Youth Corner

Building towards a conserved natural environment, learners from different parts of Namibia gathered in Windhoek last month to showcase their projects on wildlife conservation.

Respect is one of those things in life that you are taught from a young age. It is one of those lessons that can make people appreciate and tolerate you or simply despise you. 

The Global Shapers Windhoek Hub in collaboration with the United Nations Namibia recently wrapped up applications for the 2022 intake of unemployed graduates to equip them with skills to thrive in the job market. 

A three-member robotics team will fly out Monday to represent Namibia at the FIRST Global Challenge, which is an international robotics competition for teenagers that are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). 

Once a troubled 19-year-old with a stint in prison for shooting a police officer in the leg and several assault cases, Angolan-born Legend Nafuka is now a reformed young man with business interests in mining copper.

A professional learning community (PLC) refers to a group of connected and engaged professionals – in this case teachers – who take charge of driving change and improvement within, between and across learning environments. 

Be practical and realisticI find it interesting that most proverbs, especially African proverbs, are quite practical in their nature. 

The German Embassy has made available N$100 000 to support learners and staff of the Wild Kids Academy Trust in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi region.  This private school aims at improving academic performance, educational standards and the development of young learners in a specific way. 

A protocol for women and youth is needed to address practical trade-related issues and the persistent bottlenecks experienced by women and youth traders, both in formal and informal trade.