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Cycling and doing good at the same time!
Will you join “Team Namibia”?
Perhaps you'd like to join "Team Namibia"? Register here. www.stadtradeln.de/pfedelbach and choose to join “Team Namibia”.
For you as a resident of Pfedelbach, it costs nothing; you simply need to enter your cycled kilometers on the honor system – even if you cycle outside of Pfedelbach! We gladly accept every cyclist who lives, works, or is a member of a Pfedelbach club! Every kilometer cycled already contributes 7 cents. back
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10 Years of the Namibia Support Association
Here in Germany, we have since the founding many information events to Namibia and the projects. We have conducted Christmas markets and the Beer village in Pfedelbach Having participated several times, each time with beer from Namibia and a Namibian sausage, they have a current homepage, a flyer, a Facebook page and soon an additional one Instagram presence and try through different public relations To inform interested parties about the projects and the situation in Namibia. three group trips and many individual visits in Okombahe approximately 40 people I got to know these projects on site and in some cases helped out for an extended period of time.
My wife and I visit the site annually to further develop the projects.
In Namibia, we now support – among several other projects – two soup kitchens, one for younger and one for older students, have a toy library opened so that young children can learn a lot through different games. Additionally, we pay for approximately 80 young people the student residence costs, school uniforms, and some teaching materials. Fwhen we find sponsors in Germany, Do we want to offer these young people a simple option after school? one- to two-year training make possible.
Approximately €370,000 Thanks in part to your donations, we have been able to invest in various projects over the past 10 years.
corona and also the War in Ukraine These changes have brought about many shifts and established new priorities in Germany. Unfortunately, the consequences are also being felt in Namibia: The famine has worsened significantly over the past two years due to high unemployment, and prices in Namibia are rising almost as sharply as in Germany. However, people there, especially in rural areas, have to manage without government support.
The people of Namibia We need support in our projects.
As chairman, I would also like to on behalf of the entire committee for Your loyalty over the last 10 years Thank you!
It would be great if you could continue to support the people of Okombahe.
Since five sponsors have supported us so far in the STADTRADELN campaign in Pfedelbach with “Team Namibia”, every kilometer cycled contributes 5 cents to the projects (www.stadtradeln.de/You can also help the projects in Okombahe by becoming a sponsor (1 cent per kilometer).
Of course, you can also simply support the association's ongoing projects by transferring funds to our association account.
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32 years of independence
Question: Who among you is willing to co-finance an apprenticeship next year and give a young Namibian a good start in their working life?to the training initiative
Namibia has weathered the COVID-19 wave well. For weeks, the incidence rate has remained at five (5). Mask mandates and quarantines were officially lifted in recent days. Those who want to protect themselves voluntarily wear a mask, and those who are ill self-isolate – personal responsibility is once again being emphasized. The vaccination rate is very low at approximately 16%, which is not due to a lack of vaccine, but rather to people's attitudes; hospitals are empty: COVID-19 is just one of many diseases affecting people here. Why are incidence rates still so high in Europe, even though they are falling everywhere in Africa? One opinion among educated Africans is that Europe is excessively clean and sterile. back
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Church clocks tick differently in Namibia.
Many parents and guardians of the children in our soup kitchens do not have the money to have their son or daughter confirmed. They are therefore dependent on support from extended family or the generosity of the community.
For the past three years, the confirmation students of the Pfedelbach-Untersteinbach parish have been collecting donations for the confirmation students in Okombahe. Yvonne and Albertina give special consideration to those who regularly attend the soup kitchen due to their need and also participate in the children's church service. In 2021, the confirmation class in Untersteinbach raised €510, which enabled them to support 13 young people.
The confirmation service was once again a very festive occasion on Saturday, November 27th, and on Sunday the young people received their first Holy Communion. On the three following Sundays, the confirmands are expected to attend church services in their festive attire. The Okombahe parish extends its heartfelt thanks for this generous contribution to the confirmands. back