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More on Namibia’s history

 

Hello everyone,

I have a couple of post on the history of Namibia, but this one just gives a quick insight. Before Namibia was a country with a unified government, it was a borderless land that many nomadic tribes lived on. Then in 1488, the Portuguese arrived, and many times after that until Germany and Britain colonized Namibia in 1885. After German colonization, Namibia was under the control of South Africa from 1915 to 1989. In 1990, Namibia gained its independence and became a free country. Below I attached a photo with a timeline from BBC that provides precise dates and information.

Ciao,

Kimberly

“Namibia Profile – Timeline.” BBC News, BBC, 8 May 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13891138.

Sahoboss. “Namibia.” South African History Online, 7 Mar. 2019, www.sahistory.org.za/place/namibia.

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Ein bleibender Einfluss

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There is still a large German influence in Namibia. There are approximately 20,000 German descendants living in Namibia, who are now in the fourth or fifth generation. When traveling around Namibia you can still see German signs, street names, and buildings. There are German schools teaching English, tribal languages ​​and German. In Swakopmund, the houses show German architectural heritage and famous German buildings such as the Altes Amtsgericht, the Marine Memorial, Princess Rupprecht Heim, the Old Prison, the lighthouse, the Woerhaus, and the Hohenzollern building. We met many individuals who spoke German and were of German descent, such as an antique dealer in Peter’s Antiques Swakopmund and our tour guide in Sandwich Harbor. There is no shortage of German food and beer as many restaurants like Joe’s in Windhoek and Kückis Pub in Swakopmund offer authentic German cuisines such as sauerkraut, beer, wurst, and apfelkuchen z.b. We had asked ourselves before we went to Namibia, whether we would be able to see a German presence in Namibia for the German side of my project, but the heritage and the culture proved to still hold a place in Namibian culture.

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Eine verflochtene Vergangenheit

 

 

The world news has been paying attention to and releasing more articles on the relationship between Namibia and Germany. Although this relationship is improving, there are some tender areas that remain. Between 1904 and 1908, the Germans killed thousands of Namibians of the Herero, Nama, and San, until two Namibians triggered a rebellion. They were led by Samuel Maharero, leader of the Herero, and captain Hendrik Witbooi at the head of the Nama. Now, many decades later, Namibia is seeking reparation for the genocide, and Germany is mostly willing to oblige.  Namibia wants Germany to recognize the genocide, apologize for it and even make financial compensation for the descendants of those killed. However, Germany apologized in 2015 and recognized its past actions, they did not want to provide any financial compensation. Another discussion covers the return of the skeletons of Namibian citizens who were brought to Germany during the colonial era as prizes, artifacts, and collections, which Germany has agreed to.

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Deutsche Organisationen

Moin!

Mein Projekt begann mit der Idee, dass wir mit einer deutschen Stiftung/NGO für öffentliches Gesundheitswesen arbeiten sollten. Ich habe sehr viele Organisationen gefunden, dann habe ich jeder viele Emails geschrieben. Unten gibt eine E-Mail auf Deutsch und eine auf Englisch, die ich ihnen geschickt habe. Wir wollten sie nicht belasten; deshalb haben wir sie nach Themen und Projekten gefragt, wobei wir ihnen behilflich sein könnten. Wir haben Emails an Organisationen wie Ombili, DeNaPa, Sodi, Interplast Germany, und andere geschrieben, aber wir haben nur einmal von Ombili gehört. Später haben wir auch Ombili besucht!


My name is Kimberly Parsons. Currently, I am an undergraduate student at Pacific University in Oregon in the United States. I am looking for an internship opportunity with a German NGO in Namibia for two weeks in early August, to gain direct experience in global health and contribute my skills to a project that would be meaningful to local communities. [ADD IN A SENTENCE LIKE “I am interested in the work of ‘XYZname of organization’ because of your commitment to LMNOP”.] I have focused my studies on both German and Public Health. My purpose of majoring in these two areas is to eventually become an infectious disease specialist and work with the World Health Organization.

I have training in health needs assessment, program development, and evaluation. If you had a project that could use any of these skills, I would love to contribute to it. Ideally, I would gather data while in Namibia and develop a program or evaluation based on that information in the following months when I return to the United States. The project would serve as my senior thesis, but I would design it directly around any priority or current project that you determine is most important for the needs of the community. Both of my major professors in German and Public Health are also available to accompany me to provide support to the project.

If there is an opportunity to volunteer with your organization, please let me know if there is an associated program fee. I am happy to answer any questions you might have and hope to have the chance to work with you next summer.



Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,


Mein Name ist Kimberly Parsons. Ich studiere Deutsch und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen auf der Pacific Universität in Oregon in den USA.  Ich suche ein kurzfristiges Praktikum in Namibia in August 2018 mit einer deutschen Organisation um bei einem örtlich zweckdienlichen Projekt mitzuhelfen, und auf praktische Erfahrung in Weltgesundheit zu sammeln. (Why you)

Im Moment bin ich im dritten Studienjahr und plane gerade mein Abschlussprojekt. Mein berufliches Ziel ist, eine Infektionskrankheiten-Spezialistin zu werden und für die Weltgesundheitsorganisation zu arbeiten. Ich habe Bildung in Gesundheitsbedarfsanalyse, Programmentwicklung, und Bewertung. Hätten Sie ein  dazu passendes Projekt würde ich gerne teilnehmen. Dieses Projekt würde auch mein Abschlussprojekt sein. Am besten würde ich Dateien in Namibia sammeln und daraus ein Probeprojekt oder Analyse in den folgenden Monaten an meiner Universität bauen. Ich möchte mein Abschlussprojekt um örtlich Prioritäten oder ein aktuelles Projekt der Organisation. Meine beiden Supervisor , eine aus dem Bereich des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens und meine Deutsch-Professorin, könnten mich dabei begleiten und das Projekt unterstützen.

Wenn es die Gelegenheit mit Ihrer Organisation mitzuteilen gibt, und Sollte es eine Gebühr für die Teilnahme an diesem Projekt in Namibia geben, geben Sie mir bitte Bescheid..

Ich würde mich freuen, mit Ihnen im August 2018 zu arbeiten. Sollten Sie noch weitere Fragen haben, können Sie mich diesbezüglich jederzeit kontaktieren.