First Annual General Meeting in the old schoolhouse Pfedelbach-Oberhöfen on 18.3.2013
Berichte 2013
Weihnachten in Okombahe
Weihnachtsmärkte überall, Glühwein, Päckchen packen, Vorbereitungen für Weihnachten, es ist kalt, trocken oder feucht, …. Die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit ist bei uns in Deutschland sehr stimmungsvoll.
Die Kinder und die Erwachsenen aus dem Schülerheim in Okombahe konnten ihr Weihnachtsgeschenk schon Ende Oktober in Empfang nehmen. 76 neue Matratzen – in Windhoek gekauft und mit dem Lastwagen nach Okombahe transportiert – sind im Schülerheim begeistert empfangen wurden. Nun schlafen die Kinder auf richtigen weichen Schaumstoffmatratzen. Was für ein tolles Gefühl!
Dazu haben Sie mit Ihrer Spende, dem Mitgliedbeitrag oder dem Besuch auf dem Bierdorf in Pfedelbach im Laufe des Jahres mit beigetragen. Die Kinder freuen sich und wir vom Ausschuss des Namibia-Unterstützungsvereins bedanken uns ganz herzlich.
Weihnachtsmärkte überall, Glühwein, Päckchen packen, Vorbereitungen für Weihnachten, es ist kalt, trocken oder feucht, …. Die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit ist bei uns in Deutschland sehr stimmungsvoll.
Und wie ist es in Okombahe?
Seit Anfang Dezember sind die Schulen wegen der langen „Sommerferien“ geschlossen. Wenn die Menschen in Namibia Glück haben, kommt eine kleine Regenzeit, doch die Nächte und besonders die Tage sind heiß.
In Okombahe wird das Leben ruhiger, die Kinder aus dem Schülerheim fahren zu Verwandten oder Eltern auf die abgelegene Farm oder an die Küste, wo es nun im Sommer auch warm ist. Wer die Möglichkeit hat nutzt die Zeit für Besuche, - bis Anfang Januar, dann erwacht das Leben wieder in den Städten und Schulen.Die Kinder und die Erwachsenen aus dem Schülerheim in Okombahe konnten ihr Weihnachtsgeschenk schon Ende Oktober in Empfang nehmen. 76 neue Matratzen – in Windhoek gekauft und mit dem Lastwagen nach Okombahe transportiert – sind im Schülerheim begeistert empfangen wurden. Nun schlafen die Kinder auf richtigen weichen Schaumstoffmatratzen. Was für ein tolles Gefühl!
Dazu haben Sie mit Ihrer Spende, dem Mitgliedbeitrag oder dem Besuch auf dem Bierdorf in Pfedelbach im Laufe des Jahres mit beigetragen. Die Kinder freuen sich und wir vom Ausschuss des Namibia-Unterstützungsvereins bedanken uns ganz herzlich.
Lauwinja teaches street children
On our Namibia trip in August, the tour group also came to Opuwo. The pastor couple of the Black Lutheran Church, Salomon and Emely Tjakuapi, live there. Opuwo is in the northwest of the country and is the largest city in Kaokoland. The people of the Himba tribe still live very traditionally there.
However, many Himbas migrate from their original villages to the "big" city with great hopes and realize that their labor is not needed. Many proud Himbas now live in slum-like suburbs and become even more impoverished.
Tjakuapis are trying to help in this poverty. Kindergartens and small primary schools are to be set up in the original villages so that the population finds a reason to stay in their villages longer.
The Tjakuapis have also set up a small school for street children next to their rectory for several years. Lauwinja, an unemployed high school graduate from Ovamboland, teaches around 15 children the basics of writing and arithmetic. For her work, she gets free food and accommodation in the rectory and a salary of around €40 per month. We have seen with our own eyes that these children are ready to go to a proper school after 2-3 years.
On our Namibia trip in August, the tour group also came to Opuwo. The pastor couple of the Black Lutheran Church, Salomon and Emely Tjakuapi, live there. Opuwo is in the northwest of the country and is the largest city in Kaokoland. The people of the Himba tribe still live very traditionally there.
