Windhoek – The U.S. Government-funded DREAMS program and the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service launched a Labor Market Assessment Report which identifies economic growth sectors, occupational and entrepreneurship opportunities for adolescent girls and young women in Namibia. The Labor Market Assessment Report is critical to chart an economic pathway for young women. The assessment …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 16 June, 2022 | Topics: Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, Labor Market Assessment Report, Ministry of Sport, Project Hope Namibia, Youth and National Service
Windhoek – Yesterday, the U.S. Government-funded DREAMS program and the Ministry of Health and Social Services launched new public awareness materials encouraging young women at risk of contracting HIV to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis medication (PrEP) to stay HIV-free. PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by 90%. HIV prevalence among Namibian adolescent girls and …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 19 May, 2022 | Topics: Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), Namibia, PEFFAR, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis medication (PrEP), United States of America
In recognition of November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I want to send a clear message and support all the other voices who are saying the same thing: violence against women and girls must end now. Globally, more than one in three women experience such violence during their …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 25 November, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: 16 Days of Activiism Against Gender-Based Violence, GBV, Gender Based Violence (GBV), International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Windhoek – The U.S. government and Namibia’s Ministry of Sports, Youth and National Services (MSYNS) launched today a new program to provide better services to adolescent girls and young women and their male partners to prevent gender-based violence and HIV. The project agreement, worth N$5.4 million, was signed by the Director-General of the National Planning …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 18 November, 2021 | Topics: Gender Issues, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, HIV
Windhoek – The U.S. government-funded DREAMS Program has recently certified 23 young Namibian women as No-Means-No instructors to train adolescent girls in techniques to protect themselves against gender-based violence (GBV). The training strengthens self-esteem in young women and includes exercises in self-defense. “The No-Means-No instructors will play a pivotal role in addressing violence against children and gender-based …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 13 September, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Gender Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, DREAMS NAMIBIA, Gender Based Violence (GBV), No-Means-No training, Project Hope Namibia, USAID Country Representative Mark Anthony White
Windhoek – Each year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, I am taking this opportunity to encourage women in Namibia, especially those who are HIV-positive, to get screened for cervical cancer. Every woman who has ever been sexually active should be screened regularly starting at the age of 20, every three …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 8 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Lisa Johnson, CDC, Cervical Cancer, HIV/AIDS, International Women's Day, Namibia
Windhoek – Today, January 11, is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. I want to voice my support for the work that Namibia and the United States together have undertaken in fighting this terrible cruelty. Human trafficking is an international crime of the absolute worst kind, as it is a violation of a person’s most basic human rights. …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 11 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Speeches, TTIP, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Namibia, Trafficking in Persons, United States of America
Windhoek – On November 18, U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson officially launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Namibia. The program was established in 2019 and provides women with the tools needed to create and grow their own businesses, raise capital, and effectively network with other successful business owners. The first cohort for 2020 …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), Namibia, Women, Women Entrepreneurs
Windhoek – Thirty-two young women have graduated as the first DREAMS Ambassadors in Namibia for the U.S. government-funded DREAMS program. The DREAMS program supports adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 24 years of age as well as their parents or caregivers and sexual partners to prevent new HIV infections through education in reproductive …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 2 November, 2020 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Gender Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, Namibia
On January 23, U.S. Ambassador Johnson joined the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Oshakati and Onandjokwe Hospitals to learn more about why cervical cancer screening is so important for all women who are sexually active, and particularly women who are HIV positive. “Cervical cancer is a health risk that is preventable, unlike other …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Cervical Cancer, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Onandjokwe Hospital, Oshakati Hospital
On March 29 the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, presented certificates of completion to healthcare providers from the Khomas Region who have been trained on the “screen and treat” procedure as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relieve (PEPFAR). The Ambassador also sat in on a patient education session to learn more …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Cervical Cancer, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to join you in celebration of International Women’s Day. Each of us is here today because we know that empowering women – economically, politically, and socially – is essential to creating sustainable and prosperous societies. We strongly support Namibia’s theme for this year’s Women’s Day, “empowering people …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS, Gender Based Violence, International Women's Day, Namibia
The U.S. Embassy awarded Sister Namibia with a grant for US $20,000 (N$280,000) to address gender-based violence (GBV) through discussion and dialoguing around gender norms. In recognition of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Lisa Johnson recently met with Sister Namibia Acting Director Laura Sasman to congratulate …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Public Affairs Small Grants Program, Sister Namibia
Thank you for allowing me to join you today. In thinking about what you will discuss and learn at this workshop, I thought it would be helpful for me to connect what you do on the local level here to the wider global context. Wildlife crime is pushing some of the world’s most emblematic species …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 14 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Environment, Gender Issues, News, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, USAID, Wildlife
Good morning! I’m pleased to be here to help commemorate the World Day against Trafficking in Persons under today’s theme of responding to the trafficking of children and young people. And I am honored to join the Namibian government in standing in solidarity with all victims of human trafficking and committing to end this abhorrent …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 30 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Speeches, TTIP, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Remarks by Ambassador Johnson 2018 International Women’s Day Reception Thank you for joining me this evening to celebrate International Women’s Day, recognized around the world on March 8. March also is Women’s History Month in the United States, so I’m keeping the celebration going. International Women’s Day first was recognized in 1911 as a strategy …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Gender Issues, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, USAID | Tags: #PressforProgress, Women's Day, Women's History Month
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joins the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence starting today, November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women), and ending December 10 (International Human Rights Day). USAID works to prevent and respond to instances of gender-based violence (GBV) around the globe. GBV undermines the safety, health and …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 25 November, 2017 | Topics: Gender Issues, News, USAID | Tags: 16 Days of Activiism Against Gender-Based Violence, GBV
The U.S. Embassy’s American Cultural Center in Namibia, under “The American Music Abroad Program”, is hosting a series of public concerts next week on anti-bullying and gender-based violence delivered by American hip-hop group Wordsmith. Wordsmith will perform three concerts while in Namibia. On Tuesday, November 1, they will perform in Ongwediva at the Sam Nuyoma …
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 27 October, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: American Spaces, Gender Based Violence, The American Music Abroad Program, Wordsmith
