The Danish development agency, IBIS, last week donated 30
bicycles for volunteers from the Youth Education Prevention Programme of the Catholic
AIDS Action and Moses Garoeb Youth Club in Katutura. The donation was made
possible by the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia (BEN Namibia), which
refurbished the second-hand bicycles and trained volunteers in bicycle
mechanics. Each volunteer received a bicycle accessory [...]

The government’s national policy in HIV/AIDS took effect last
week after months of drafting. The policy was first introduced to the public in
December last year as a draft form. It took 18 months to develop the draft
before it was presented to Cabinet and the National AIDS Committee for
endorsement in November 2006.

The policy addresses issues such as [...]

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group’s HIV/AIDS Help Desk restarted operations through renewed support and funding by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).
The desk is hosted within the WBCG office and is supported by WBCG members, through direct membership to the Desk. Currently the desk has 10 members namely Transworld Cargo, Unitrans, F.P du Toit Transport, [...]

The deputy minister of works, transport and communication, Stefanus Mogotsi, this week said the ministry is happy with efforts that are being spearheaded by the transport sector to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a multi-sectoral approach.
Mogotsi said this when he opened a meeting of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group HIV/AIDS Help Desk.
He said the transport [...]

Dedicated
bike fanatics came together in Omaruru and the proceeds from this event are
helping children orphaned by AIDS. The Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) Aids
Orphan Foundation Trust received funds from Live to Ride Mcc Windhoek, after
the organisation had its annual Presidents Run in Omaruru from which N$45000
was raised. The CSO Trust used the funds to purchase school uniforms [...]

When it comes to raising health awareness,
the focus is on HIV/AIDS. And this is an issue questioned by many grown-ups I
meet and talk with, as they feel that there are way too many diseases and
problems that communities are unaware of.
Many of these elders feel that
HIV/AIDS is something that people get by getting involved sexually, agreeing
that [...]

Ombetja Yehinga, an HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisation in collaboration with Take Control Media Campaign Media Logistics and French music producer Christian Polloni, is producing a compilation HIV/AIDS CD for world Aids Day Campaign 2004.
The aim of the CD is to create HIV/AIDS awareness with songs by Namibians for Namibians. The songs should have HIV/AIDS related [...]

The Christina Swart-Opperman
(CSO) AIDS Orphans Foundation Trust this week launched a new project aimed at getting
school children to learn to care and give to those who are less privileged.
Dubbed the ‘Hand of Friendship’, the project will be housed at the Windhoek
Gymnasium Private School.

The
CSO Trust and the learners from the Windhoek Gymnasium Private School handed
over toiletries [...]

The Fourth Annual Forum for the Directors of SADC National
AIDS Authorities was held in Livingstone, Zambia this week.
The forum was created in 2004
to provide a platform for information and experience sharing; consensus
building on HIV and AIDS Priorities; and to create an opportunity for SADC
member states to identify common problems and discuss potential strategies for
addressing the [...]

Human development in Namibia is on a long-term decline as a
result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) has said. The UNDP said disparities
between regions are widening and there is a deep divide in achievements among
the nation’s many ethnic groups. The agency said these developments run
contrary to the national objectives of Vision 2030 [...]