However, many Himbas migrate from their original villages to the "big" city with great hopes and realize that their labor is not needed. Many proud Himbas now live in slum-like suburbs and become even more impoverished.
Tjakuapis are trying to help in this poverty. Kindergartens and small primary schools are to be set up in the original villages so that the population finds a reason to stay in their villages longer.
The Tjakuapis have also set up a small school for street children next to their rectory for several years. Lauwinja, an unemployed high school graduate from Ovamboland, teaches around 15 children the basics of writing and arithmetic. For her work, she gets free food and accommodation in the rectory and a salary of around €40 per month. We have seen with our own eyes that these children are ready to go to a proper school after 2-3 years.
Unneeded trombone choir instruments?
This August, a small group of travelers from our support association spent three weeks in Namibia. We also visited Khorixas, a small town that most tourists only see as a gas station, supermarket or ATM.
We were invited by the local black Lutheran church community. Pastor Hendricks welcomed us with the local trombone choir. This consists of ten "instruments" and many people who can play or are currently learning to play three times a week. The ten players were very enthusiastic about it, and the mayor and district administrator of the Khorixas region also played along. I was particularly impressed by the 15 or so young people who also like to play, but were still beginners and sat in the background, allowing the better ones to go first. Some of the instruments are from 1960 and are therefore often used, but they still sound!
This August, a small group of travelers from our support association spent three weeks in Namibia. We also visited Khorixas, a small town that most tourists only see as a gas station, supermarket or ATM.
We were invited by the local black Lutheran church community. Pastor Hendricks welcomed us with the local trombone choir. This consists of ten "instruments" and many people who can play or are currently learning to play three times a week. The ten players were very enthusiastic about it, and the mayor and district administrator of the Khorixas region also played along. I was particularly impressed by the 15 or so young people who also like to play, but were still beginners and sat in the background, allowing the better ones to go first. Some of the instruments are from 1960 and are therefore often used, but they still sound!
Eine Tuba, das wäre ihr großer Wunsch, aber die ist etwas Besonderes. Den Instrumenten sieht man ihre häufige Benutzung an. In den Gottesdiensten, bei offiziellen Feiern und besonders bei Beerdigungen kommt der Posaunenchor zusammen.
In Khorixas ist der Posaunenchor aktive Jugendarbeit. Wenn die Jugendlichen dreimal die Woche gemeinsam üben sind sie weniger den Gefahren des Alkohols, der Langeweile und der Kriminalität ausgesetzt.
Da ich während der Reise erfuhr, dass wir eine großzügige Spende über 750€ eines Pfedelbacher Betriebes bekommen hatten, konnten wir die Posaunenarbeit mit zwei neuen Instrumenten, Notenständern, Lampen, Instrumentenöl und Choralbüchern spontan unterstützen.
In Khorixas ist der Posaunenchor aktive Jugendarbeit. Wenn die Jugendlichen dreimal die Woche gemeinsam üben sind sie weniger den Gefahren des Alkohols, der Langeweile und der Kriminalität ausgesetzt.
Da ich während der Reise erfuhr, dass wir eine großzügige Spende über 750€ eines Pfedelbacher Betriebes bekommen hatten, konnten wir die Posaunenarbeit mit zwei neuen Instrumenten, Notenständern, Lampen, Instrumentenöl und Choralbüchern spontan unterstützen.
Wir werden nächstes Jahr über Ostern die Gemeinde in Khorixas wieder besuchen. Dabei werden wir sehen, wie sich der Posaunenchor weiterentwickelt hat.Falls jemand von Ihnen nicht mehr benötigte Instrumente für die Jugendarbeit in Khorixas übrig hat können Sie sich gerne beim Verein.
Wir werden diese Instrumente dann im kommenden Frühjahr direkt mit nach Khorixas nehmen.
THANKS
They were with us at the Beer Village at the Namibia Support Association!
Have you drunk Windhoek Lager or Dju-Dju Beer or a Rock Shandy? Have you tried the delicious Namibian sausage “Boerewors” with homemade bread or the maize porridge “Miliepap” with spicy sauce?
