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2024

ECSO Project Community Engagement with civil society organisations and stakeholders
//Karas Region

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Jun

2024

Voters Education NBC Radio Programme
Namibian Voters Sensitisation and Awareness

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2024

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May

2024

Voters Education Radio Programme
General Election in Namibia in 2024

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ECSO Project Public Dialogue and CSO Stakeholder Meeting

Kunene Region

The ECSO project will be hosting two events in the Kunene region this week in an effort to bring community members, civil society organisations and regional stakeholders together to discuss burning issues faced by the regions. On Tuesday 16 April 2024 the team will be hosting a Public Dialogue on two key issues identified by CSOs as needing to be addressed together with stakeholders to reach a solution, the first "Alcohol and Drug Abuse: How the multiplying bars had affected the youth in the community". The second topic that will be discussed is "The lack of educational qualification and its impact on unemployment". Through the platform provided by KAS and WAD it is the hope that community members along with CSOs and stakeholders will come to solutions to these issues faced by their communities. On 17 April 2024 a CSO and stakeholder meeting will take place with the participating CSOs in the project and Regional Authorities as a means for each to collaborate and build a relationship.

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FDN Symposium: The Challenges for Namibian Democracy

Discussion Roundtable in association with the Forum of German-speaking Namibians

The Forum of German-speaking Namibians (FDN) in association with the Swakopmunder Gesprächskreis and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Namibia-Angola Country Office are hosting a one-day symposium on 13 April 2024 with the aim to exchange insights on the challenges that Namibia's Democracy faces and recommendations on the way forward. Together with four guest speakers, the discussion roundtable aims to engage around 70 invited guests.

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Review of the Constituency Development Fund Bill (CDFB)

in association with ARC

KAS is joining the Association for Regional Councils (ARC) who are convening in Mariental. The two day retreat scheduled from 09 to 10 April 2024 will discuss and review the Constituency Development Fund Bill (CDFB). More the 50 representatives from regional and local authorities are expected to attend.

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PDM Strategic Document Development 2024

Workshop

From 3rd to 5th April 2024, the PDM party is discussing and developing a key strategic document, deemed pivotal for the political party's effective campaign and lobbying during a crucial election year, 2024. Technical support and expertise for the engagement will be offered by KAS.

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ECSO Project Operational and Administrative Management Training

//Kharas Region

The past week 04 - 08 March 2024 the KAS and WAD team who are implementing the ECSO project hosted a training for 13 CSOs from //Karas region on Operational and Administrative Management in Keetmanshoop. The training was able to empower a total of 24 participants in a 5-day workshop aimed at strengthening the internal operational structures of their respective organisations.

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Human Rights Training

The Ombudsman as a bridge for Collaboration

A three-day human rights training in collaboration with KAS, the Office of the Ombudsman and Zambezi, Kavango East and Kavango West Governor's Offices, to capacitate 60 participants ranging from regional and local authorities, the community, youth, stakeholders in the disability and service delivery sector and civil society. The training will be facilitated by selected experts from multiple sectors in Katima Mulilo, with the aim to forge a collaborative effort to increase civic education and civic responsibility in order to build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.

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ECSO Project Training of Facilitators

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This week we are hosting   a Training of Facilitators Workshop on Module 1 "Operations and Administrative Management" at the KAS Office as part of the ECSO Project co-funded by the European Union and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in partnership with Women's Action for Development.

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KAS-TEP Session 4 Good Governance Training, Parliament Tour and Alumni Networking Session

Session 4

The final session for this year's KAS-TEP Programme will be hosted with selected experts on Good Governance, a Tour of Parliament by the 30 beneficiaries remaining in the programme and end off with a Certificate Handover Ceremony for the 2023 Intake, and finally the KAS-TEP Alumni Networking Session and Reunion in celebration of 5 years of the KAS-TEP Programme. Selected Alumni from across Namibia will present their testimonials and share insights into their successes and highlights in their develeopment since joining the progamme. Since inception, the KAS-TEP Programme has shaped over 70 Alumni with capacity building in the areas of emotional intelligence, leadership skills, strategic planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, proposal writing, communication skills, lobbying and advocacy, engagements with Parliament, Local and Regional Authorities, Care Givers, Publicity and last but not least, Community Resource Mobilisation skills. The beneficiaries consist of selected youth representatives of civil society and affiliated stakeholders and institutions with the aim to capacitate civil society to assist decision makers in achieving the national development goals.

