Agnes Tjongarero

Skills empowerment of young women on track

Skills empowerment of young women on track

Tujoromajo Kasuto Project Hope Namibia who is implementing DREAMS project has supported over 560 adolescent girls and young women to complete vocational training. Of these it has linked up 245 of them to internships and wage employment and provided 148 with entrepreneurial start-up kits. These interventions are additionally informed by the Labour Market Assessment, which was today launched by the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service.The US-funded DREAMS programme together with Project Hope Namibia is meant to identify economic growth sectors, occupational and entrepreneurship opportunities for adolescent girls and young women in Namibia. The Labour Market Assessment Report is…
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Namdia sponsors team for Africa Athletics Championships

Namdia sponsors team for Africa Athletics Championships

Martin EndjalaCorporate support is key to building successful partnerships in sport, the Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero said during the official sponsorship announcement of N$400 000 to Athletics Namibia by the Namibia Desert Diamond, Namdia held in Windhoek today. Tjongarero commented the Namdia for coming on board to ensure that Namibian athletes are well equipped for their Africa Champions competition that is slated for June 8-12, 2022. The minister emphasized the reliance of the government on corporates to provide the necessary assistance to sport development in the country, saying that it is the only way that…
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Child labour wave hits Windhoek

Child labour wave hits Windhoek

TUJOROMAJO KASUTO A NEW type of child labour is emerging in Windhoek with children are forced to do manual work such as domestic work, selling eggs, fruits and airtime vouchers among other things, for very little pay. Most of these minors, who work as street vendors mainly in Windhoek, were taken from their families, mostly in Angola and given false promises. They said they had come to Namibia in search of a better life. The majority of them told Windhoek Observer, that they do not attend school and wake up early in the morning to start with the day's work.…
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