Namibians warmly welcomed First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) Dr. Jill Biden on her first official two-day trip in Namibia from February 22- 24, 2023. During her visit, the First Lady emphasized the importance of the partnership between the United States and Namibia, and our shared priorities in the region, including a focus on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 24 February, 2023 | Topics: embassy, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, USAID | Tags: CDC Namibia, DREAMS NAMIBIA, First Lady Jill Biden, First Lady of Namibia, Namibia, United States of America
The First Lady of the United States of America, Dr. Jill Biden, accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, Monica Geingos, are welcomed with a song by men and women in their navy t-shirts and pink striped traditional attire in a room at the Hope Initiatives Southern Africa- Namibia (HISA) project on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 February, 2023 | Topics: embassy, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Dr. Jill Biden, DREAMS NAMIBIA, FLON, FLOTUS, Hope Initiatives Southern Africa- Namibia (HISA), Monica Geingos, Namibia, Peace Corps Namibia, United States of America
With only a Grade 10 in hand, 23-three-year-old Rempie Jeremaia from Omuthiya, just like so many other young Namibians, had limited options and was at high risk of living a life in poverty. But, with the help of DREAMS, a program funded by the U.S. Government President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 10 May, 2022 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: DREAMS NAMIBIA, DREAMS Program, HIV/AIDS, Namibian Training Authority (NTA), U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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