If YES, you have supported the needy black population in Namibia. Thanks to you, we made a profit of around 700 euros. All of this profit, along with a few other donations, goes directly to Okombahe. There, 76 children in the school hostel are happy to have new mattresses, as most of them only sleep on the floor or on the iron grate.
Thank you for your food and drink!
They were with us at the Beer Village at the Namibia Support Association!
Have you drunk Windhoek Lager or Dju-Dju Beer or a Rock Shandy? Have you tried the delicious Namibian sausage “Boerewors” with homemade bread or the maize porridge “Miliepap” with spicy sauce?
If YES, you have supported the needy black population in Namibia. Thanks to you, we made a profit of around 700 euros. All of this profit, along with a few other donations, goes directly to Okombahe. There, 76 children in the school hostel are happy to have new mattresses, as most of them only sleep on the floor or on the iron grate.
Thank you for your food and drink!
Iinformation afternoon in Untersteinbach, April 14, 2013
After the newly founded association had already introduced itself in Pfedelbach in January, it now also appeared before the public in Untersteinbach. The Untersteinbach brass band invited people to the Protestant community center and provided musical accompaniment for the event. The country of Namibia was first presented with a slide show. This allowed interested listeners to form their own opinion about this distant country in southwest Africa. The chairman of the association, Joachim Knoche, and his wife Margret, then reported on their experiences during their 8-year stay in Namibia and on numerous trips there.
By supporting the black population, especially sick, parentless children and young people with no job prospects, the association hopes to alleviate the suffering of these people a little. To this end, very specific projects are planned, which will be examined in more detail during a three-week trip in August (participants can still register for this).
First information afternoon of the Namibia Association
from January 27, 2013
Around 50 interested people came to an information afternoon of the newly founded Namibia Support Association in the Protestant community center in Pfedelbach. A slide show first presented the country with its impressive landscapes, diverse animal life, individual tribes and, for us Germans, not always glorious history (Herero uprising). Afterwards, Stefan Jakob sang three sensitive songs, the lyrics of which spoke of the hope for justice and gratitude. Interesting conversations took place over coffee and cake in a cozy atmosphere. Afterwards, Joachim Knoche (the chairman of the association) and his wife Margret reported on their own experiences during their stay in Namibia from 1988 to 1996. Support is necessary because there is a lack of almost everything: food, clothing, childcare, school and medical equipment.
In the near future, the Namibia Support Association will be focusing more on helping the people in the town of Okombahe. This town is about a three-hour drive north-west of the capital Windhoek. There, a soup kitchen for small children, the student hostel of the Black Lutheran Church, the health center, especially with the purchase of milk powder for HIV-infected nursing mothers and needy students at the Martin Luther High School are supported.
In addition, a Namibian aid organization for disadvantaged children, orphans and a private school in Windhoek for school dropouts are supported.
A 3-week trip to Namibia is planned for August to get to know the country and some of its sights, but also to take a look at the problems of the black and white population.
from January 27, 2013
Around 50 interested people came to an information afternoon of the newly founded Namibia Support Association in the Protestant community center in Pfedelbach. A slide show first presented the country with its impressive landscapes, diverse animal life, individual tribes and, for us Germans, not always glorious history (Herero uprising). Afterwards, Stefan Jakob sang three sensitive songs, the lyrics of which spoke of the hope for justice and gratitude. Interesting conversations took place over coffee and cake in a cozy atmosphere. Afterwards, Joachim Knoche (the chairman of the association) and his wife Margret reported on their own experiences during their stay in Namibia from 1988 to 1996. Support is necessary because there is a lack of almost everything: food, clothing, childcare, school and medical equipment.
In the near future, the Namibia Support Association will be focusing more on helping the people in the town of Okombahe. This town is about a three-hour drive north-west of the capital Windhoek. There, a soup kitchen for small children, the student hostel of the Black Lutheran Church, the health center, especially with the purchase of milk powder for HIV-infected nursing mothers and needy students at the Martin Luther High School are supported.
In addition, a Namibian aid organization for disadvantaged children, orphans and a private school in Windhoek for school dropouts are supported.
A 3-week trip to Namibia is planned for August to get to know the country and some of its sights, but also to take a look at the problems of the black and white population.