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Launch of the Children's Advocate Logo, Promotion of Children's "My Rights My Superpower" Campaign

Office of the Ombudsman

This event aims to unveil the winner of the recently designed Children's Advocate Logo as part of a national competition in which schools from across Namibia participated. The event serves to launch the logo and further aims to promote the Children's "My Rights My Superpower" Campaign. To conclude, various key stakeholders of the Office of the Ombudsman have been invited to network and strengthen upcoming collaborations in regard to Children's Rights initiatives across the country.

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MSME Digital Bootcamp Otjozondjupa

MSME Digital Bootcamp Otjozondjupa

The final MSME Digital Bootcamp will be hosted for 5 days by NIPDB and KAS jointly and facilitated by NAMCOL at their Computer Centre in Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region. Over 22 selected MSMEs will attend this training which aims to equip the representatives from a variaty of sectors with the digital skills to run and market their businesses more effectively and sustainably. From how to use your emails, to designing business cards and using Excell to manage your budget and generate quotations and invoices. In a joint effort by the partners to promote social market economy, this training paired with various outreach visits and guest presentations in association with key stakeholders such as the Development Bank of Namibia, NAMRA and local and regional authorities and selected ministries, aims to enhance small business scalability and put local businesses on the map in an effort to promote economic development and alleviate poverty.

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Second KAS Electoral Debate

The recent South African Elections: Lessons for Namibia

Dr. Bernd Althusmann, the Resident Representative of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, welcomed and thanked all present on the panel and in the audience for their participation in the second Electoral Debate organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Drawing on the experiences of the first debate in March 2014, Dr. Althusmann stressed the positive media resonance and particularly welcomed the representative of the governing SWAPO party, who participated in the event for the first time.

What keep society together?

Breakfast meeting with the Churches

Dr. Bernd Althusmann, the Resident Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, welcomed and thanked all present for responding positively to the invitation. He underlined the importance to meet with the leaders of the churches and different faith centres to discuss their role in society. The churches have a significant role to play in a modern society and this must not be undermined, he added. As someone who comes from a family that has roots and close association with a church, he perfectly understands that the role of the church in society is important.

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosts Namibia’s first Election Debate in Windhoek

In view of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections at the end of November 2014, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Namibia & Angola (KAS) in cooperation with Forum for the Future (FFF) organised and hosted a public election debate, with the aim of introducing and encouraging a culture of public discussion between Namibia’s political parties and society.

REPORT: THE RESURGENCE OF TRIBALISM AND ETHNIC TENSIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON NATIONAL IDENTITY

Recently Namibia has been plagued by reports of ethnic and racial tensions between the various groups in the country. In view of its mandate of facilitating public dialogue and discussions, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) organised on the 5th and 6th of June 2013 a public lecture and a panel discussion on the topic, the resurgence of tribalism and ethnic tension and it’s impact on national identity.

The SADC Tribunal – exclusive access?

STAGNATION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION

On 3rd of October 2012, the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation organized a public lecture at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek. The topic of the evening were the current problematic issues surrounding the Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the specific question “The SADC Tribunal – exclusive access?”.

Who is a Namibian

Report on a series of public debates

22 years after independence Namibia is still on the way to find its national identity. In a series of public debates KAS Namibia and FFF engaged well known speaker and scientist Prof Joe Diescho and various guest speakers to provoke thoughts on how to further develop the path towards a united nation.

Global Climate Change Impacts in Namibia

Climate Change - Is it real?

On Monday, the 13th of February, 2012the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)Namibia organized together with the Namibianchamber of commerce and industry(NCCI) a public lecture on the Impactsof Global Climate Change to the Namibianeconomy and society. Different parts ofthe society as well as Parliament Membersand business leaders were invited to listento three different presentations and todiscuss with the panelists and the audience.

Division of Powers in Namibia

Report on the panel discussion

The english version of the report can be found here.

Booklaunch of the maiden edition of the SADC Law-Journal and the 10th edition of “Monitoring Regional Integration”

Public Booklaunch on July 22nd

On the occasion of the launch of the two books the German Ambassador to Namibia, H.E. Egon Kochanke, and André du Pisani, Professor for Politics and Philosophy at the University of Namibia, gave the following speeches.

Bundeskanzlerin Merkel trifft KAS-Partner in Angola

Bei ihrem Angola-Besuch hat sich Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel auch mit den lokalen Partnern der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung getroffen. In einem Hintergrundgespräch zur Situation der Zivilgesellschaft in Angola unterhielt sie sich unter anderem mit Claudio Emanuel, Journalist bei dem von der KAS geförderten Radiosender „Despertar“, und dem angolanischen Rapper MC Kapa. Moderiert wurde die Diskussionsrunde von Holger Haibach, der seit Kurzem das Länderbüro der KAS für Namibia und Angola leitet.