A toy library for Okombahe
Children in Germany have a lot of good toys, often too many! Children in Okombahe rarely have access to stimulating, educational toys.
The Namibia Support Association strives to support the young children in Okombahe so that they can concentrate and develop further in school later on. Guided games, both alone and with others, are very valuable for this.
A toy library is a collection of toys structured like a library. Young children ages 2-9 can come at specific times to borrow games for 1-2 hours and, sometimes under supervision, play them with others. This concept is still very new in Namibia, too. On her trip in March, Margret Knoche traveled to Windhoek with six people with educational training from Okombahe to introduce them to a toy library.
The unanimous opinion was: They would like to introduce this in Okombahe as well. On their project trip in August, Joachim and Margret Knoche organized a three-day training course for eight educators in Okombahe, so that a trained educator can now begin the Toy Library in Okombahe in the new school year. However, a fenced-in room still needs to be set up, and some toys need to be made and some purchased. The Namibia Association will keep you updated on whether the Toy Library can actually begin as planned in January.
Children in Germany have a lot of good toys, often too many! Children in Okombahe rarely have access to stimulating, educational toys.
The Namibia Support Association strives to support the young children in Okombahe so that they can concentrate and develop further in school later on. Guided games, both alone and with others, are very valuable for this.
A toy library is a collection of toys structured like a library. Young children ages 2-9 can come at specific times to borrow games for 1-2 hours and, sometimes under supervision, play them with others. This concept is still very new in Namibia, too. On her trip in March, Margret Knoche traveled to Windhoek with six people with educational training from Okombahe to introduce them to a toy library.
The unanimous opinion was: They would like to introduce this in Okombahe as well. On their project trip in August, Joachim and Margret Knoche organized a three-day training course for eight educators in Okombahe, so that a trained educator can now begin the Toy Library in Okombahe in the new school year. However, a fenced-in room still needs to be set up, and some toys need to be made and some purchased. The Namibia Association will keep you updated on whether the Toy Library can actually begin as planned in January.
Here you can see some pages of the Presentation of the Board
at the Annual General Meeting 2017.
Food for village development in Okombahe
Many of you noticed us at our refreshment stand at the inauguration of the new Pfedelbach community hall "Nobelgusch," perhaps even eating a Namibian bratwurst or drinking a fair trade juice. With the proceeds of approximately €800, we can finance the educational project that my wife Margret Knoche initiated during her recent stay in Namibia.
Many of you noticed us at our refreshment stand at the inauguration of the new Pfedelbach community hall "Nobelgusch," perhaps even eating a Namibian bratwurst or drinking a fair trade juice. With the proceeds of approximately €800, we can finance the educational project that my wife Margret Knoche initiated during her recent stay in Namibia.
She traveled to the capital, Windhoek, with five adults from Okombahe, all of whom work with children in educational settings. They spent four days visiting training companies, schools, and educational institutions. This gave the adults from Okombahe, a small African town in Namibia, lots of new ideas about how they can organize their work there and what opportunities there are for children and unemployed young people in Namibia. A toy lending program for kindergarten and primary school is to be introduced next year, and the local pastor also wants to take unemployed young people to visit the training companies in Windhoek to give them a new perspective on their lives in Okombahe. My wife and I will be back in Namibia in August, and we hope to continue our efforts and discuss new opportunities with the local people. This is how the Namibia Support Association is trying to give people hope, step by step. This is concrete village development in Okombahe.
Beer table sets for the soup kitchen in Okombahe
On behalf of the Namibia Support Association, Margret Knoche spent three weeks visiting the supported projects in Namibia. She visited the supported young people at the NEAC School in Windhoek and at the Martin Luther High School.
During their time at Okombahe, the four beer table sets they had previously purchased also arrived. What a difference they make! Previously, the approximately 70-80 children all sat on the floor or ate while standing. Now they have the opportunity to sit at tables and on benches while eating.
On behalf of the Namibia Support Association, Margret Knoche spent three weeks visiting the supported projects in Namibia. She visited the supported young people at the NEAC School in Windhoek and at the Martin Luther High School.
During their time at Okombahe, the four beer table sets they had previously purchased also arrived. What a difference they make! Previously, the approximately 70-80 children all sat on the floor or ate while standing. Now they have the opportunity to sit at tables and on benches while eating.
