FNB Namibia, in partnership with the Namibia Development Trust (NDT), announced its sponsorship of World NGO Day 2024, honoring individuals dedicated to humanitarian causes. The event, celebrated on 27 and 28 February under the theme “Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of NGOs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” highlights the crucial role NGOs...
September 20, 2024
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Namibia celebrates World NGO Day
Namibia’s civil society actors joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Non-Governmental Organisations Day. The day is set aside to recognise, celebrate, and honour the contributions and impact civil society organisations have in societies. Non-governmental organisations work independently of governments and are usually nonprofit entities. They play a crucial role in addressing social...
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NGO verlig honger met derduisende aartappels
NGO verlig honger met derduisende aartappels ‘n Nie-regeringsorganisasie in die buurland, We Are South Africans, het 32 000 kilogram aartappels geskenk om die dringende kwessie van voedselonsekerheid aan te pak. Die skenkings, wat al nege provinsies bereik, volg namate miljoene burgers worstel met onvoldoende toegang tot voedsel. Volgens Statistiek Suid-Afrika het byna 80-persent van huishoudings...
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UNFPA, NGO seeks end Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria
The Action Health Incorporated (AHI), an NGO in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has reiterated its commitment to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. The Programme Coordinator, AHI, Ms Fatima Idris, who spoke on the sideline of a three-day capacity building on the use of digital technology on Friday, said FGM...
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Ondangwa Cosdec students allege being starved by US NGO Palm for Life
Staff Reporter A group of San students who are being funded by Palm for Life and who study at the Cosdec centre in Ondangwa have accused the organization of starving them by providing little to no food, as well as allegedly embezzling their monthly allowance fees. The Informanté interviewed an activist representing the students, AR...
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Eye care: NGO donates equipment to JUTH
A non-Governmental Organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria, has donated some modern equipment worth millions of naira to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) to improve eye care services. Presenting the equipment on Friday in Jos, Dr Sunday Isiyaku, Country Director of the organisation, said the gesture was aimed at ensuring quality service delivery. Isiyaku explained that the...