Hand of Hope Foundation (Okahandja) - Ca. 20 orphans and vulnerable children get lunch + extra classes (Bible class, English and mathematics).

Hope Village (Rehoboth) - Construction and/or running costs of a babies’ home for AIDS Village of Hope (Hope Village) in Rehoboth. The on site community based care program in Rehoboth (Hope Village) will accommodate and provide nutrition and support to orphans & vulnerable children. The construction of the babies' home that will accomodate 22 OVC babies of 0-4 years is the first phase of the new program.

Mama Anna Foundation (Okuryangava) - 35+ orphans and vulnerable children get 2 meals a day, 3 times a week, Bible classes, psycho-social support and clothing. Besides the organization cares for unemployed, single mothers infected / affected with HIV/Aids, amongst others by offering them sewing training by a tailor.

Family of Hope Services

FHS offers support to OVC’s. In their program 450 kids are registered. Out of this group:
- 223 OVC’s get food 2 x day 6 days/week
- 115 kids take part in Kids Enrichment Club benefitting in art, culture and story telling, music & dance, indoor games and sports and they get help with home work.
- 37 kids receive remedial teaching for drop-outs to re-integrate in the formal school system.
- 300 kids’ schoolfees and uniforms are paid.
Etc.
Part of the project expenses are covered by FHS's own nncome generation: they run a bicycle project in cooperation with Ben and have a gardening project, which also provides vegetables for the project.
The remedial teaching part requires classrooms where children can be taught in a quiet space. Therefore FHS is planning to expand and improve the project by constructing a new centre in Havana area.

Special Needs Network (Namibia) - contribution towards the salary of a German therapists who offers on-the-job-training of Namibians. The trainees will be enabled to do assessments, monitor progress and to offer advice about interventions for ca. 25 disabled children who are visited on a weekly basis. It has become abundantly clear that there is a dire need for this type of service. By training Namibians the project can be expanded into various suburbs and communities.

Social Upliftment...
 

Pantry Project (Windhoek) - Monthly distribution of food for projects that provide food and Christian education to under privileged elderly people and children. Beneficiaries are actually a.o. retirement home Eastern Court, projects of Pastor Naruseb and Pastor Moritz, CEF, Acacia Children Trust, Mama Anna Foundation, Havana Soup Kitchen and Christian Faith Impact Ministries.

Prison Alpha Course - Prison Fellowship Namibia - This is a very worthwhile cause to support, as it introduces Christianity to the prison population of Namibia. It entails six courses per year, and reaches approximately 1000 people per annum. 

Job Creation...

Men On The Side Of The Road (MSR) (Katatura) - strives to find jobs for the men on the side of the road. They organise, train, and place reliable, skilled and motivated labour in jobs.

MSR urgently needs a database administrator who can undertake the tasks of inputting the data collected from the field sites, manipulating the data as required, making reference checks, raising awareness of the scheme amongst potential employers, responding to queries for workers, and identifying suitable persons for the posts, as well as coordinating their delivery/ pick up points, and undertaking evaluations of workers placed.

 

Training & Skill Development...

Needlework Training (Eros) - This project is ongoing, and the volunteer project co-ordinator commits a lot of time to working with disadvantaged women from Katatura to help them develop sewing skills that will allow them to generate income for themselves and their families.