She was now able to speak to the primary school, the health center, the church community, the two student dormitories, the kindergarten, the secondary school and the mayor's office and experience the needs on site for herself. In addition to educational work for older students, one of our association's main focuses is to develop and improve the living conditions of the approximately 70 needy soup kitchen children.
March 21st is Namibia's 26th Independence Day. Margret Knoche is spending it with Albertina and Fiina - a former student of Martin Luther High School - and some children in Swakopmund, from where the association has also received project requests. These will now be examined and assessed. Only after the association's return will the association committee decide whether the association will become involved in a school and kindergarten in Swakopmund in the long term.
Before Easter, I (Joachim Knoche) have the opportunity to travel to Namibia myself. In the two weeks after Easter, the schools, student dormitories and kindergartens are open and operating normally, so my wife and I can visit the school projects, student dormitories and kindergartens in Uis, Khorixas, Opuwo, Grootfontein, and possibly Okarara, Omaruru, Okombahe and Windhoek. After always coming to Namibia during the holidays there in recent years (August), I am now, as the first chairman, happy to see and experience the projects in "ongoing" operation. Then it will be easier for me to decide with the people on site which projects should be further developed and in what way.
As an association, we are also looking for permanent and reliable contacts on site so that we no longer have to visit the projects ourselves so often - for financial and time reasons.
Thank you very much for the large amount of money you have entrusted to the organization. With this trip we are trying to use these funds appropriately on site. My wife and I would be grateful if you would accompany us on the trip in your thoughts and prayers.