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ONGWEDIVA Town Council Sam Nujoma Multi-Purpose Centre

ONGWEDIVA Town Council Sam Nujoma Multi-Purpose Centre. After school program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). Back ground of the programme. This is an after school programme with funding from the community in the form of food, clothes, books and toys.

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ONGWEDIVA Town Council Sam Nujoma Multi-Purpose Centre

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  1. ONGWEDIVA Town CouncilSam Nujoma Multi-Purpose Centre After school program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)

  2. Back ground of the programme • This is an after school programme with funding from the community in the form of food, clothes, books and toys. • To register, the children must be resident of Ongwediva and nearby villages, attending school and not register with another OVC programme. • Originally 800 children were registered and 115 have been accepted and participated in the programme. • Children attend on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2pm until 5pm. • They receive assistance with home work, help with reading and spelling, educational games , video and a meal before going home. • The holiday programs are organised for them to attend other extra curricular workshops in life skills and information technology

  3. What have we achieved so far • Children learning to excel in their education, rising above their vulnerable status and becoming productive members of Namibian society. • We have completed 3 workshops for caregivers on awareness session, psychosocial support and on the care and hygiene. • Done sessions on HIV/AIDS to OVC. • Give the training of window of hope to both volunteers and the children. • 40% increase in the number of OVC and support group served by the centre. • Twenty eight (28) youth aged 8+ trained in computer skills. • Twelve youth aged 10+ trained in applied paper technology. • Started with a vegetable garden to serve the OVC.

  4. Plans for the next year 2006 • To shoot a documental video for OVC to depict their life style. • Create an OVC gallery (art work) • Educate 30% of the children in the computer skills. • Develop life skill clubs within the programme.

  5. Recommendations • To address the needs of the OVC we need the combined effort from the government, private sectors and civil society.Together we have a better chance to implement a focused and sustainable initiatives to improve the quality of the lives of these unfortunate children. • Community members (traditional leaders, business communities and churches ) should come together in order to help these children in need.

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