2009.01.07: January 7, 2009: Headlines: COS - Namibia: New Era: 20 US Peace Corps Volunteers Take Oaths of Service in Namibia
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2009.01.07: January 7, 2009: Headlines: COS - Namibia: New Era: 20 US Peace Corps Volunteers Take Oaths of Service in Namibia
20 US Peace Corps Volunteers Take Oaths of Service in Namibia
Since arriving in Namibia in November 2008, the volunteers undertook an intensive eight-week training programme in Okahandja to improve their knowledge of Namibia, including extended study of local languages, culture and society, and the proud history of Namibia and the Namibian people. They also studied the professional and technical aspects of the positions to which they would be assigned while in Namibia, said the Ambassador. “The Peace Corps operation in Namibia continues to be a vibrant and dynamic programme. This year, the United States Peace Corps would cele-brate its 19th anniversary of service in the Republic of Namibia. One of the first international organisations to work in Namibia after independence – the Peace Corps first arrived in Namibia in September 1990. Their initial focus was educational reform. They worked closely with the Government of the Republic of Namibia to develop a truly national and inclusive educational programme open to all Namibians,” said Mathieu.
20 US Peace Corps Volunteers Take Oaths of Service in Namibia
20 US Peace Corps Take Oaths of Service
by Desie Heita
07 January 2009
WINDHOEK – A group of 20 Peace Corps volunteers took their oaths of service after an eight-week training programme at Okahandja yesterday. The volunteers would spend two years in five of Namibia’s 13 regions of Kavango, Ohangwena, Oshana, Oshikoto and Omusati as teachers and trainers for the Ministry of Education.
They will teach English, Mathematics, Science, and Information Technology at the local schools in the regions. They will also incorporate life skills training and HIV/AIDS information in their classroom activities and community projects.
The group is the 27th of Peace Corps Volunteers from the US. The first Peace Corps arrived in Namibia in 1990. There are currently 92 Peace Corps Volunteers operating in Namibia.
US Ambassador to Namibia, Dennise Mathieu, administered the oath of service to the new Peace Corps Volunteers yesterday at the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) in Okahandja.
The 20 volunteers come from all parts of the United States and reflect America’s rich ethnic diversity.
“They bring with them professional experience in education, health and community service,” said Mathieu, adding that the volunteers were selected through a rigorous, year-long nationwide process.
Since arriving in Namibia in November 2008, the volunteers undertook an intensive eight-week training programme in Okahandja to improve their knowledge of Namibia, including extended study of local languages, culture and society, and the proud history of Namibia and the Namibian people. They also studied the professional and technical aspects of the positions to which they would be assigned while in Namibia, said the Ambassador.
“The Peace Corps operation in Namibia continues to be a vibrant and dynamic programme. This year, the United States Peace Corps would cele-brate its 19th anniversary of service in the Republic of Namibia. One of the first international organisations to work in Namibia after independence – the Peace Corps first arrived in Namibia in September 1990. Their initial focus was educational reform. They worked closely with the Government of the Republic of Namibia to develop a truly national and inclusive educational programme open to all Namibians,” said Mathieu.
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